Malawi
Across 3 destinations in Malawi, the warmest is Lilongwe at 30 °C in Nov, the coolest is Mzuzu at 26 °C, and annual rainfall ranges from 705 mm in Lilongwe to 1,382 mm in Mzuzu. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
3 destinations with full climate records · 31 awaiting data
The rangeHow much Malawi varies
Climate varies across Malawi. At the warmest month of the year, Lilongwe averages 30 °C by day while Mzuzu reaches 26 °C — a difference of 3.4 °C between two places in the same country.
DestinationsThe year in each of the largest
All of themEvery destination with a full record
| Destination | Warmest month | Peak avg high | Annual rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lilongwe | Nov | 30 °C | 705 mm |
| Blantyre | Nov | 29 °C | 1,099 mm |
| Mzuzu | Nov | 26 °C | 1,382 mm |
Awaiting climate data
These destinations are in our database but do not yet have complete 30-year records, so they have no page yet.
- Zomba
- Karonga
- Kasungu
- Mangochi
- Salima
- Liwonde
- Balaka
- Dedza
- Nkhotakota
- Mchinji
- Nsanje
- Mzimba
- Mponela
- Rumphi
- Ntcheu
- Mwanza
- Chitipa
- Monkey Bay
- Mulanje
- Nkhata Bay
- Luchenza
- Chipeni
- Thyolo
- Dowa
- Ngabu
- Ntchisi
- Likoma
- Chipoka
- Phalombe
- Chikwawa
- Livingstonia
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: warmest month, annual rainfall total. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
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