Daily reference evapotranspiration (ETo) for ten meteorological locations in Mozambique, 2016-2020

This dataset contains 1,827 consecutive daily reference evapotranspiration (ETo) records from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2020 for ten meteorological location labels in Mozambique: Pemba, Chimoio, Lichinga, Nampula, Maputo, Gaza, Beira, Inhambane, Quelimane, and Tete. Data are arranged with one row per calendar day and one column per location, and ETo is expressed in mm day^-1. The dataset was prepared for a reproducible benchmark of missing-data imputation methods in contrasting station datasets. It is numerically complete, but it should be interpreted as a derived pseudo-complete reference matrix rather thanpristine observational truth, because some gaps in upstream meteorological predictors were filled by arithmetic mean before ETo calculation. The Excel workbook includes the dated series, a data dictionary, descriptive statistics, and suggested metadata. The accompanying PDF documents the structure, provenance,limitations, and recommended citation workflow.