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Monthly climate in Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nkhotakota features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1616 mm (63.6 inches) and receives 131 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nkhotakota enjoys an average of 3813 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 21 minutes to 12 hours 51 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi §

The warmest months in Nkhotakota are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 22 °C (69 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nkhotakota experiences 247 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 Nkhotakota, 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 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi §

Nkhotakota usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 24 rainy days and 361 mm (14.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nkhotakota are June, August and September. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nkhotakota, 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) 341 (13.4) 364 (14.3) 314 (12.4) 91 (3.6) 12 (0.5) 3 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 17 (0.7) 90 (3.5) 379 (14.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 25 26 14 3 0 1 0 0 3 11 24

Monthly sunshine hours in Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi §

The sunniest months in Nkhotakota are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nkhotakota: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nkhotakota, 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 224 261 306 324 339 324 336 341 341 362 345 306
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 46m 12h 29m 12h 8m 11h 47m 11h 30m 11h 21m 11h 26m 11h 40m 12h 1m 12h 22m 12h 41m 12h 51m

Solar UV radiation in Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi §

Nkhotakota experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, 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 Nkhotakota UV Index data.

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