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Monthly climate in Likoma, Northern Region, Malawi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Likoma features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (71 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1687 mm (66.4 inches) and receives 154 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Likoma enjoys an average of 3865 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 24 minutes to 12 hours 48 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Likoma, Northern Region, Malawi §

The warmest months in Likoma are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 23 °C (71 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Likoma experiences 242 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 Likoma, Northern 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
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Likoma, Northern Region, Malawi §

Likoma usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 25 rainy days and 357 mm (14.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Likoma are July, August and September. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Likoma, Northern 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) 349 (13.7) 336 (13.2) 366 (14.4) 118 (4.7) 25 (1.0) 14 (0.6) 10 (0.4) 5 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 17 (0.7) 90 (3.5) 355 (14.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 24 28 22 6 4 3 1 0 4 13 25

Monthly sunshine hours in Likoma, Northern Region, Malawi §

The sunniest months in Likoma are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Likoma: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Likoma, Northern 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 239 275 321 323 338 325 334 338 337 359 349 322
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 43m 12h 28m 12h 8m 11h 48m 11h 32m 11h 24m 11h 28m 11h 42m 12h 1m 12h 21m 12h 39m 12h 48m

Solar UV radiation in Likoma, Northern Region, Malawi §

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

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Likoma, Northern 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 16 16 15 11 9 10 12 13 13 14 15