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Monthly climate in Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Phalombe features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1106 mm (43.5 inches) and receives 132 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Phalombe enjoys an average of 3910 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi §

The warmest months in Phalombe are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 20 °C (63 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Phalombe experiences 223 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 Phalombe, 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)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi §

Phalombe usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 22 rainy days and 229 mm (9.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Phalombe are June, August and September. On average, 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Phalombe, 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) 286 (11.3) 198 (7.8) 191 (7.5) 45 (1.8) 18 (0.7) 15 (0.6) 18 (0.7) 9 (0.3) 8 (0.3) 25 (1.0) 91 (3.6) 203 (8.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 21 23 19 11 4 4 6 3 2 5 12 22

Monthly sunshine hours in Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi §

The sunniest months in Phalombe are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Phalombe: 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 Phalombe, 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 260 305 333 324 328 306 324 333 337 358 347 349
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 56m 12h 35m 12h 9m 11h 42m 11h 21m 11h 11m 11h 16m 11h 35m 12h 0m 12h 26m 12h 50m 13h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi §

Phalombe 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 Phalombe UV Index data.

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