Climate · Mozambique

Vilanculos

Hot and wet from November to March; warm and mostly dry from June to August.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years21.9°S10 m above the sea
  1. Jan89°32°76°24°Rain on about four days a week.
  2. Feb89°32°76°24°Rain on about four days a week.
  3. Mar88°31°75°24°Rain on about four days a week.
  4. Apr86°30°71°22°Rain on about two days a week.
  5. May83°28°67°19°Rain on about one day a week.
  6. Jun81°27°64°18°Rain on about one day a week.
  7. Jul79°26°63°17°Rain on about one day a week.
  8. Aug81°27°64°18°Rain on about one day a week.
  9. Sep84°29°67°19°Rain on about one day a week.
  10. Oct86°30°70°21°Rain on about one day a week.
  11. Nov88°31°73°23°Rain on about two days a week.
  12. Dec89°32°75°24°Rain on about three days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The hot season runs from November to March, with highs near 89°F and nights near 75°F. From June to August, highs are nearer 80°F. The rain comes from December to March, on about four days a week. May to October is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in June to 13½ hours in December.The hot season runs from November to March, with highs near 32°C and nights near 24°C. From June to August, highs are nearer 27°C. The rain comes from December to March, on about four days a week. May to October is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in June to 13½ hours in December.

Where Vilanculos sits

Africa/Maputo

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Latitude
21.9°Ssouthern hemisphere
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Maputo538 km south-west

The land around Vilanculos, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Vilanculos, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Vilanculos, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Vilanculos, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Vilanculos, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Vilanculos, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Vilanculos, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Vilanculos, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Vilanculos, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Vilanculos, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Vilanculos, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Vilanculos, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 79°F in July to 89°F in January and February.Highs from 26°C in July to 32°C in January and February.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in January (58% of days), driest in September (8%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in June (12% cover), cloudiest in January (56%).

Daylight

From 10h 49m in June to 13h 27m in December.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Vilanculos, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryHot season
76°24°89°32°
4 days56%13h 18m
FebruaryHot season
76°24°89°32°
4 days51%12h 51m
MarchHot season
75°24°88°31°
4 days41%12h 15m
April
71°22°86°30°
2 days27%11h 36m
May
67°19°83°28°
1 day14%11h 05m
JuneCool seasonAt its best
64°18°81°27°
1 day12%10h 49m
JulyCool seasonAt its best
63°17°79°26°
1 day14%10h 56m
AugustCool seasonAt its best
64°18°81°27°
1 day13%11h 24m
September
67°19°84°29°
1 day16%12h 01m
October
70°21°86°30°
1 day25%12h 39m
NovemberHot season
73°23°88°31°
2 days39%13h 12m
DecemberHot season
75°24°89°32°
3 days53%13h 27m

When is the best time to visit Vilanculos?


The best months are June to August: highs near 80°F, nights near 64°F, and rain on about one day a week.The best months are June to August: highs near 27°C, nights near 18°C, and rain on about one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Vilanculos?

January and February, with highs near 89°F and lows near 76°F. The coolest is July, with highs near 79°F.January and February, with highs near 32°C and lows near 24°C. The coolest is July, with highs near 26°C.

When does it rain most in Vilanculos?

January, with rain on about four days a week. September is the driest, with rain on about one day a week.

How long are the days in Vilanculos?

From about 11 hours in June to 13½ hours in December.

When are the skies clearest in Vilanculos?

June, when cloud covers about 12% of the sky on average. January is the cloudiest, at about 56%.

Places with a year like Vilanculos's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Vilanculos's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Vilanculos's summer.

Elsewhere in Mozambique

All of Mozambique

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 18 km south-west of Vilanculos. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.