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Monthly climate in Nsanje, Southern Region, Malawi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nsanje features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (111 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 838 mm (33.0 inches) and receives 104 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nsanje enjoys an average of 3861 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 7 minutes to 13 hours 6 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nsanje, Southern Region, Malawi §

The warmest months in Nsanje are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (82 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 23 °C (70 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nsanje experiences 314 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 Nsanje, 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 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 42°C
(107°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Average high 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nsanje, Southern Region, Malawi §

Nsanje usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 17 rainy days and 172 mm (6.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nsanje are May, August and September. On average, 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nsanje, 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) 235 (9.2) 125 (4.9) 157 (6.2) 32 (1.3) 14 (0.6) 16 (0.6) 20 (0.8) 9 (0.4) 9 (0.4) 21 (0.8) 78 (3.1) 122 (4.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 18 18 16 8 4 4 6 3 1 3 8 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Nsanje, Southern Region, Malawi §

The sunniest months in Nsanje are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nsanje: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nsanje, 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 263 307 327 322 320 302 314 330 332 350 344 345
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 59m 12h 37m 12h 9m 11h 41m 11h 18m 11h 7m 11h 12m 11h 32m 11h 59m 12h 28m 12h 53m 13h 6m

Solar UV radiation in Nsanje, Southern Region, Malawi §

Nsanje experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Nsanje UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nsanje, 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 15 12 9 8 8 10 12 12 14 14