Malawi States — Climate Month by Month
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| Subdivision | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balaka | 24.8°C76.6°F 224 mm8.8″ | 24.6°C76.3°F 189 mm7.4″ | 24.3°C75.7°F 132 mm5.2″ | 23.5°C74.3°F 35 mm1.4″ | 21.4°C70.5°F 11 mm0.4″ | 19.4°C66.9°F 22 mm0.9″ | 19.2°C66.6°F 21 mm0.8″ | 20.9°C69.6°F 57 mm2.2″ | 23.9°C75°F 46 mm1.8″ | 26.5°C79.7°F 24 mm0.9″ | 26.9°C80.4°F 61 mm2.4″ | 25.6°C78.1°F 166 mm6.5″ |
| Blantyre | 24.1°C75.4°F 210 mm8.3″ | 24°C75.2°F 195 mm7.7″ | 23.6°C74.5°F 139 mm5.5″ | 22.7°C72.9°F 45 mm1.8″ | 20.7°C69.3°F 15 mm0.6″ | 18.6°C65.5°F 13 mm0.5″ | 18.4°C65.1°F 11 mm0.4″ | 20°C68°F 13 mm0.5″ | 23°C73.4°F 15 mm0.6″ | 25.1°C77.2°F 32 mm1.3″ | 25.6°C78.1°F 82 mm3.2″ | 24.7°C76.5°F 180 mm7.1″ |
| Chikwawa | 27.1°C80.8°F 172 mm6.8″ | 27°C80.6°F 155 mm6.1″ | 26.4°C79.5°F 114 mm4.5″ | 25.5°C77.9°F 41 mm1.6″ | 22.8°C73°F 18 mm0.7″ | 20.3°C68.5°F 16 mm0.6″ | 20.6°C69.1°F 14 mm0.6″ | 22.1°C71.8°F 11 mm0.4″ | 25.2°C77.4°F 10 mm0.4″ | 28.2°C82.8°F 27 mm1.1″ | 28.4°C83.1°F 67 mm2.6″ | 27.7°C81.9°F 154 mm6.1″ |
| Chiradzulu | 22.7°C72.9°F 221 mm8.7″ | 22.5°C72.5°F 213 mm8.4″ | 22.1°C71.8°F 169 mm6.7″ | 21°C69.8°F 63 mm2.5″ | 19.1°C66.4°F 20 mm0.8″ | 17.1°C62.8°F 18 mm0.7″ | 16.8°C62.2°F 18 mm0.7″ | 18.2°C64.8°F 20 mm0.8″ | 20.9°C69.6°F 20 mm0.8″ | 23°C73.4°F 38 mm1.5″ | 23.9°C75°F 93 mm3.7″ | 23.1°C73.6°F 195 mm7.7″ |
| Chitipa | 23°C73.4°F 224 mm8.8″ | 23°C73.4°F 199 mm7.8″ | 22.9°C73.2°F 278 mm10.9″ | 22.4°C72.3°F 193 mm7.6″ | 21°C69.8°F 51 mm2″ | 19.5°C67.1°F 12 mm0.5″ | 19°C66.2°F 6 mm0.2″ | 20°C68°F 2 mm0.1″ | 21.9°C71.4°F 2 mm0.1″ | 24°C75.2°F 9 mm0.4″ | 24.6°C76.3°F 81 mm3.2″ | 23.5°C74.3°F 194 mm7.6″ |
| Dedza | 21.6°C70.9°F 243 mm9.6″ | 21.6°C70.9°F 217 mm8.5″ | 21.4°C70.5°F 150 mm5.9″ | 20.7°C69.3°F 48 mm1.9″ | 18.7°C65.7°F 10 mm0.4″ | 16.6°C61.9°F 3 mm0.1″ | 16.4°C61.5°F 3 mm0.1″ | 17.9°C64.2°F 3 mm0.1″ | 20.6°C69.1°F 4 mm0.2″ | 22.9°C73.2°F 14 mm0.6″ | 23.2°C73.8°F 67 mm2.6″ | 22.2°C72°F 200 mm7.9″ |
| Dowa | 21.4°C70.5°F 236 mm9.3″ | 21°C69.8°F 201 mm7.9″ | 20.9°C69.6°F 149 mm5.9″ | 20.3°C68.5°F 42 mm1.7″ | 18.4°C65.1°F 6 mm0.2″ | 16.4°C61.5°F 2 mm0.1″ | 16°C60.8°F 1 mm0″ | 17.7°C63.9°F 1 mm0″ | 20.7°C69.3°F 1 mm0″ | 22.6°C72.7°F 6 mm0.2″ | 22.9°C73.2°F 59 mm2.3″ | 22.2°C72°F 178 mm7″ |
