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Monthly climate in Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zomba features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (46 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 913 mm (35.9 inches) and receives 103 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Zomba enjoys an average of 3902 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 0 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi §

The warmest months in Zomba are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 20 °C (65 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Zomba experiences 261 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 Zomba, 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 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi §

Zomba usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 20 rainy days and 200 mm (7.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Zomba are July, August and September. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Zomba, 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) 254 (10.0) 169 (6.7) 177 (7.0) 34 (1.3) 12 (0.5) 8 (0.3) 5 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 12 (0.5) 69 (2.7) 168 (6.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 21 23 16 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 10 22

Monthly sunshine hours in Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi §

The sunniest months in Zomba are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Zomba: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Zomba, 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 258 303 331 323 329 307 324 334 338 359 345 345
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 54m 12h 34m 12h 9m 11h 43m 11h 22m 11h 12m 11h 18m 11h 36m 12h 0m 12h 26m 12h 49m 13h 0m

Solar UV radiation in Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi §

Zomba 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 Zomba UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Zomba, 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 9 9 11 13 13 15 15