Nampula Province · Mozambique
Nampula travel guide
Nampula is a city in Nampula Province, Mozambique, home to about 743,000 people.
- Best months
- May to August
- Nearest airport
- APL2 km · Nampula Airport
- Currency
- MZNMozambican metical
- Time zone
- Africa/Maputo
- Language
- Portuguese
About
About Nampula
Nampula [nɐ̃ˈpulɐ] is the capital city of Nampula Province in Northern Mozambique. With a population of 743,125 (2017 census), it is the third-largest city in Mozambique after Maputo and Matola.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Nampula
See
- Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral
- Museu Nacional de Etnologia
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When to go
The best time to visit Nampula
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Nampula are May to August. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; January is the wettest, with about 292 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).
Getting there
Getting to Nampula: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Nampula Airport (APL), about 2.0 km from the city centre in a straight line.
APL · Nampula Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Nampula
Eat
The Copacabana in front of the Tropical Hotel is recommended. Good seafood. Cold beer and wines. Picturesque settings. You'll find your NGO guys/ladies from all over the world there! The Restaurant of Tropical Hotel is also good, but less choices than the Copacabana. Avoid the Girassol hotel restaurant at all costs! The food there is warmed up and it's a festival of soggy fries in glassy sauces. Despite the referred unforeseen, Girassol hotel restaurant still is one of the best restaurants in town, with a good breakfast, Sunday lunch and dessert buffet. Definitely shouldn't avoid it!
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Questions
Nampula: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Nampula?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Nampula are May to August. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; January is the wettest, with about 292 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Nampula?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Nampula Airport (APL), about 2.0 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Nampula?
Mozambican metical (MZN).
Nearby
Destinations near Nampula
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.