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Monthly climate in Thyolo, Southern Region, Malawi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Thyolo features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (62 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1417 mm (55.8 inches) and receives 155 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Thyolo enjoys an average of 3867 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 Thyolo, Southern Region, Malawi §

The warmest months in Thyolo 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 June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 19 °C (62 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Thyolo experiences 207 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 Thyolo, 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
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Thyolo, Southern Region, Malawi §

Thyolo usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 280 mm (11.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Thyolo are May, August and September. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Thyolo, 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) 331 (13.0) 237 (9.3) 264 (10.4) 65 (2.6) 28 (1.1) 29 (1.2) 41 (1.6) 14 (0.5) 13 (0.5) 34 (1.3) 116 (4.6) 244 (9.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 22 23 20 15 6 7 10 4 3 8 14 23

Monthly sunshine hours in Thyolo, Southern Region, Malawi §

The sunniest months in Thyolo are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Thyolo: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 35 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Thyolo, 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 254 304 327 322 326 303 320 333 335 356 340 342
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 51m 13h 3m

Solar UV radiation in Thyolo, Southern Region, Malawi §

Thyolo 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 Thyolo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Thyolo, 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 8 9 11 12 12 14 15