| Kasungu | 21.9°C71.4°F 216 mm8.5″ | 21.9°C71.4°F 198 mm7.8″ | 21.7°C71.1°F 141 mm5.6″ | 20.9°C69.6°F 42 mm1.7″ | 19°C66.2°F 8 mm0.3″ | 16.8°C62.2°F 1 mm0″ | 16.4°C61.5°F 1 mm0″ | 18.1°C64.6°F 0 mm0″ | 21.3°C70.3°F 1 mm0″ | 23.5°C74.3°F 8 mm0.3″ | 23.7°C74.7°F 63 mm2.5″ | 22.6°C72.7°F 188 mm7.4″ |
| Likoma | 25.7°C78.3°F 293 mm11.5″ | 25.4°C77.7°F 340 mm13.4″ | 25.7°C78.3°F 223 mm8.8″ | 25.7°C78.3°F 86 mm3.4″ | 24.6°C76.3°F 17 mm0.7″ | 22.8°C73°F 4 mm0.2″ | 22.2°C72°F 2 mm0.1″ | 23.2°C73.8°F 2 mm0.1″ | 24.9°C76.8°F 2 mm0.1″ | 27.3°C81.1°F 5 mm0.2″ | 28°C82.4°F 51 mm2″ | 26.5°C79.7°F 216 mm8.5″ |
| Lilongwe | 21.4°C70.5°F 238 mm9.4″ | 21.3°C70.3°F 203 mm8″ | 21°C69.8°F 142 mm5.6″ | 20.3°C68.5°F 52 mm2″ | 18.3°C64.9°F 9 mm0.4″ | 16.2°C61.2°F 1 mm0″ | 15.8°C60.4°F 2 mm0.1″ | 17.5°C63.5°F 0 mm0″ | 20.6°C69.1°F 2 mm0.1″ | 22.6°C72.7°F 12 mm0.5″ | 23.1°C73.6°F 77 mm3″ | 22.1°C71.8°F 191 mm7.5″ |
| Machinga | 24.2°C75.6°F 242 mm9.5″ | 24.2°C75.6°F 206 mm8.1″ | 23.8°C74.8°F 153 mm6″ | 22.9°C73.2°F 42 mm1.7″ | 20.8°C69.4°F 11 mm0.4″ | 19°C66.2°F 18 mm0.7″ | 18.6°C65.5°F 16 mm0.6″ | 20.2°C68.4°F 37 mm1.5″ | 22.9°C73.2°F 34 mm1.3″ | 25.5°C77.9°F 20 mm0.8″ | 26°C78.8°F 65 mm2.6″ | 24.8°C76.6°F 172 mm6.8″ |
| Mangochi | 23.8°C74.8°F 251 mm9.9″ | 23.8°C74.8°F 208 mm8.2″ | 23.7°C74.7°F 158 mm6.2″ | 23.2°C73.8°F 45 mm1.8″ | 21.2°C70.2°F 8 mm0.3″ | 19.4°C66.9°F 8 mm0.3″ | 19.1°C66.4°F 8 mm0.3″ | 20.5°C68.9°F 18 mm0.7″ | 23°C73.4°F 17 mm0.7″ | 25.3°C77.5°F 13 mm0.5″ | 25.6°C78.1°F 57 mm2.2″ | 24.5°C76.1°F 189 mm7.4″ |
| Mchinji | 21.9°C71.4°F 234 mm9.2″ | 21.8°C71.2°F 201 mm7.9″ | 21.4°C70.5°F 145 mm5.7″ | 20.9°C69.6°F 50 mm2″ | 19°C66.2°F 8 mm0.3″ | 16.8°C62.2°F 1 mm0″ | 16.4°C61.5°F 1 mm0″ | 18.5°C65.3°F 0 mm0″ | 21.7°C71.1°F 1 mm0″ | 23.8°C74.8°F 10 mm0.4″ | 23.8°C74.8°F 82 mm3.2″ | 22.4°C72.3°F 211 mm8.3″ |
| Mulanje | 22.6°C72.7°F 256 mm10.1″ | 22.5°C72.5°F 246 mm9.7″ | 22°C71.6°F 241 mm9.5″ | 20.8°C69.4°F 112 mm4.4″ | 18.7°C65.7°F 40 mm1.6″ | 16.7°C62.1°F 38 mm1.5″ | 16.4°C61.5°F 37 mm1.5″ | 17.8°C64°F 28 mm1.1″ | 20.3°C68.5°F 26 mm1″ | 22.5°C72.5°F 53 mm2.1″ | 23.4°C74.1°F 112 mm4.4″ | 22.9°C73.2°F 241 mm9.5″ |
| Mwanza | 25.5°C77.9°F 199 mm7.8″ | 25.4°C77.7°F 187 mm7.4″ | 25.1°C77.2°F 135 mm5.3″ | 24.2°C75.6°F 43 mm1.7″ | 21.9°C71.4°F 17 mm0.7″ | 19.5°C67.1°F 15 mm0.6″ | 19.6°C67.3°F 14 mm0.6″ | 21.2°C70.2°F 9 mm0.4″ | 24.3°C75.7°F 10 mm0.4″ | 27°C80.6°F 32 mm1.3″ | 27.1°C80.8°F 74 mm2.9″ | 26.3°C79.3°F 184 mm7.2″ |
