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Monthly climate in Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mulanje features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (46 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1194 mm (47.0 inches) and receives 137 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mulanje enjoys an average of 3868 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 Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawi §

The warmest months in Mulanje are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 20 °C (63 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mulanje experiences 214 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 Mulanje, 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 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawi §

Mulanje usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 21 rainy days and 243 mm (9.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mulanje are May, August and September. On average, 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mulanje, 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) 299 (11.8) 204 (8.0) 225 (8.9) 53 (2.1) 21 (0.8) 23 (0.9) 36 (1.4) 12 (0.5) 11 (0.4) 25 (1.0) 84 (3.3) 200 (7.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 21 22 20 12 5 5 8 3 3 6 11 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawi §

The sunniest months in Mulanje are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mulanje: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mulanje, 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 257 305 327 322 324 303 318 331 334 355 342 344
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 Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawi §

Mulanje 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 Mulanje UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mulanje, 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 16 13 10 9 9 11 13 12 15 15