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Monthly climate in Chikwawa, Southern Region, Malawi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Chikwawa features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 910 mm (35.8 inches) and receives 102 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Chikwawa enjoys an average of 3866 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 10 minutes to 13 hours 3 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Chikwawa, Southern Region, Malawi §

The warmest months in Chikwawa are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (82 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 23 °C (68 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Chikwawa experiences 300 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 Chikwawa, Southern 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 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Chikwawa, Southern Region, Malawi §

Chikwawa usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 18 rainy days and 202 mm (8.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Chikwawa are May, August and September. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Chikwawa, Southern 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) 254 (10.0) 159 (6.3) 192 (7.6) 26 (1.0) 9 (0.4) 13 (0.5) 18 (0.7) 5 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 13 (0.5) 64 (2.5) 152 (6.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 19 16 6 2 3 5 1 1 3 9 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Chikwawa, Southern Region, Malawi §

The sunniest months in Chikwawa are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Chikwawa: 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 Chikwawa, Southern 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 253 302 327 320 327 304 321 333 335 356 340 340
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 56m 12h 36m 12h 9m 11h 42m 11h 20m 11h 10m 11h 15m 11h 34m 12h 0m 12h 27m 12h 50m 13h 3m

Solar UV radiation in Chikwawa, Southern Region, Malawi §

Chikwawa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 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 Chikwawa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Chikwawa, Southern 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) 17 17 15 12 10 8 8 11 12 12 14 14