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Best time to visit Xai-Xai

July is the best time to visit Xai-Xai for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 5 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 94/100
A beach holiday August sea 22 °C
The least cloud June 24 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 16 mm
Warmth December 30 °C
Cooler weather July 24 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 94 24 °C 5 88
2 June 93 25 °C 5 91
3 August 90 26 °C 3 93
4 May 86 26 °C 6 93
5 September 83 28 °C 4 93
6 October 78 28 °C 6 91
7 April 74 28 °C 9 87
8 November 68 29 °C 10 85
9 March 62 29 °C 12 79
10 December 62 30 °C 11 81
11 February 60 30 °C 12 78
12 January 58 30 °C 13 75

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 22 °C and air temperatures around 26 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 30 °C 53 % 75
February 28 °C 30 °C 48 % 78
March 27 °C 29 °C 43 % 79
April 26 °C 28 °C 36 % 87
May 25 °C 26 °C 25 % 93
June 24 °C 25 °C 24 % 91
July 23 °C 24 °C 25 % 88
August 22 °C 26 °C 25 % 93
September 22 °C 28 °C 32 % 93
October 23 °C 28 °C 46 % 91
November 24 °C 29 °C 56 % 85
December 26 °C 30 °C 55 % 81

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 13 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 29.8 °C 129 mm 53 %
February 29.9 °C 84 mm 48 %
March 29.4 °C 77 mm 43 %
April 27.9 °C 46 mm 36 %
May 26.3 °C 29 mm 25 %
June 24.7 °C 21 mm 24 %
July 24.2 °C 19 mm 25 %
August 25.8 °C 16 mm 25 %
September 27.7 °C 25 mm 32 %
October 28.2 °C 39 mm 46 %
November 29.2 °C 74 mm 56 %
December 30.1 °C 111 mm 55 %

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.