Maputo Province · Mozambique
Manhiça travel guide
Manhiça is a city in Maputo Province, Mozambique, home to about 60,000 people.
- Best months
- May to August
- Nearest airport
- MPM62 km · Maputo Airport
- Currency
- MZNMozambican metical
- Time zone
- Africa/Maputo
- Plugs
- C, F · 220 V
- Emergency
- 117
- Language
- Portuguese
When to go
The best time to visit Manhiça
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Manhiça are May to August. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; February is the wettest, with about 151 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Public holidays in Mozambique, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Manhiça: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Maputo Airport (MPM), about 62 km from the city centre in a straight line; Skukuza Airport (SZK, 131 km) is also within reach.
MPM · Maputo Airport
SZK · Skukuza Airport
Questions
Manhiça: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Manhiça?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Manhiça are May to August. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; February is the wettest, with about 151 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Manhiça?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Maputo Airport (MPM), about 62 km from the city centre in a straight line; Skukuza Airport (SZK, 131 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Manhiça?
Mozambican metical (MZN).
Nearby
Destinations near Manhiça
Sources: city facts from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.