Dowa, Central Region, Malawi Climate

Weather: 15.81°C/60.46°F, Wind SW at 0.63 km/h, 79% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Dowa Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 1339.5 meters (4394.69 feet) above sea level, Dowa has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The district’s yearly temperature is 22.2ºC (71.96ºF) and it is -0.82% lower than Malawi’s averages. Dowa typically receives about 117.05 millimeters (4.61 inches) of precipitation and has 142.19 rainy days (38.96% of the time) annually.

CountryMalawi
CityCentral Region
Longitude33.9359756
Latitude-13.6514687
Attitude/Elevation1339.5m (4394.69ft)
Local timeThursday 23:03
Annual high temperature25.68ºC (78.22ºF)
Annual low temperature15.54ºC (59.97ºF)
Average annual precip.117.05mm (4.61in)
Warmest monthOctober (29.5ºC / 85.1ºF)
Coldest MonthJuly (11.17ºC / 52.11ºF)
Wettest MonthJanuary (373.64mm / 14.71in)
Driest MonthSeptember (1.82mm / 0.07in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)142.19 days (38.96%)
Days with no rain222.81 days (61.04%)
Humidity68.72%

Climate Dowa: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)31.74(89.13)30.75(87.35)30.75(87.35)28.76(83.77)27.77(81.99)27.77(81.99)29.75(85.55)31.74(89.13)32.73(90.91)34.71(94.48)33.72(92.7)32.73(90.91)34.71(94.48)
Average high °C (°F)24.79(76.62)24.69(76.44)24.92(76.86)24.57(76.23)24.03(75.25)22.87(73.17)22.95(73.31)25.44(77.79)27.9(82.22)29.5(85.1)29.38(84.88)27.11(80.8)25.68(78.22)
Daily mean °C (°F)22.24(72.03)22.04(71.67)21.92(71.46)21.03(69.85)20.04(68.07)18.71(65.68)18.86(65.95)21.43(70.57)23.98(75.16)25.89(78.6)26.03(78.85)24.13(75.43)22.2(71.96)
Average low °C (°F)17.62(63.72)17.22(63.0)16.55(61.79)14.67(58.41)13.03(55.45)11.37(52.47)11.17(52.11)13.41(56.14)15.74(60.33)18.09(64.56)19.09(66.36)18.56(65.41)15.54(59.97)
Record low °C (°F)14.88(58.78)13.89(57.0)11.9(53.42)9.92(49.86)9.92(49.86)6.94(44.49)7.93(46.27)7.93(46.27)8.93(48.07)12.89(55.2)12.89(55.2)13.89(57.0)6.94(44.49)
Average precipitation mm (inches)373.64(14.71)366.89(14.44)215.03(8.47)57.37(2.26)19.79(0.78)3.02(0.12)2.18(0.09)2.29(0.09)1.82(0.07)25.43(1.0)88.29(3.48)248.83(9.8)117.05(4.61)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)29.1226.0524.5312.265.410.450.550.630.554.612.7125.3411.85
Average relative humidity (%)85.6987.6486.3282.2475.2969.0863.1452.1145.7847.7355.773.9168.72
Mean monthly sunshine hours11.7811.4910.8210.7411.248.798.5210.5811.4311.4311.3912.310.87

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Dowa in recent years.

