Thermograph

Maputo weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Maputo, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 42°C on 2016-02-20; its coldest fell to 7°C on 2022-06-17.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
41°C1983-01-11
21°C2008-01-09
26°C2025-01-05
16°C1980-01-08
February
42°C2016-02-20
21°C1996-02-15
26°C2024-02-16
17°C2002-02-09
March
40°C1991-03-03
19°C2006-03-28
26°C2026-03-01
15°C1986-03-24
April
40°C1998-04-05
18°C2000-04-05
24°C2001-04-02
12°C1997-04-30
May
37°C2012-05-01
17°C1997-05-28
24°C1983-05-21
8°C2007-05-23
June
34°C1992-06-03
13°C1984-06-14
20°C2013-06-02
7°C2022-06-17
July
35°C2008-07-09
13°C1996-07-07
19°C2026-07-02
8°C1994-07-06
August
37°C2008-08-31
15°C1996-08-20
22°C2012-08-25
8°C2003-08-21
September
41°C2011-09-02
15°C2024-09-21
24°C2013-09-20
9°C1990-09-21
October
41°C2004-10-07
16°C2023-10-31
26°C1992-10-20
11°C1987-10-04
November
40°C2020-11-08
16°C2002-11-06
25°C2010-11-03
13°C2018-11-09
December
41°C2016-12-24
19°C2019-12-05
27°C2016-12-22
13°C1997-12-01

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
42°C2016-02-20
19°C2019-12-05
27°C2016-12-22
13°C1997-12-01
Autumn (Mar–May)
40°C1998-04-05
17°C1997-05-28
26°C2026-03-01
8°C2007-05-23
Winter (Jun–Aug)
37°C2008-08-31
13°C1996-07-07
22°C2012-08-25
7°C2022-06-17
Spring (Sep–Nov)
41°C2011-09-02
15°C2024-09-21
26°C1992-10-20
9°C1990-09-21

All-time records

The most extreme value Maputo has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 42°C 2016-02-20
Lowest 13°C 1996-07-07

Low

Highest 27°C 2016-12-22
Lowest 7°C 2022-06-17

Feels-like

Highest 77°C 1992-02-26
Lowest 4°C 2022-06-17

Humidity

Highest 24.5 g/m³ 1997-03-08
Lowest 3.7 g/m³ 2012-08-11

Wind

Highest 44 km/h 1997-01-28
Lowest 6 km/h 2000-02-08

Gust

Highest 87 km/h 1997-01-28
Lowest 14 km/h 2014-04-19

Precip

Wettest 118 mm 2026-01-16
Driest 15-day dry spell 1997-06-14

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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