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Best time to visit Quelimane

July is the best time to visit Quelimane for general sightseeing, with average highs of 25 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to August.

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 84/100
A beach holiday September sea 25 °C
The least cloud September 23 % average cloud cover
The least rain September 12 mm
Warmth November 31 °C
Cooler weather July 25 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 84 25 °C 8 88
2 June 83 26 °C 8 89
3 August 83 27 °C 4 98
4 May 77 27 °C 8 89
5 September 73 29 °C 3 99
6 October 67 30 °C 4 94
7 April 61 28 °C 13 75
8 November 60 31 °C 6 85
9 December 50 31 °C 14 69
10 March 49 30 °C 18 68
11 February 46 30 °C 19 66
12 January 43 30 °C 21 67

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 30 °C 67 % 67
February 29 °C 30 °C 62 % 66
March 29 °C 30 °C 52 % 68
April 28 °C 28 °C 39 % 75
May 27 °C 27 °C 32 % 89
June 25 °C 26 °C 31 % 89
July 24 °C 25 °C 32 % 88
August 24 °C 27 °C 25 % 98
September 25 °C 29 °C 23 % 99
October 26 °C 30 °C 28 % 94
November 27 °C 31 °C 42 % 85
December 28 °C 31 °C 57 % 69

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 21 wet days and highs near 30 °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 30.4 °C 227 mm 67 %
February 30.1 °C 159 mm 62 %
March 29.6 °C 144 mm 52 %
April 28.5 °C 73 mm 39 %
May 27.2 °C 34 mm 32 %
June 25.8 °C 26 mm 31 %
July 25.4 °C 27 mm 32 %
August 26.8 °C 15 mm 25 %
September 29.0 °C 12 mm 23 %
October 30.2 °C 19 mm 28 %
November 31.4 °C 42 mm 42 %
December 31.2 °C 111 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.

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.