Mozambique: Weather Records and Extremes

54 weather records set or tied in Mozambique in 2026: 45 highs and 8 lows, with a calendar heatmap, ratio by decade and record map.

Key Facts for Mozambique

Mozambique has 17 stations in the data, on Africa.
54 weather records were set or tied in Mozambique in 2026: 45 record highs and 8 record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
In the 2020s, record highs outnumbered record lows 2.01 to 1 in Mozambique.
1981 holds the most standing records in Mozambique: 1,195.
Inhambane set a daily record high minimum temperature of 26.7 C (80.1 F) on 21 April 2026.

Record Highs and Lows in 2026

43 highs, 7 lows

Each square is a day of 2026. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows in Mozambique, cold squares more lows. The busiest day was 3 March 2026 with 1 highs and 1 lows.

Record highs and lows per day in Mozambique in 2026
Date	Value
2026-01-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-02	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-05	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-26	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-01	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-02	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-04	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-05	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-06	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-07	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-09	1 more record lows than highs
2026-03-11	1 more record lows than highs
2026-03-13	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-15	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-16	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-20	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-22	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-23	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-24	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-25	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-19	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-20	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-22	2 more record highs than lows
2026-04-24	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-29	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-02	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-03	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-11	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-12	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-15	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-20	1 more record lows than highs
2026-05-24	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-25	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-28	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-04	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-05	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-19	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-30	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-27	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-29	1 more record lows than highs
2026-10-01	1 more record lows than highs

Records per Year, by Type

1981 to 2026

Records set or tied in Mozambique each year from 1981 to 2026, stacked by record type. 2026 had 54.

Weather records per year in Mozambique, stacked by type
Year	Highest daily maximum	Lowest daily maximum	Highest daily minimum	Lowest daily minimum	Heaviest daily rainfall	Total
1981	30	106	40	104	68	348
1982	40	50	45	53	51	239
1983	93	17	98	20	49	277
1984	30	48	34	45	64	221
1985	32	51	36	32	54	205
1986	41	49	25	53	42	210
1987	175	43	131	30	60	439
1988	141	72	149	55	94	511
1989	79	71	55	34	84	323
1990	79	31	58	69	50	287
1991	49	26	50	29	19	173
1992	58	11	90	32	31	222
1993	31	15	47	7	31	131
1994	32	16	29	40	31	148
1995	30	12	59	9	12	122
1996	19	15	36	24	39	133
1997	14	11	50	31	28	134
1998	22	8	81	22	35	168
1999	7	7	38	10	4	66
2000	4	3	25	10	12	54
2001	32	3	36	11	15	97
2002	34	8	52	20	31	145
2003	30	10	43	16	22	121
2004	28	14	34	12	21	109
2005	96	6	46	12	16	176
2006	60	17	78	28	32	215
2007	78	11	66	19	29	203
2008	80	13	56	35	30	214
2009	56	17	59	46	27	205
2010	73	2	75	14	24	188
2011	22	3	15	25	9	74
2012	23	3	19	56	13	114
2013	49	11	27	147	28	262
2014	65	8	35	93	25	226
2015	46	10	48	12	15	131
2016	62	8	113	41	20	244
2017	59	19	84	51	33	246
2018	91	24	85	57	53	310
2019	104	18	87	44	46	299
2020	51	20	85	26	36	218
2021	13	4	83	99	32	231
2022	11	16	62	93	33	215
2023	16	11	109	71	13	220
2024	25	5	159	30	9	228
2025	18	4	134	21	8	185
2026	2	6	41	1	1	51

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low by decade in Mozambique: 1980s 1.4 to 1, 1990s 2.1 to 1, 2000s 3.2 to 1, 2010s 1.8 to 1, 2020s 2.0 to 1. A ratio above 1 means more record highs than record lows.

Which Years Hold the Most Standing Records

1981: 1,195

Records still standing in Mozambique, by the year they were set. 1981 holds the most with 1,195.

Standing records in Mozambique by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1951	267
1952	258
1953	202
1954	242
1955	205
1956	197
1957	269
1958	224
1959	239
1960	249
1961	259
1962	236
1963	272
1964	217
1965	307
1966	244
1967	237
1968	365
1969	188
1970	232
1971	163
1972	227
1973	246
1974	283
1975	316
1976	354
1977	527
1978	665
1979	821
1980	943
1981	1,195
1982	820
1983	838
1984	600
1985	397
1986	239
1987	356
1988	392
1989	482
1990	855
1991	750
1992	815
1993	519
1994	416
1995	333
1996	239
1997	272
1998	263
1999	147
2000	101
2001	326
2002	520
2003	586
2004	365
2005	354
2006	486
2007	394
2008	427
2009	374
2010	378
2011	198
2012	220
2013	435
2014	509
2015	371
2016	525
2017	850
2018	673
2019	662
2020	436
2021	424
2022	456
2023	281
2024	283
2025	202
2026	47

Record Map for 2026

67 stations

The 67 highest significance station records of 2026 in Mozambique, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in Mozambique in 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record low maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record low maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record low maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record low maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Top Records by Significance

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Top 10 records in Mozambique by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 April 2026	Inhambane, MZ	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2026	Inhambane, MZ	daily high min	27.0 C (80.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	Inhambane, MZ	daily high min	24.1 C (75.4 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2026	Inhambane, MZ	daily high min	24.6 C (76.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026	Inhambane, MZ	daily high min	26.5 C (79.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 2026	Inhambane, MZ	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2026	Inhambane, MZ	daily high min	24.2 C (75.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2026	Inhambane, MZ	daily high min	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2026	Inhambane, MZ	daily high min	23.5 C (74.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 2026	Inhambane, MZ	daily high min	20.7 C (69.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

Mozambique by Year

Stations

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Stations in Mozambique
Station	Region	Record from	Years	Thresholds
Beira	n/a	1951	75 years	Threshold days
Chimoio	n/a	1951	75 years	Threshold days
Inhambane	n/a	1951	76 years	Threshold days
Lichinga	n/a	1951	75 years	Threshold days
Quelimane	n/a	1951	75 years	Threshold days
Xai Xai	n/a	1951	75 years	Threshold days
Tete	n/a	1952	74 years	Threshold days
Nampula	n/a	1956	70 years	Threshold days
Angoche	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Lumbo	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Maputo	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Mocimboa da Praia	n/a	1973	46 years	Threshold days
Pemba	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Vilankulo	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Montepuez	n/a	1974	50 years	Threshold days
Cuamba	n/a	1978	47 years	Threshold days
Changalane	n/a	1980	46 years	Threshold days

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Decade	Highs per low
1980s	1.38 to 1
1990s	2.06 to 1
2000s	3.21 to 1
2010s	1.84 to 1
2020s	2.01 to 1