Region · Mozambique

Where to stay in Gaza Province

This guide covers 3 destinations in Gaza Province, a first-level administrative division of Mozambique, with 3 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Xai-Xai, Chokwe and Chibuto. Across its destinations, May to August are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Maputo Airport (MPM).

Destinations in this guide
3
Places to stay
3
Comfortable in the most places
May to August
Main airport
MPMMaputo Airport
Currency
MZNMozambican metical
Time zone
Africa/Maputo

Destinations

Destinations in Gaza Province

Every destination in this guide in Gaza Province, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Xai-Xai116,3433May to SeptemberMPM · 145 km
Chokwe63,695May to August
Chibuto58,012May to September

Where to stay

Hotels in Gaza Province

3 hotels in Gaza Province recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Go Wild ResortXai-Xaihotel
Hotel ChongoeneXai-Xaihotel
Hotel Xai-XaiXai-Xaihotel

When to go

Best time to visit Gaza Province

From the climate of 3 destinations in Gaza Province with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May to August.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 332 °C127 mm
February0 of 332 °C150 mm
March0 of 331 °C80 mm
April0 of 330 °C67 mm
May3 of 328 °C43 mm
June3 of 326 °C30 mm
July3 of 326 °C29 mm
August3 of 327 °C19 mm
September2 of 329 °C27 mm
October0 of 329 °C44 mm
November0 of 331 °C86 mm
December0 of 331 °C116 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving Gaza Province

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Gaza Province name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

Good to know

Public holidays in Gaza Province, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Mozambique

1 Jan · International Fraternalism Day3 Feb · Heroes' Day7 Apr · Women's Day1 May · International Workers' Day25 Jun · National Independence Day7 Sept · Victory Day25 Sept · Armed Forces Day4 Oct · Peace and Reconciliation Day5 Oct · Peace and Reconciliation Day (observed)25 Dec · Family Day

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.