Pemba, Mozambique: population, climate, map and landmarks

Overview

Pemba is a city in Mozambique, in Cabo Delgado Province. About 232,932 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Mozambique in our atlas.

It lies at 12.97° S, 40.52° E, about 50 m (164 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Maputo time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Pemba. Green dots: other major cities of Mozambique. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Pemba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Nov, with average highs near 30°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 22°C (72°F). Around 1,174 mm (46 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.

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Nearby major cities

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Sources

Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1028918 (CC BY 4.0)
Wikidata Q498048 (CC0)
Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits

Pemba Bay (5092988538): Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)