climigo

Malawi

When to go?

The best months are May–August. Avoid January–March (often rainy), October–December (hot).

Climate zones

ZimbabweMozambiqueZambiaTanzaniaLilongweLilongweLilongweBlantyreBlantyreBlantyreZombaZombaZombaMzuzuMzuzuMzuzuMangochiMangochiMangochi

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 28°20°
February 28°20°
March 28°20°
April 27°18°
May 27°16°
June 25°14°
July 24°13°
August 26°14°
September 29°17°
October 31°19°
November 31°20°
December 29°20°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec20.2 · 28.1 °CJanuary: 20.2 · 28.1 °C20.1 · 28.2 °CFebruary: 20.1 · 28.2 °C19.6 · 27.9 °CMarch: 19.6 · 27.9 °C18.1 · 27.2 °CApril: 18.1 · 27.2 °C15.9 · 26.5 °CMay: 15.9 · 26.5 °C13.9 · 24.9 °CJune: 13.9 · 24.9 °C13.0 · 24.3 °CJuly: 13.0 · 24.3 °C14.3 · 26.3 °CAugust: 14.3 · 26.3 °C16.7 · 28.9 °CSeptember: 16.7 · 28.9 °C19.1 · 30.7 °COctober: 19.1 · 30.7 °C20.4 · 31.1 °CNovember: 20.4 · 31.1 °C20.3 · 29.3 °CDecember: 20.3 · 29.3 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 20.2 – 28.1 °C
Feb 20.1 – 28.2 °C
Mar 19.6 – 27.9 °C
Apr 18.1 – 27.2 °C
May 15.9 – 26.5 °C
Jun 13.9 – 24.9 °C
Jul 13.0 – 24.3 °C
Aug 14.3 – 26.3 °C
Sep 16.7 – 28.9 °C
Oct 19.1 – 30.7 °C
Nov 20.4 – 31.1 °C
Dec 20.3 – 29.3 °C

How much it rains

January 262 mm21 d
February 213 mm18 d
March 208 mm16 d
April 101 mm8 d
May 23 mm2 d
June 11 mm1 d
July 9 mm1 d
August 5 mm1 d
September 4 mm1 d
October 18 mm2 d
November 68 mm6 d
December 201 mm14 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec262 mm · 21 rain days · 12 mm a dayJanuary: 262 mm · 21 rain days · 12 mm a day213 mm · 18 rain days · 12 mm a dayFebruary: 213 mm · 18 rain days · 12 mm a day208 mm · 16 rain days · 13 mm a dayMarch: 208 mm · 16 rain days · 13 mm a day101 mm · 8 rain days · 13 mm a dayApril: 101 mm · 8 rain days · 13 mm a day23 mm · 2 rain days · 12 mm a dayMay: 23 mm · 2 rain days · 12 mm a day11 mm · 1 rain day · 11 mm a dayJune: 11 mm · 1 rain day · 11 mm a day9 mm · 1 rain day · 9 mm a dayJuly: 9 mm · 1 rain day · 9 mm a day5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a dayAugust: 5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a day4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a daySeptember: 4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a day18 mm · 2 rain days · 9 mm a dayOctober: 18 mm · 2 rain days · 9 mm a day68 mm · 6 rain days · 11 mm a dayNovember: 68 mm · 6 rain days · 11 mm a day201 mm · 14 rain days · 14 mm a dayDecember: 201 mm · 14 rain days · 14 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 262 mm21 d
Feb 213 mm18 d
Mar 208 mm16 d
Apr 101 mm8 d
May 23 mm2 d
Jun 11 mm1 d
Jul 9 mm1 d
Aug 5 mm1 d
Sep 4 mm1 d
Oct 18 mm2 d
Nov 68 mm6 d
Dec 201 mm14 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 12 h 50
February 12 h 32
March 12 h 11
April 11 h 48
May 11 h 30
June 11 h 20
July 11 h 24
August 11 h 40
September 12 h 01
October 12 h 23
November 12 h 44
December 12 h 55

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities