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Monthly climate in Mponela, Central Region, Malawi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mponela features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1130 mm (44.5 inches) and receives 126 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mponela enjoys an average of 3829 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 19 minutes to 12 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mponela, Central Region, Malawi §

The warmest months in Mponela are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 24 °C (72 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 18 °C (61 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mponela experiences 150 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 Mponela, 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 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mponela, Central Region, Malawi §

Mponela usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 24 rainy days and 255 mm (10.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mponela are July, August and September. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mponela, 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) 263 (10.4) 257 (10.1) 209 (8.2) 48 (1.9) 11 (0.4) 5 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 16 (0.6) 68 (2.7) 243 (9.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 25 23 11 4 1 0 0 0 4 10 24

Monthly sunshine hours in Mponela, Central Region, Malawi §

The sunniest months in Mponela are September, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 33 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mponela: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mponela, 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 228 268 314 320 334 317 330 342 342 362 346 319
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 48m 12h 31m 12h 8m 11h 46m 11h 28m 11h 19m 11h 24m 11h 39m 12h 0m 12h 23m 12h 43m 12h 53m

Solar UV radiation in Mponela, Central Region, Malawi §

Mponela experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February 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 Mponela UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mponela, 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) 17 17 16 14 11 9 10 12 14 13 15 16