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Monthly climate in Mzimba, Northern Region, Malawi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mzimba features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (62 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 906 mm (35.7 inches) and receives 113 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mzimba enjoys an average of 3713 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 25 minutes to 12 hours 47 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mzimba, Northern Region, Malawi §

The warmest months in Mzimba 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 19 °C (62 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mzimba experiences 151 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 Mzimba, 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)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average high 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°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)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mzimba, Northern Region, Malawi §

Mzimba usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 22 rainy days and 204 mm (8.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mzimba 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 Mzimba, 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) 206 (8.1) 194 (7.6) 191 (7.5) 39 (1.5) 7 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 11 (0.5) 37 (1.5) 213 (8.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 23 26 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 22

Monthly sunshine hours in Mzimba, Northern Region, Malawi §

The sunniest months in Mzimba are September, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mzimba: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mzimba, 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 210 245 281 310 331 318 335 341 344 358 341 295
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 43m 12h 27m 12h 8m 11h 48m 11h 32m 11h 25m 11h 29m 11h 43m 12h 1m 12h 21m 12h 38m 12h 47m

Solar UV radiation in Mzimba, Northern Region, Malawi §

Mzimba 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 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Mzimba UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mzimba, 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 17 16 15 12 10 10 12 14 13 15 16