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Monthly climate in Nkhata Bay, Northern Region, Malawi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nkhata Bay features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (67 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2542 mm (100.1 inches) and receives 200 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nkhata Bay enjoys an average of 3841 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 26 minutes to 12 hours 46 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nkhata Bay, Northern Region, Malawi §

The warmest months in Nkhata Bay are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (76 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 21 °C (67 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nkhata Bay experiences 160 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 Nkhata Bay, 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 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°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)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(76°F)
Average low 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nkhata Bay, Northern Region, Malawi §

Nkhata Bay usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 27 rainy days and 446 mm (17.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nkhata Bay are June, August and September. On average, 24 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nkhata Bay, 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) 353 (13.9) 389 (15.3) 472 (18.6) 344 (13.6) 92 (3.6) 37 (1.5) 38 (1.5) 18 (0.7) 18 (0.7) 96 (3.8) 207 (8.1) 478 (18.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 25 30 27 16 9 10 4 3 10 15 27

Monthly sunshine hours in Nkhata Bay, Northern Region, Malawi §

The sunniest months in Nkhata Bay are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nkhata Bay: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nkhata Bay, 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 233 265 310 322 338 325 336 341 341 360 349 314
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 42m 12h 27m 12h 8m 11h 49m 11h 33m 11h 26m 11h 30m 11h 43m 12h 1m 12h 20m 12h 38m 12h 46m

Solar UV radiation in Nkhata Bay, Northern Region, Malawi §

Nkhata Bay 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 Nkhata Bay UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nkhata Bay, 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 12 14 15