Matola
City in Mozambique: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Matola is a city in Mozambique, in Maputo Province. About 1.2 million people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Mozambique in our atlas.
It lies at 25.96° S, 32.46° E, about 42 m (138 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Maputo time zone.
Location
Red dot: Matola. Green dots: other major cities of Mozambique. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Matola has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Dec, with average highs near 31°C (88°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 14°C (56°F). Around 778 mm (31 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in MozambiqueNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Maputo · 12 km
- Beira · 720 km
- Chimoio · 767 km
- Quelimane · 1,000 km
- Tete · 1,094 km
- Mocuba · 1,109 km
- Gurúè · 1,249 km
- Nampula · 1,382 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1039854 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q49280678 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.