Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Matola weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Matola, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 40°C on 2016-02-20; its coldest fell to 10°C on 2022-06-17.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
38°C1980-01-04
22°C2008-01-09
28°C2025-01-05
18°C2001-01-02
February
40°C2016-02-20
22°C1996-02-15
27°C2024-02-16
19°C2002-02-09
March
37°C1991-03-03
21°C2008-03-16
27°C2026-03-01
17°C1986-03-24
April
38°C1998-04-05
19°C2008-04-21
26°C2016-04-02
15°C1997-04-30
May
34°C1998-05-07
18°C1997-05-29
25°C1998-05-07
12°C2007-05-24
June
32°C1994-06-28
15°C1984-06-14
21°C2023-06-08
10°C2022-06-17
July
32°C2002-07-29
14°C1996-07-07
20°C2004-07-03
11°C1994-07-06
August
36°C2008-08-31
16°C1996-08-20
23°C2008-08-31
12°C2003-08-21
September
37°C2011-09-02
16°C2024-09-21
25°C2013-09-20
12°C1981-09-02
October
38°C1995-10-12
17°C2023-10-31
26°C1995-10-12
14°C1987-10-04
November
38°C2020-11-24
17°C2002-11-06
26°C1980-11-19
15°C2002-11-07
December
38°C2016-12-24
20°C2019-12-05
27°C2016-12-22
16°C1997-12-01

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
40°C2016-02-20
20°C2019-12-05
28°C2025-01-05
16°C1997-12-01
Autumn (Mar–May)
38°C1998-04-05
18°C1997-05-29
27°C2026-03-01
12°C2007-05-24
Winter (Jun–Aug)
36°C2008-08-31
14°C1996-07-07
23°C2008-08-31
10°C2022-06-17
Spring (Sep–Nov)
38°C2020-11-24
16°C2024-09-21
26°C1995-10-12
12°C1981-09-02

All-time records

The most extreme value Matola has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 40°C 2016-02-20
Lowest 14°C 1996-07-07

Low

Highest 28°C 2025-01-05
Lowest 10°C 2022-06-17

Feels-like

Highest 66°C 1992-02-26
Lowest 10°C 2022-06-17

Humidity

Highest 24.7 g/m³ 1992-02-26
Lowest 4.6 g/m³ 2024-07-09

Wind

Highest 51 km/h 1984-01-29
Lowest 7 km/h 2000-02-08

Gust

Highest 93 km/h 1997-01-28
Lowest 14 km/h 2000-02-08

Precip

Wettest 137 mm 1991-11-13
Driest 14-day dry spell 2024-06-30

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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