Tete weather by month & the best time to visit
Mozambique · regional city · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Tete is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with May and June close behind. Tete averages about 2,963 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 3 mm of rain in August.
When is the best time to visit Tete?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tete is August, then May and June. The dullest month is October (28/100, 10 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tete?
Tete gets a lot of sun: around 2,963 hours a year. 68 Sunshine Score points separate August (96) from October (28), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #4 of 12 destinations in Mozambique for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,918 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 69% of the year's 852 mm falls in the three months around January.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 232 mm | 12 |
| February | 69 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 173 mm | 12 |
| March | 76 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 113 mm | 12 |
| April | 92 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 26 mm | 10 |
| May | 95 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 9 mm | 8 |
| June | 95 | 29° / 84°F | 16° / 61°F | 8 mm | 7 |
| July | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 15 mm | 7 |
| August | 96 | 32° / 90°F | 17° / 63°F | 3 mm | 8 |
| September | 57 | 36° / 97°F | 20° / 68°F | 5 mm | 9 |
| October | 28 | 39° / 102°F | 23° / 73°F | 10 mm | 10 |
| November | 33 | 38° / 100°F | 25° / 77°F | 71 mm | 11 |
| December | 55 | 34° / 93°F | 24° / 75°F | 187 mm | 12 |
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Tete: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Tete?
Tete is a regional city in Mozambique with a tropical — wet & dry seasons climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Tete get a year?
Tete gets about 2,963 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around August.
When is the best time to visit Tete?
The sunniest time to visit Tete is August, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 96/100 (with May and June close behind). Expect daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F.
What is the least sunny month in Tete?
October is the least sunny month in Tete, scoring 28/100 with about 10 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Tete?
The typical midday UV index in Tete peaks around 12 (extreme) in January, easing to about 7 (high) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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