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Best time to visit Lichinga

August is the best time to visit Lichinga for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 97/100
The least cloud September 27 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 2 mm
Warmth October 27 °C
Cooler weather July 21 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 August 97 23 °C 0
2 May 96 23 °C 2
3 June 95 21 °C 0
4 July 95 21 °C 1
5 September 93 26 °C 1
6 October 88 27 °C 5
7 April 87 23 °C 10
8 November 79 27 °C 12
9 March 71 24 °C 23
10 February 71 24 °C 24
11 January 71 24 °C 29
12 December 71 25 °C 24

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 24 wet days and highs near 25 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 23.8 °C 297 mm 89 %
February 23.8 °C 232 mm 85 %
March 23.7 °C 171 mm 77 %
April 23.2 °C 43 mm 53 %
May 22.8 °C 9 mm 37 %
June 21.3 °C 2 mm 32 %
July 20.8 °C 2 mm 34 %
August 23.0 °C 2 mm 30 %
September 25.9 °C 3 mm 27 %
October 27.4 °C 22 mm 33 %
November 27.4 °C 77 mm 51 %
December 24.9 °C 229 mm 78 %

Data sources and method

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.