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Monthly climate in Blantyre, Malawi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Blantyre features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (64 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1223 mm (48.2 inches) and receives 141 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Blantyre enjoys an average of 3884 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Blantyre, Malawi §

The warmest months in Blantyre are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 20 °C (64 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Blantyre experiences 238 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 Blantyre, 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 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Blantyre, Malawi §

Blantyre usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 22 rainy days and 253 mm (10.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Blantyre are June, August and September. On average, 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Blantyre, 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) 290 (11.4) 220 (8.7) 250 (9.8) 56 (2.2) 19 (0.8) 18 (0.7) 21 (0.8) 8 (0.3) 7 (0.3) 25 (1.0) 105 (4.1) 204 (8.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 22 24 20 13 5 5 7 2 2 6 13 22

Monthly sunshine hours in Blantyre, Malawi §

The sunniest months in Blantyre are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Blantyre: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Blantyre, 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 253 300 329 322 330 307 323 334 337 359 342 341
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 55m 12h 35m 12h 9m 11h 43m 11h 21m 11h 11m 11h 16m 11h 35m 12h 0m 12h 26m 12h 50m 13h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Blantyre, Malawi §

Blantyre experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, 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 exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Blantyre UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Blantyre, 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) 17 17 16 12 10 8 9 11 12 12 14 15