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Dowa Temperature by Month

November
26.03°C | 78.85°F
October
25.89°C | 78.6°F
December
24.13°C | 75.43°F
September
23.98°C | 75.16°F
January
22.24°C | 72.03°F
February
22.04°C | 71.67°F
March
21.92°C | 71.46°F
August
21.43°C | 70.57°F
April
21.03°C | 69.85°F
May
20.04°C | 68.07°F
July
18.86°C | 65.95°F
June
18.71°C | 65.68°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature27.77°C (81.99°F)24.44°C (75.99°F)20.83°C (69.49°F)
Avg Temperature23.8°C (74.84°F)21.82°C (71.28°F)19.84°C (67.71°F)
Min Temperature18.84°C (65.91°F)17.25°C (63.05°F)15.87°C (60.57°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point19.84°C (67.71°F)18.38°C (65.08°F)15.87°C (60.57°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation54.15mm | 2.13in11.86mm | 0.47in0.0mm | 0in332.15mm | 13.08in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind7.93kmh | 4.93mph5.21kmh | 3.24mph1.98kmh | 1.23mph
Gust Wind11.9kmh | 7.39mph8.11kmh | 5.04mph3.97kmh | 2.47mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure54.15mb11.86mb0.0mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
February° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2013-02-0120.83 | 69.4917.85 | 64.13884.96 | 3.0829.61 | 1002.714.56 | 0.18
2013-02-0222.81 | 73.0617.85 | 64.13865.95 | 3.729.58 | 1001.725.85 | 0.23
2013-02-0322.81 | 73.0617.85 | 64.13875.95 | 3.729.58 | 1001.7210.81 | 0.43
2013-02-0421.82 | 71.2819.84 | 67.71925.95 | 3.729.64 | 1003.730.65 | 1.21
2013-02-0523.8 | 74.8419.84 | 67.71892.98 | 1.8529.67 | 1004.6934.81 | 1.37
2013-02-0620.83 | 69.4918.84 | 65.91933.97 | 2.4729.7 | 1005.6912.4 | 0.49
2013-02-0722.81 | 73.0618.84 | 65.91894.96 | 3.0829.64 | 1003.710.31 | 0.41
2013-02-0820.83 | 69.4918.84 | 65.91944.96 | 3.0829.61 | 1002.718.23 | 0.32
2013-02-0920.83 | 69.4918.84 | 65.91952.98 | 1.8529.61 | 1002.7125.49 | 1.0
2013-02-1021.82 | 71.2819.84 | 67.71923.97 | 2.4729.58 | 1001.7226.78 | 1.05
2013-02-1119.84 | 67.7118.84 | 65.91944.96 | 3.0829.58 | 1001.7254.15 | 2.13
2013-02-1221.82 | 71.2818.84 | 65.91925.95 | 3.729.58 | 1001.727.34 | 0.29
2013-02-1319.84 | 67.7117.85 | 64.13932.98 | 1.8529.58 | 1001.725.95 | 0.23
2013-02-1421.82 | 71.2818.84 | 65.91934.96 | 3.0829.55 | 1000.7312.99 | 0.51
2013-02-1520.83 | 69.4918.84 | 65.91946.94 | 4.3129.55 | 1000.7310.02 | 0.39
2013-02-1620.83 | 69.4918.84 | 65.91946.94 | 4.3129.58 | 1001.725.45 | 0.21
2013-02-1721.82 | 71.2817.85 | 64.13867.93 | 4.9329.55 | 1000.733.87 | 0.15
2013-02-1822.81 | 73.0617.85 | 64.13845.95 | 3.729.52 | 999.733.37 | 0.13
2013-02-1923.8 | 74.8417.85 | 64.13841.98 | 1.2329.55 | 1000.7312.4 | 0.49
2013-02-2021.82 | 71.2818.84 | 65.91926.94 | 4.3129.58 | 1001.7214.08 | 0.55
2013-02-2122.81 | 73.0618.84 | 65.91884.96 | 3.0829.61 | 1002.714.26 | 0.17
2013-02-2222.81 | 73.0617.85 | 64.13864.96 | 3.0829.61 | 1002.717.04 | 0.28
2013-02-2322.81 | 73.0618.84 | 65.91874.96 | 3.0829.64 | 1003.73.97 | 0.16
2013-02-2422.81 | 73.0616.86 | 62.35826.94 | 4.3129.64 | 1003.70.0 | 0
2013-02-2520.83 | 69.4915.87 | 60.57857.93 | 4.9329.7 | 1005.690.2 | 0.01
2013-02-2619.84 | 67.7116.86 | 62.35895.95 | 3.729.76 | 1007.670.5 | 0.02
2013-02-2721.82 | 71.2817.85 | 64.13893.97 | 2.4729.73 | 1006.687.84 | 0.31
2013-02-2822.81 | 73.0618.84 | 65.91893.97 | 2.4729.67 | 1004.698.83 | 0.35

Dowa 11 Year Historical Weather Data

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