Southern Africa Regional Profile
Mozambique
Sensitive Rain Seasons
- Wet & Cyclone Season (November–April): South is prone to drought; tropical cyclone activity in the Mozambique channel can still bring catastrophic isolated floods.
Primary Environmental Hazards
- • Agricultural drought and pasture failure in southern provinces (Gaza, Inhambane, Maputo)
- • Fluctuations in Cahora Bassa reservoir discharge on the Zambezi River
- • Heightened food insecurity and malnutrition across southern rural districts
- • Flash flooding when tropical disturbances interact with warm Indian Ocean anomalies
Current 2026–27 El Niño Context for Mozambique
Southern Mozambique enters the 2026–27 rainy season with heightened drought probabilities, demanding proactive water conservation along the Limpopo and Incomati valleys.
Major Monitored River Basins in Mozambique
Limpopo River Basin
24.53° S, 33.02° EAgricultural heartland in Gaza Province centered around Chokwe.
Zambezi River Lower Delta
18.00° S, 36.00° EMajor international drainage flowing into the Indian Ocean.
Monitored Cities in Mozambique
Select any city below for real-time temperature, 7-day rainfall forecasts, and live flood risk score:
Maputo
26.0° S, 32.6° EMatola
26.0° S, 32.5° EBeira
19.8° S, 34.8° ENampula
15.1° S, 39.3° EChimoio
19.1° S, 33.5° ENacala
14.5° S, 40.7° EQuelimane
17.9° S, 36.9° EHistorical El Niño Events in Mozambique
2015–16 Event
Prolonged dry conditions in southern provinces led to extensive livestock deaths and crop desiccation.
2023–24 Event
Significant mid-season drought impacted maize cultivation in southern Mozambique.