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Monthly climate in Mwanza, Southern Region, Malawi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

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, Southern Region, 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, 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
(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 maximum 31°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 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
(72°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 23°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 low 20°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 minimum 18°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)
Minimum 17°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, Southern Region, 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, 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) 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) 21 24 22 14 7 7 9 4 3 6 11 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Mwanza, Southern Region, 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, 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 254 300 329 321 330 307 324 333 336 358 342 342
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 55m 12h 35m 12h 9m 11h 43m 11h 22m 11h 12m 11h 17m 11h 35m 12h 0m 12h 26m 12h 49m 13h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Mwanza, Southern Region, 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, 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 13 10 9 9 11 12 12 14 15