Cabo Delgado Province · Mozambique

Pemba travel guide

Pemba is a city in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, home to about 141,000 people.

Best months
July
Nearest airport
POL3 km · Pemba Airport
Currency
MZNMozambican metical
Time zone
Africa/Maputo
Language
Portuguese

When to go

The best time to visit Pemba

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Pemba are July. December is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; March is the wettest, with about 209 mm of rain.

0°16°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec209 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 Pemba: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pemba Airport (POL), about 3.1 km from the city centre in a straight line.

medium airport

POL · Pemba Airport

3.1 km from the centreICAO FQPB

Questions

Pemba: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Pemba?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Pemba are July. December is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; March is the wettest, with about 209 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Pemba?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pemba Airport (POL), about 3.1 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Pemba?

Mozambican metical (MZN).

Nearby

Destinations near Pemba

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.