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Destination

Mozambique

Africa · Maputo

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Safety advisory

Exercise a high degree of caution

When to go

Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Warm / beach
Dry season
Rainy season
Cyclone season
Air⌀ 23 °C
26
26
25
24
21
19
19
20
22
23
25
25
Sea⌀ 25 °C
28
29
28
26
24
21
20
21
23
24
26
28
Rainfall⌀ 70 mm
123
195
57
69
41
27
11
10
33
77
51
146
Wind⌀ 6 м/с
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
7
6
6
Daylight⌀ 12 h
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
Tourism: 2M international tourists a year▲ +16% over 5 yearslow
Darker cells mark peak months.· Wind: avg. daily max — handy for kite & wind sports

Public holidays

National holidays — closures and days off.

  • Day of Peace and Reconciliation

    Dia da Paz e da Reconcialição

    October 4, 2026

    Sun · in 5d

  • Christmas Day

    Natal

    December 25, 2026

    Fri · in 87d

  • New Year's Day

    Dia de Ano Novo

    January 1, 2027

    Fri · in 94d

  • Heroes's Day

    Dia do Heroi Nacional

    February 3, 2027

    Wed · in 127d

  • Women's Day

    Dia da Mulher

    April 7, 2027

    Wed · in 190d

  • Worker's Day

    Dia do Trabalhador

    May 1, 2027

    Sat · in 214d

  • Independence Day

    Dia da Independência

    June 25, 2027

    Fri · in 269d

  • Victory Day

    Dia da Victória

    September 7, 2027

    Tue · in 343d

UNESCO sites

2

UNESCO World Heritage sites in this country.

  • Island of Mozambique
    1991Cultural
    Island of Mozambique©

    The Island of Mozambique lies off northern Mozambique, between the Mozambique Channel and Mossuril Bay, and is part of Nampula Province. Prior to 1898, it was the capital of colonial Portuguese East Africa.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
  • iSimangaliso Wetland Park – Maputo National Park
    1999Natural
    iSimangaliso Wetland Park – Maputo National Park©

    iSimangaliso Wetland Park is situated on the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, about 235 km (146 mi) north of Durban by road. It is South Africa's third-largest protected area, spanning 280 km (170 mi) of coastline, from the Mozambican border in the north to Mapelane south of the Lake St. Lucia estuary, and made up of around 3,280 km2 (1,270 sq mi) of natural ecosystems, managed by the iSimangaliso Authority.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Car rental & driving

Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.

Set your passport to see whether your licence is accepted.

Trafficleft-hand

Health

Yellow fevercert. if from risk countries
Malariain some areas — see detailsrisk present
Tap watersafely managed water: 28%bottled only
Vaccines (CDC)
Hepatitis AHepatitis BTyphoid

Country page on CDC

Internet

Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.

Onlinelimited21%
Mobile datacheap$0.78/GB
eSIM: Supported

Prices

Food
Healthy dietMZN 115/day
RiceMZN 55/kg
MaizeMZN 18/kg
Fuel
GasolineMZN 94.1/L
DieselMZN 117/L

About the country

Capital
Maputo
Continent
Africa
Population
29,495,962
Area
801,590 km²
Currency
Metical · MZN
Time zone
16:01UTC+2
Sockets
CFM

220 V · 50 Hz

Emergency
119police
117ambulance
198fire
Calling code
+258
Languages
Portuguese, Makhuwa
Borders
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe🇹🇿 Tanzania🇸🇿 Eswatini🇿🇦 South Africa🇿🇲 Zambia🇲🇼 Malawi