Vilankulo weather by month

Mozambique

Vilankulo, Mozambique
Photo: Tom Corser · CC BY-SA 3.0

The best time to visit Vilankulo is May, September and October 94/100 in May, 28°C and 4 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, April to November (93/100 on average).

The worst month is February at 80/100 — sweltering, soaked, clean air. See February

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

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Vilankulo, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Vilankulo is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan83A31°C16 d11 hQuiet2
Feb80A31°C15 d11 hQuiet2
Mar89A30°C11 d11 hShoulder3
Apr93S29°C8 d10 hShoulder3
May94S28°C4 d10 hBusy1
Jun91S26°C5 d10 hShoulder1
Jul90S25°C2 d10 hShoulder2
Aug92S26°C2 d10 hShoulder2
Sep94S27°C2 d11 hBusy2
Oct94S28°C4 d11 hBusy3
Nov92S29°C7 d11 hShoulder4
Dec85A30°C12 d11 hQuiet2

What's on in Vilankulo through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

March
  • Dry season1 Mar – 15 Nov (usually)Season
July
  • Humpback whale migration1 Jul – 15 Nov (usually)Nature
October
  • Whale sharks and mantas1 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)Nature
November
  • Cyclone season15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)Hazard

Crowds in Vilankulo in May

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Busyschool holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

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