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Monthly climate in Monkey Bay, Southern Region, Malawi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Monkey Bay features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (69 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1415 mm (55.7 inches) and receives 117 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Monkey Bay enjoys an average of 3934 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 17 minutes to 12 hours 55 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Monkey Bay, Southern Region, Malawi §

The warmest months in Monkey Bay are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 28 °C (80 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (69 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Monkey Bay experiences 247 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 Monkey Bay, 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 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(73°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Monkey Bay, Southern Region, Malawi §

Monkey Bay usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 23 rainy days and 315 mm (12.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Monkey Bay 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 Monkey Bay, 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) 335 (13.2) 312 (12.3) 299 (11.8) 68 (2.7) 13 (0.5) 5 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 16 (0.6) 59 (2.3) 298 (11.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 23 23 9 3 1 2 0 0 2 8 23

Monthly sunshine hours in Monkey Bay, Southern Region, Malawi §

The sunniest months in Monkey Bay are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Monkey Bay: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Monkey Bay, 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 254 292 329 330 338 321 333 339 339 362 352 340
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 50m 12h 32m 12h 8m 11h 45m 11h 26m 11h 17m 11h 22m 11h 38m 12h 0m 12h 24m 12h 45m 12h 55m

Solar UV radiation in Monkey Bay, Southern Region, Malawi §

Monkey 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 exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Monkey Bay UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Monkey Bay, 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) 16 16 16 13 10 9 9 11 13 13 14 15