Mallawī climate
Mallawī is warmest in July, with average highs of 38 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 7.2 °C. March is the wettest month (1.3 mm) and June the driest (0 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Mallawī averages 4 mm of rain and 254 days above 25 °C.
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Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 38 °C
- Coldest month January 7.2 °C
- Driest month June 0 mm
- Wettest month March 1 mm
- Least cloud August 1 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 47 °C
- Coldest on record January 0.9 °C
What to expectMallawī through the year
Mallawī has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 20 °C in January to 38 °C in July, a swing of 18 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 254 days a year reach 25 °C, 197 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 47 °C, in May.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 0 mm in June to 1 mm in March. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.6 °C | 1 mm | 26 % |
| February | 21.7 °C | 1 mm | 23 % |
| March | 25.9 °C | 1 mm | 18 % |
| April | 30.9 °C | under 1 mm | 17 % |
| May | 35.2 °C | under 1 mm | 15 % |
| June | 37.5 °C | 0 mm | 2 % |
| July | 38.2 °C | 0 mm | 1 % |
| August | 38.1 °C | 0 mm | 1 % |
| September | 35.8 °C | 0 mm | 1 % |
| October | 31.9 °C | under 1 mm | 9 % |
| November | 25.9 °C | 1 mm | 20 % |
| December | 21.1 °C | 1 mm | 26 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.6 °C | 7.2 °C | 13.4 °C | 30.2 °C | 0.9 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 21.7 °C | 8.3 °C | 15.2 °C | 35.4 °C | 1.4 °C | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| March | 25.9 °C | 11.6 °C | 19.0 °C | 39.0 °C | 4.8 °C | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| April | 30.9 °C | 15.6 °C | 23.7 °C | 43.4 °C | 7.7 °C | 28 | 15 | 0 |
| May | 35.2 °C | 20.2 °C | 28.1 °C | 47.4 °C | 13.3 °C | 31 | 28 | 0 |
| June | 37.5 °C | 23.0 °C | 30.7 °C | 47.1 °C | 17.6 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| July | 38.2 °C | 24.2 °C | 31.7 °C | 46.6 °C | 19.4 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| August | 38.1 °C | 24.4 °C | 31.6 °C | 45.0 °C | 19.5 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| September | 35.8 °C | 22.4 °C | 29.3 °C | 44.0 °C | 18.0 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| October | 31.9 °C | 19.0 °C | 25.4 °C | 42.9 °C | 12.9 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| November | 25.9 °C | 13.6 °C | 19.6 °C | 36.6 °C | 6.1 °C | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| December | 21.1 °C | 8.9 °C | 14.9 °C | 32.0 °C | 0.9 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 mm | 0 | 11 h/day | 26 % | 53 % | 15 km/h |
| February | 1 mm | 0 | 11 h/day | 23 % | 45 % | 16 km/h |
| March | 1 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 18 % | 37 % | 18 km/h |
| April | under 1 mm | 0 | 13 h/day | 17 % | 29 % | 19 km/h |
| May | under 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 15 % | 26 % | 20 km/h |
| June | 0 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 2 % | 28 % | 20 km/h |
| July | 0 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 1 % | 31 % | 19 km/h |
| August | 0 mm | 0 | 13 h/day | 1 % | 33 % | 19 km/h |
| September | 0 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 1 % | 37 % | 19 km/h |
| October | under 1 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 9 % | 42 % | 17 km/h |
| November | 1 mm | 0 | 11 h/day | 20 % | 49 % | 15 km/h |
| December | 1 mm | 0 | 10 h/day | 26 % | 54 % | 15 km/h |
How Mallawī compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallawī | 38 °C | 7.2 °C | 4 mm | 254 |
| Minya · Egypt | 37 °C | 7.2 °C | 5 mm | 246 |
| Assiut · Egypt | 39 °C | 6.9 °C | 5 mm | 261 |
| Sohag · Egypt | 39 °C | 7.3 °C | 4 mm | 269 |
| Al Fayyum · Egypt | 38 °C | 7.9 °C | 10 mm | 245 |
Where Mallawī ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The driest places in Africa in October | 3rdof 50 | 0.1 mm |
| The driest places in the world in October | 3rdof 50 | 0.1 mm |
| The driest places in Africa in September | 4thof 50 | 0 mm |
| The driest places in Africa year-round | 5thof 50 | 0.4 mm |
| The driest places in the world in September | 5thof 50 | 0 mm |
| The driest places in the world year-round | 5thof 50 | 0.4 mm |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Mallawī’s climate
When is the best time to visit Mallawī?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, April, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and June the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Mallawī get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 38 °C. About 197 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 47 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 7.2 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Mallawī?
March, averaging 1 mm over 0 days with rain. The driest month is June with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 4 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Mallawī rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.