| Mzimba | 20.9°C69.6°F 211 mm8.3″ | 20.9°C69.6°F 187 mm7.4″ | 20.8°C69.4°F 167 mm6.6″ | 20°C68°F 69 mm2.7″ | 18.2°C64.8°F 18 mm0.7″ | 16°C60.8°F 4 mm0.2″ | 15.6°C60.1°F 4 mm0.2″ | 17°C62.6°F 1 mm0″ | 19.7°C67.5°F 2 mm0.1″ | 22°C71.6°F 13 mm0.5″ | 22.4°C72.3°F 69 mm2.7″ | 21.5°C70.7°F 186 mm7.3″ |
| Neno | 24.3°C75.7°F 221 mm8.7″ | 24.1°C75.4°F 213 mm8.4″ | 23.8°C74.8°F 149 mm5.9″ | 23°C73.4°F 43 mm1.7″ | 20.9°C69.6°F 15 mm0.6″ | 18.7°C65.7°F 16 mm0.6″ | 18.6°C65.5°F 16 mm0.6″ | 20.2°C68.4°F 22 mm0.9″ | 23.3°C73.9°F 19 mm0.7″ | 25.8°C78.4°F 32 mm1.3″ | 25.9°C78.6°F 78 mm3.1″ | 24.9°C76.8°F 196 mm7.7″ |
| Nkhata Bay | 23.7°C74.7°F 248 mm9.8″ | 23.7°C74.7°F 218 mm8.6″ | 23.6°C74.5°F 287 mm11.3″ | 23°C73.4°F 199 mm7.8″ | 21.2°C70.2°F 70 mm2.8″ | 19.3°C66.7°F 23 mm0.9″ | 18.8°C65.8°F 19 mm0.7″ | 19.8°C67.6°F 6 mm0.2″ | 21.9°C71.4°F 4 mm0.2″ | 24.1°C75.4°F 14 mm0.6″ | 24.9°C76.8°F 90 mm3.5″ | 24.1°C75.4°F 223 mm8.8″ |
| Nkhotakota | 24°C75.2°F 281 mm11.1″ | 24.1°C75.4°F 242 mm9.5″ | 24.3°C75.7°F 304 mm12″ | 23.5°C74.3°F 149 mm5.9″ | 21.7°C71.1°F 25 mm1″ | 19.9°C67.8°F 7 mm0.3″ | 19.5°C67.1°F 5 mm0.2″ | 20.6°C69.1°F 2 mm0.1″ | 23°C73.4°F 2 mm0.1″ | 25.4°C77.7°F 8 mm0.3″ | 25.8°C78.4°F 72 mm2.8″ | 24.7°C76.5°F 219 mm8.6″ |
| Nsanje | 26.9°C80.4°F 181 mm7.1″ | 26.6°C79.9°F 149 mm5.9″ | 26.1°C79°F 134 mm5.3″ | 25°C77°F 49 mm1.9″ | 22.7°C72.9°F 19 mm0.7″ | 20.4°C68.7°F 18 mm0.7″ | 20.5°C68.9°F 17 mm0.7″ | 22.3°C72.1°F 9 mm0.4″ | 25.1°C77.2°F 9 mm0.4″ | 27.5°C81.5°F 32 mm1.3″ | 27.9°C82.2°F 78 mm3.1″ | 27.2°C81°F 170 mm6.7″ |
| Ntcheu | 22.7°C72.9°F 241 mm9.5″ | 22.5°C72.5°F 205 mm8.1″ | 22.3°C72.1°F 152 mm6″ | 21.6°C70.9°F 41 mm1.6″ | 19.7°C67.5°F 10 mm0.4″ | 17.6°C63.7°F 11 mm0.4″ | 17.5°C63.5°F 12 mm0.5″ | 19°C66.2°F 28 mm1.1″ | 21.8°C71.2°F 24 mm0.9″ | 24.3°C75.7°F 19 mm0.7″ | 24.5°C76.1°F 67 mm2.6″ | 23.2°C73.8°F 197 mm7.8″ |
| Ntchisi | 21.4°C70.5°F 243 mm9.6″ | 21.2°C70.2°F 212 mm8.3″ | 21.2°C70.2°F 174 mm6.9″ | 20.4°C68.7°F 53 mm2.1″ | 18.6°C65.5°F 9 mm0.4″ | 16.7°C62.1°F 3 mm0.1″ | 16.3°C61.3°F 2 mm0.1″ | 17.8°C64°F 0 mm0″ | 20.7°C69.3°F 1 mm0″ | 22.7°C72.9°F 6 mm0.2″ | 23°C73.4°F 55 mm2.2″ | 22.2°C72°F 181 mm7.1″ |
| Phalombe | 23.2°C73.8°F 277 mm10.9″ | 23.1°C73.6°F 244 mm9.6″ | 22.5°C72.5°F 205 mm8.1″ | 21.5°C70.7°F 64 mm2.5″ | 19.5°C67.1°F 27 mm1.1″ | 17.7°C63.9°F 29 mm1.1″ | 17.3°C63.1°F 26 mm1″ | 18.9°C66°F 31 mm1.2″ | 21.4°C70.5°F 30 mm1.2″ | 23.7°C74.7°F 45 mm1.8″ | 24.3°C75.7°F 96 mm3.8″ | 23.5°C74.3°F 231 mm9.1″ |
