How warm does Pemba get?

Typical daytime highs in Pemba are Mar–May 28°C (83°F), Jun–Aug 26°C (80°F), Sep–Nov 28°C (83°F), Dec–Feb 29°C (84°F).

On the ground, Pemba is high-end.

Pemba

Q: What sort of trip is Pemba good for?

Pemba is good for sunshine and salt water, landscape doing the heavy lifting, moving about and doing things, an unhurried pace.

Pemba · Mozambique · Pemba

A quartz-sand peninsula facing one of the richest reef systems on the Indian Ocean, dhow safaris out to sandbanks that disappear at high tide, and a diving scene still uncrowded enough to feel like a discovery.

The best time to visit Pemba is May–Nov, when typical daytime highs reach about 29°C (84°F). Local time there is 14:31 (UTC+2).

Best time to go

May–Nov

Budget on the ground

$$$ · high-end

Nearest airport

POL · Pemba

Good for

sunshine and salt water landscape doing the heavy lifting moving about and doing things an unhurried pace

In season

May June July August September October November

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High16 to 40°C61 to 104°F Rain0 to 200mm0 to 7.9in

May · high 82°F · rain 0.9in · 11.5h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Pemba month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	29°C84°F	190mm7.5in	12.8h12.8h
February	29°C84°F	158mm6.2in	12.5h12.5h
March	29°C83°F	123mm4.8in	12.2h12.2h
April	28°C83°F	163mm6.4in	11.8h11.8h
May	28°C82°F	23mm0.9in	11.5h11.5h	in the recommended window
June	27°C80°F	13mm0.5in	11.4h11.4h	in the recommended window
July	26°C79°F	16mm0.6in	11.4h11.4h	in the recommended window
August	27°C80°F	7mm0.3in	11.7h11.7h	in the recommended window
September	27°C81°F	8mm0.3in	12.0h12.0h	in the recommended window
October	28°C83°F	19mm0.7in	12.4h12.4h	in the recommended window
November	29°C85°F	21mm0.8in	12.7h12.7h	in the recommended window
December	30°C85°F	121mm4.8in	12.9h12.9h

Good to know

Currency: MZN · Mozambican metical
Language: Portuguese
Plug: C, D, F
Driving: on the left

United States: Type A, B at home, you will need an adapter. 220 V there, 120 V at home: check your charger says 100-240 V.

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