Maputo Sunshine Hours by Month

Sunshine is key to understanding how a place experiences its seasons. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Maputo, Mozambique. These averages rely on historical data collected over 30 years, from 1990 to 2020.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Maputo Nusa Penida experiences both sunny and cloudy or rainy periods, with some seasonal variation. It receives approximately 257 hours of sunshine in July and 200 hours in November, contributing to a total annual sunshine amount of 2758 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means you will experience moderate variation in sunshine hours throughout the year. With 8.6 hours daily sunshine in July, it dips to 6.7 hours in November.

Maputo enjoys an average of 2758 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

Seville, Spain, enjoys an impressive 2920 hours of sunshine per year, making it an ideal destination even in winter.

In contrast, Reykjavík, Iceland, receives only about 1330 hours of sunshine per year, known for its frequently overcast and rainy skies.

Stockholm, Sweden, receives approximately 1907 hours of sunshine annually.

In Tokyo, Japan, the average annual sunshine is 1930 hours, with sunny periods between rainy seasons.

January, Maputo’s wettest month, receives 122 mm (4.8 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 30°C (86°F). During the driest month August you can expect a temperature of 26°C (79°F).

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Maputo Precipitation page.