GreenlyLast and first frost dates in Maputo
Mozambique
Maputo had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
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| Last spring frost | none in ten years |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none in ten years |
Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.
There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
When the soil warms up in Maputo
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).
| Soil | Date |
|---|---|
| 5 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 10 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 15 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 18 °C | already in the first week of July |
Frost dates near Maputo
Of the nearest cities on our list, the last spring frost ends earliest in Pretoria (23 July) and latest in Bloemfontein (17 August).
| City | Distance | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pretoria | 439 km | 23 July | — |
| Johannesburg | 452 km | 4 August | 5 June |
| Durban | 459 km | — | — |
| Bloemfontein | 718 km | 17 August | 4 June |
| Beira | 720 km | — | — |
Seeds, seedlings and markets in Maputo
Within 15 km of Maputo OpenStreetMap lists 45 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026). The nearest market to the city centre is Mercado Central, 0 km away.
- Mercado Central — market
Av.25 de Setembro, Maputo · 0 km - Mercado Museu — market
Rua José Mateus · 2 km - Mercado do Peixe — market
Av. da Marginal, Maputo · Mon–Sat 07:00–21:00; Sun 08:00–21:00 · 7 km - Tenda — market
5349 · Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00 · 7 km - Luz da Lua — market
Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00 · 7 km - Mercado da Matola Rio — market
N2, Matola · 14 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Maputo: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Maputo by month
Average weather in Maputo over 2016–2025: the warmest month is January. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (25.3–30.5 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: December–March (30–30.5 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 13.8 °C. About 740 mm of rain falls in a year, on 96 days; February is the wettest month (131 mm) and July the driest (11 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.5 | 22.1 | 120 | 14 |
| February | 30.5 | 22.5 | 131 | 15 |
| March | 30 | 21.4 | 80 | 12 |
| April | 28.6 | 19.5 | 64 | 9 |
| May | 26.9 | 16.7 | 30 | 4 |
| June | 25.4 | 14.4 | 16 | 2 |
| July | 25.3 | 13.8 | 11 | 2 |
| August | 26.8 | 15.4 | 16 | 3 |
| September | 28.3 | 17.3 | 33 | 5 |
| October | 28 | 18.1 | 52 | 8 |
| November | 29.4 | 19.8 | 66 | 9 |
| December | 30.3 | 21.5 | 121 | 13 |
Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).
