Malawi Climatic Classifications

Code Description Group Number of states/regions States/regions
Aw Tropical wet and dry or savanna Tropical 3 Central Region Northern Region Southern Region

Summary: Most regions (3) in Malawi lie in the Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate zone (Köppen: Aw). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 24.72°C (76.5°F) in Southern Region to a low of 21.96°C (71.53°F) in Northern Region.

Climate Malawi: Weather By Month

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.75(81.95) 27.56(81.61) 27.21(80.98) 25.97(78.75) 25.04(77.07) 23.4(74.12) 23.35(74.03) 26.9(80.42) 30.22(86.4) 31.79(89.22) 31.92(89.46) 30.16(86.29) 31.92(89.46)
Average high °C (°F) 25.74(78.33) 25.68(78.22) 25.63(78.13) 25.06(77.11) 24.35(75.83) 23.13(73.63) 23.18(73.72) 26.11(79.0) 28.84(83.91) 30.46(86.83) 30.5(86.9) 28.27(82.89) 26.41(79.54)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.03(73.45) 22.93(73.27) 22.75(72.95) 21.76(71.17) 20.7(69.26) 19.4(66.92) 19.48(67.06) 22.25(72.05) 25.0(77.0) 26.85(80.33) 27.03(80.65) 25.07(77.13) 23.02(73.44)
Average low °C (°F) 18.32(64.98) 18.08(64.54) 17.73(63.91) 16.16(61.09) 14.69(58.44) 13.01(55.42) 12.82(55.08) 14.91(58.84) 17.31(63.16) 19.36(66.85) 20.11(68.2) 19.33(66.79) 16.82(62.28)
Record low °C (°F) 16.31(61.36) 15.95(60.71) 15.86(60.55) 14.7(58.46) 13.14(55.65) 11.13(52.03) 11.04(51.87) 12.74(54.93) 14.92(58.86) 16.92(62.46) 17.72(63.9) 17.08(62.74) 11.04(51.87)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 429.32(16.9) 371.79(14.64) 247.44(9.74) 67.53(2.66) 15.44(0.61) 6.73(0.26) 7.09(0.28) 4.22(0.17) 3.24(0.13) 28.13(1.11) 81.99(3.23) 280.5(11.04) 128.62(5.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 27.55 24.64 23.03 12.6 4.58 1.88 1.94 1.18 0.76 4.52 11.7 24.09 11.54
Average relative humidity (%) 84.49 85.93 85.88 83.41 78.1 73.27 68.1 56.09 47.74 49.24 56.31 73.07 70.14
Mean monthly sunshine hours 11.98 11.75 10.91 10.66 11.21 9.24 8.43 10.95 11.5 11.47 11.41 12.26 10.98

Malawi Climate Graph

Malawi’s Cities by Temperature

Malawi’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:

Southern Region
24.72°C | 76.5°F
Central Region
22.38°C | 72.28°F
Northern Region
21.96°C | 71.53°F

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