Maputo Weather in December
Maputo in December
The short of it: Maputo in December averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 20 °C (67 °F), with 110 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 20° · rain 110 mm · daylight 13 h 45 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Maputo an average December high of 32°, a low of 20° and some 110 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 110 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 45 min in mid-December, 19 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Maputo runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Matola, 12 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Maputo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 20 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MatolaMaputo Province | 12 km W | 32° | 20° | 101 mm |
| BoaneMaputo Province | 27 km WSW | 32° | 20° | 104 mm |
| MarracueneMaputo Province | 27 km NNE | 31° | 20° | 107 mm |
| Bela VistaMaputo Province | 43 km SSE | 30° | 19° | 98 mm |
| MoambaMaputo Province | 53 km NW | 32° | 19° | 95 mm |
| NamaachaMaputo Province | 56 km W | 29° | 17° | 131 mm |
| ManhiçaMaputo Province | 67 km NNE | 32° | 20° | 111 mm |
| VuvulaneLubombo Region | 72 km W | 30° | 19° | 124 mm |