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Monthly climate in Kasungu, Central Region, Malawi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kasungu features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (64 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 777 mm (30.6 inches) and receives 102 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kasungu enjoys an average of 3780 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 21 minutes to 12 hours 52 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kasungu, Central Region, Malawi §

The warmest months in Kasungu are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 20 °C (64 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kasungu experiences 248 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kasungu, Central Region, Malawi.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Average high 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kasungu, Central Region, Malawi §

Kasungu usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 180 mm (7.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kasungu are July, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kasungu, Central Region, Malawi.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 184 (7.2) 179 (7.0) 148 (5.8) 32 (1.2) 5 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 7 (0.3) 38 (1.5) 178 (7.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 22 22 23 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 19

Monthly sunshine hours in Kasungu, Central Region, Malawi §

The sunniest months in Kasungu are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kasungu: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kasungu, Central Region, Malawi.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 217 258 297 319 335 320 335 343 343 362 344 303
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 46m 12h 30m 12h 8m 11h 47m 11h 29m 11h 21m 11h 25m 11h 40m 12h 1m 12h 22m 12h 42m 12h 52m

Solar UV radiation in Kasungu, Central Region, Malawi §

Kasungu experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kasungu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kasungu, Central Region, Malawi.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 16 17 16 14 11 9 10 12 13 13 15 16