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Monthly climate in Mwanza, Malawi

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mwanza features a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1460 mm (57.5 inches) and receives 149 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Mwanza enjoys an average of 3882 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mwanza, Malawi

The warmest months in Mwanza are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (76 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 19 °C (63 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mwanza experiences 218 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 Mwanza. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum32°C
(91°F)		32°C
(90°F)		31°C
(89°F)		32°C
(90°F)		31°C
(88°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(83°F)		33°C
(91°F)		34°C
(94°F)		38°C
(101°F)		38°C
(100°F)		35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum31°C
(88°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(84°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(80°F)		31°C
(87°F)		34°C
(93°F)		36°C
(97°F)		36°C
(97°F)		33°C
(91°F)
Average high27°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
(72°F)		25°C
(78°F)		28°C
(83°F)		30°C
(86°F)		31°C
(88°F)		29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean23°C
(74°F)		24°C
(75°F)		22°C
(73°F)		21°C
(71°F)		19°C
(67°F)		17°C
(64°F)		17°C
(63°F)		20°C
(68°F)		22°C
(73°F)		25°C
(76°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(76°F)
Average low20°C
(69°F)		21°C
(69°F)		19°C
(67°F)		18°C
(64°F)		15°C
(59°F)		13°C
(56°F)		12°C
(54°F)		14°C
(58°F)		17°C
(63°F)		19°C
(67°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum18°C
(65°F)		18°C
(65°F)		17°C
(63°F)		15°C
(59°F)		12°C
(53°F)		10°C
(51°F)		9°C
(49°F)		10°C
(50°F)		12°C
(53°F)		14°C
(58°F)		17°C
(63°F)		18°C
(65°F)
Minimum17°C
(62°F)		15°C
(60°F)		16°C
(60°F)		15°C
(58°F)		10°C
(50°F)		9°C
(49°F)		6°C
(44°F)		6°C
(44°F)		10°C
(50°F)		13°C
(55°F)		15°C
(60°F)		16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mwanza, Malawi

Mwanza usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 22 rainy days and 294 mm (11.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Mwanza are June, August and September. On average, 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mwanza. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)343 (13.5)249 (9.8)289 (11.4)65 (2.5)33 (1.3)31 (1.2)46 (1.8)14 (0.5)14 (0.6)41 (1.6)105 (4.1)232 (9.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)212422147794361121

Monthly sunshine hours in Mwanza, Malawi

The sunniest months in Mwanza are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 20 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Mwanza: 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 Mwanza. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours254300329321330307324333336358342342
Mean daily daylight hours12h 55m12h 35m12h 9m11h 43m11h 22m11h 12m11h 17m11h 35m12h 0m12h 26m12h 49m13h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Mwanza, Malawi

Mwanza experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, 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 Mwanza UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mwanza. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)1717151310991112121415