| Rumphi | 21.4°C70.5°F 221 mm8.7″ | 21.4°C70.5°F 194 mm7.6″ | 21.2°C70.2°F 226 mm8.9″ | 20.5°C68.9°F 126 mm5″ | 18.7°C65.7°F 33 mm1.3″ | 16.9°C62.4°F 9 mm0.4″ | 16.5°C61.7°F 6 mm0.2″ | 17.7°C63.9°F 3 mm0.1″ | 19.7°C67.5°F 3 mm0.1″ | 21.9°C71.4°F 15 mm0.6″ | 22.7°C72.9°F 82 mm3.2″ | 21.8°C71.2°F 193 mm7.6″ |
| Salima | 24.6°C76.3°F 300 mm11.8″ | 24.6°C76.3°F 252 mm9.9″ | 24.8°C76.6°F 199 mm7.8″ | 24.4°C75.9°F 66 mm2.6″ | 22.2°C72°F 7 mm0.3″ | 20.3°C68.5°F 3 mm0.1″ | 20.2°C68.4°F 2 mm0.1″ | 21.4°C70.5°F 2 mm0.1″ | 23.6°C74.5°F 2 mm0.1″ | 25.9°C78.6°F 6 mm0.2″ | 26.4°C79.5°F 48 mm1.9″ | 25.2°C77.4°F 194 mm7.6″ |
| Thyolo | 23.2°C73.8°F 210 mm8.3″ | 23.1°C73.6°F 200 mm7.9″ | 22.6°C72.7°F 183 mm7.2″ | 21.4°C70.5°F 84 mm3.3″ | 19.3°C66.7°F 27 mm1.1″ | 17°C62.6°F 24 mm0.9″ | 17°C62.6°F 25 mm1″ | 17.9°C64.2°F 16 mm0.6″ | 20.3°C68.5°F 15 mm0.6″ | 22.8°C73°F 38 mm1.5″ | 23.9°C75°F 95 mm3.7″ | 23.6°C74.5°F 205 mm8.1″ |
| Zomba | 23.7°C74.7°F 242 mm9.5″ | 23.6°C74.5°F 216 mm8.5″ | 23.2°C73.8°F 155 mm6.1″ | 22.2°C72°F 42 mm1.7″ | 20.2°C68.4°F 16 mm0.6″ | 18.3°C64.9°F 20 mm0.8″ | 17.9°C64.2°F 17 mm0.7″ | 19.4°C66.9°F 34 mm1.3″ | 22.1°C71.8°F 32 mm1.3″ | 24.6°C76.3°F 33 mm1.3″ | 25.2°C77.4°F 77 mm3″ | 24.2°C75.6°F 186 mm7.3″ |
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Frequently asked questions
Which state or province in Malawi has the least rain?
Chikwawa is the driest state or province in Malawi, with approximately 799 mm / 31.5 in of average annual rainfall.
Which state or province in Malawi is warmest in July?
Likoma is the warmest state or province in Malawi in July, with an average temperature of 22.2°C / 72°F.
Which state or province in Malawi is warmest in January?
Chikwawa is the warmest state or province in Malawi in January, with an average temperature of 27.1°C / 80.8°F.
Which state or province in Malawi has the mildest year-round climate?
Likoma has the highest annual average temperature in Malawi at 25.2°C / 77.4°F, while Mzimba has the lowest at 19.6°C / 67.3°F.
Which state or province in Malawi has the most sunny months?
Ntcheu matches our sunny profiles (warm/mild with limited rain) for 7 months of the year — the most of any state or province in Malawi.