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Monthly climate in Rumphi, Northern Region, Malawi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Rumphi features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1042 mm (41.0 inches) and receives 131 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Rumphi enjoys an average of 3588 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 28 minutes to 12 hours 44 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Rumphi, Northern Region, Malawi §

The warmest months in Rumphi are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (71 - 74 °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, Rumphi experiences 163 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 Rumphi, 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
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average high 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Rumphi, Northern Region, Malawi §

Rumphi usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 24 rainy days and 218 mm (8.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Rumphi 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 Rumphi, 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) 189 (7.4) 205 (8.1) 236 (9.3) 111 (4.4) 18 (0.7) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 9 (0.4) 52 (2.1) 213 (8.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 23 28 20 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 23

Monthly sunshine hours in Rumphi, Northern Region, Malawi §

The sunniest months in Rumphi are August, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Rumphi: January, February and March receive an average of 7 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Rumphi, 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 184 219 254 297 322 317 330 339 342 360 337 280
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 40m 12h 26m 12h 8m 11h 50m 11h 35m 11h 28m 11h 32m 11h 44m 12h 1m 12h 20m 12h 36m 12h 44m

Solar UV radiation in Rumphi, Northern Region, Malawi §

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

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