Weather patterns across Africa are becoming increasingly unpredictable. The country has started to see downpours in the middle of deserts and damaging droughts when rains should be falling.

The Mozambique coastline stretches for more than 1,200 miles and has a tropical ocean current running north to south along its length for the whole year. The entire country broadly follows a southern African weather pattern, with the rains falling largely between December and March. During September and October, it remains dry as daytime temperatures start to climb, though it cools down at night.

November is a less predictable month of transition. Sometimes the rains start, although many days remain sunny and hot. The rains generally start earlier in the north of the country.