Best time to visit Mossamedes

August is the best time to visit Mossamedes for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to October. The sea stays above 20 °C from October to June.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 92/100
A beach holiday January sea 24 °C
The least cloud May 12 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 0 mm
Warmth April 30 °C
Cooler weather August 22 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 92 22 °C 0 71
2 July 92 24 °C 0 79
3 September 91 23 °C 0 76
4 June 88 26 °C 0 89
5 October 87 26 °C 0 90
6 November 80 27 °C 1 98
7 December 80 27 °C 3 98
8 May 79 29 °C 0 96
9 January 78 28 °C 3 98
10 February 74 28 °C 4 98
11 April 70 30 °C 2 97
12 March 69 29 °C 6 93

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 24 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from October to June.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 24 °C 28 °C 68 % 98
February 25 °C 28 °C 69 % 98
March 26 °C 29 °C 65 % 93
April 25 °C 30 °C 28 % 97
May 23 °C 29 °C 12 % 96
June 21 °C 26 °C 17 % 89
July 20 °C 24 °C 29 % 79
August 19 °C 22 °C 41 % 71
September 19 °C 23 °C 41 % 76
October 21 °C 26 °C 34 % 90
November 23 °C 27 °C 37 % 98
December 23 °C 27 °C 57 % 98

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 6 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 27.5 °C 19 mm 68 %
February 28.4 °C 26 mm 69 %
March 29.2 °C 37 mm 65 %
April 29.9 °C 13 mm 28 %
May 28.6 °C under 1 mm 12 %
June 25.8 °C 0 mm 17 %
July 23.6 °C 0 mm 29 %
August 22.2 °C under 1 mm 41 %
September 23.4 °C under 1 mm 41 %
October 25.5 °C 1 mm 34 %
November 27.3 °C 5 mm 37 %
December 27.1 °C 14 mm 57 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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