When to go · Maputo
Maputo, month by month
The best months for Maputo: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedHot, humid; storms and cyclone season.31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 10 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryMixedHot and wet; cyclone risk on the coast.31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 9 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchMixedStill humid; rain easing late in the month.30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 9 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodHeat eases; Easter fills the beaches.29 °C (84 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 6 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayGreatDry and mild; a good walking month.27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 4 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 4 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatDry, cooler mornings.25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 3 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 3 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatDry and cool; South African school holidays.25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 3 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 3 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatDry, comfortable.26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 3 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 3 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatWarming, still dry.27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 4 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- OctoberGreatWarm; first rains possible late in the month.28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberMixedHeat and humidity build.29 °C (84 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 9 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberMixedHot, wet; holiday crowds and traffic.30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 10 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Maputo, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Jun: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Night low
May: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Jun: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Rain days
May: 4
Jun: 3 (better)
Crowds
May: Low
Jun: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 1
May: Dry and mild; a good walking month.
June: Dry, cooler mornings.
Maputo: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.