Cabo Delgado Province · Mozambique

Palma travel guide

Palma is a city in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, home to about 75,000 people.

Nearest airport
MYW60 km · Mtwara Airport
Currency
MZNMozambican metical
Time zone
Africa/Maputo
Language
Portuguese

When to go

The best time to visit Palma

Palma has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; March is the wettest, with about 225 mm of rain.

0°16°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec225 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Palma: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mtwara Airport (MYW), about 60 km from the city centre in a straight line.

medium airport

MYW · Mtwara Airport

59.6 km from the centreICAO HTMT

Questions

Palma: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Palma?

Palma has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; March is the wettest, with about 225 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Palma?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mtwara Airport (MYW), about 60 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Palma?

Mozambican metical (MZN).

Nearby

Destinations near Palma

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.