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Monthly climate in Liwonde, Southern Region, Malawi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Liwonde features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (67 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1015 mm (40.0 inches) and receives 104 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Liwonde enjoys an average of 3929 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 13 minutes to 12 hours 59 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Liwonde, Southern Region, Malawi §

The warmest months in Liwonde are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (80 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 22 °C (67 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Liwonde experiences 297 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 Liwonde, 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 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Liwonde, Southern Region, Malawi §

Liwonde usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 20 rainy days and 225 mm (8.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Liwonde are July, August and September. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Liwonde, 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) 246 (9.7) 206 (8.1) 223 (8.8) 34 (1.3) 10 (0.4) 6 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 11 (0.4) 72 (2.8) 196 (7.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 21 23 18 6 2 1 0 0 0 2 9 22

Monthly sunshine hours in Liwonde, Southern Region, Malawi §

The sunniest months in Liwonde are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 30 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Liwonde: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 41 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Liwonde, 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 257 301 333 325 332 314 330 336 339 361 350 346
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 53m 12h 34m 12h 9m 11h 44m 11h 23m 11h 13m 11h 19m 11h 36m 12h 0m 12h 25m 12h 48m 12h 59m

Solar UV radiation in Liwonde, Southern Region, Malawi §

Liwonde 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 Liwonde UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Liwonde, 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 16 16 13 10 9 9 11 13 13 15 15