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Best time to visit Nacala

July is the best time to visit Nacala for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 3 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to September.

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 July comfort 86/100
A beach holiday September sea 26 °C
The least cloud September 30 % average cloud cover
The least rain September 10 mm
Warmth November 30 °C
Cooler weather July 26 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 86 26 °C 3 99
2 August 84 27 °C 3 100
3 June 84 27 °C 3 99
4 September 79 28 °C 3 100
5 May 78 28 °C 4 94
6 October 74 29 °C 4 97
7 November 66 30 °C 7 86
8 April 62 29 °C 14 73
9 December 51 30 °C 18 69
10 March 50 29 °C 24 68
11 February 50 29 °C 24 69
12 January 50 29 °C 26 70

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 29 °C 82 % 70
February 29 °C 29 °C 79 % 69
March 29 °C 29 °C 67 % 68
April 29 °C 29 °C 43 % 73
May 28 °C 28 °C 30 % 94
June 27 °C 27 °C 31 % 99
July 26 °C 26 °C 32 % 99
August 26 °C 27 °C 31 % 100
September 26 °C 28 °C 30 % 100
October 27 °C 29 °C 32 % 97
November 28 °C 30 °C 42 % 86
December 29 °C 30 °C 63 % 69

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 26 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 28.9 °C 328 mm 82 %
February 28.9 °C 278 mm 79 %
March 28.8 °C 208 mm 67 %
April 28.6 °C 80 mm 43 %
May 28.1 °C 16 mm 30 %
June 26.8 °C 10 mm 31 %
July 26.1 °C 11 mm 32 %
August 26.8 °C 11 mm 31 %
September 27.9 °C 10 mm 30 %
October 29.1 °C 16 mm 32 %
November 29.9 °C 46 mm 42 %
December 29.6 °C 176 mm 63 %

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.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.