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Tete weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Temperatures in Tete stay within a narrow band all year, with the monthly means just 8.2°C apart. Rainfall is strongly seasonal: the bulk of the year's rain falls between December and March. Tete weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+6.8°Chigh well above average

43° / 25°Today
36° / 24°Average
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How it's changed

+1.4°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49279days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 220 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 220 in the 1940s+1.4°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 212 mmhigh 32°low 24°February, rain 169 mmhigh 32°low 24°March, rain 88 mmhigh 32°low 24°April, rain 22 mmhigh 32°low 22°May, rain 6 mmhigh 30°low 20°June, rain 5 mmhigh 28°low 18°July, rain 5 mmhigh 28°low 17°August, rain 3 mmhigh 30°low 19°September, rain 2 mmhigh 34°low 21°October, rain 8 mmhigh 36°low 24°November, rain 46 mmhigh 36°low 25°December, rain 160 mmhigh 34°low 25°wettest month January, 212 mm · 726 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Clear

Right now

38.4°

39°feels like
24%humidity
14°dew point
6 km/hfrom NW
UV index9.7
sunrise05:14sunset17:46day length12h 31m
TodayClear43°25°
WedClear41°27°
ThuClear42°28°
FriClear44°27°
SatMostly clear37°26°
SunClear35°25°
MonClear37°23°

On this date: October 20

Today (forecast)
43° / 25°
Average for October 20
36° / 24°

High well above average · +6.8°C

  • Highest since 1940: 42.9° · 2012
  • Lowest since 1940: 19.0° · 1976
  • One year ago: 35° / 25°

Every October 20 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 20 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Tete is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 16.16°S, 33.59°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
16.16°S, 33.59°E
Time zone
Africa/Maputo
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

19 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: −0.6°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The warmest month is November, with typical afternoon highs of 36.1°C and nights around 25.1°C. At the other extreme, July brings afternoon highs of about 27.7°C and typical overnight lows of 17.1°C.

The yearly total for Tete comes to about 726 mm; monthly amounts range from 2 mm in September up to 212 mm in January.

Comparing the record's first decade with its most recent one, Tete now averages 1.4°C warmer than it did in the 1940s. No period since 1940 has been warmer than the most recent decade.

Climate graph (climograph)

November is the warmest month, July the coolest: a yearly swing of 8°C. Wettest month: January (~212 mm). Whole year averages ~726 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Tete month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightHighestLowest
January32.0°24.2°212 mm12.9 h42.2° (2016)18.4° (1960)
February31.7°24.0°169 mm12.5 h42.3° (1992)19.0° (1940)
March31.9°23.7°88 mm12.1 h42.7° (1941)17.6° (1963)
April31.8°22.4°22 mm11.6 h40.1° (1995)15.8° (1963)
May30.2°19.7°6 mm11.2 h38.9° (1998)13.6° (1963)
June28.1°17.6°5 mm11.0 h37.3° (2024)9.7° (1968)
July27.7°17.1°5 mm11.1 h36.1° (2024)10.8° (1975)
August30.3°18.6°3 mm11.5 h39.8° (2024)12.3° (1956)
September33.7°21.4°2 mm11.9 h43.0° (2024)14.1° (1948)
October36.0°23.8°8 mm12.4 h45.2° (2019)16.0° (1965)
November36.1°25.1°46 mm12.8 h45.4° (2020)17.5° (1971)
December33.5°24.7°160 mm13.0 h43.5° (2021)18.9° (1944)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +1.4°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.18°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Dec–Feb is warming fastest: +0.27°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 219.9 early in the record → 279.3 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 2020, coldest in 1968: 45.4°C / 9.7°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~726 mm/year on average. Last decade: +5% vs that average. Long-term trend: −2 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Tete

Which is the warmest month in Tete?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Tete is November (mean daily temperature of about 30.4°C) and the coolest is July (about 22.2°C).
How does today's temperature in Tete compare to the historical average?
On October 20, 2026, Tete is forecast to reach a high of 42.5°C and a low of 25.0°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 35.7°C and a low of 23.7°C, so today's high is 6.8°C warmer than that average.
How much has Tete warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Tete is about 1.4°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Tete?
Tete receives about 726 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with January typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Tete?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Tete is about 26.6°C. The warmest month is November and the coolest is July.
What are the average temperatures in Tete by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Tete (°C, full record since 1940): January 32°/24°, February 32°/24°, March 32°/24°, April 32°/22°, May 30°/20°, June 28°/18°, July 28°/17°, August 30°/19°, September 34°/21°, October 36°/24°, November 36°/25°, December 34°/25°.
What is the weather like in Tete in summer?
Summer in Tete (December to February) is wet and hot. Expect 32–34°C by day and 24–25°C at night, with December the warmest month. Rain is steady at around 180 mm a month. It is the wettest season of the year.
What is the weather like in Tete in winter?
In winter, June through August, Tete is dry and warm. Daytime highs sit at 28–30°C and nights at 17–19°C; July is the coldest month. Hardly any rain falls.
What is the weather like in Tete in spring?
September to November is spring in Tete, and it is dry and really hot. Afternoons run 34–36°C and nights 21–25°C; November is the warmest month. Rain rises from 2 mm in September to 46 mm in November.
What is the weather like in Tete in autumn?
Autumn in Tete (March to May) is hot. Expect 30–32°C by day and 20–24°C at night, with May the coldest month. Rain eases through the season, 88 mm in March to 6 mm in May.

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