Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi Climate

Weather: 17.32°C/63.18°F, Wind SW at 1.4 km/h, 70% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Lilongwe Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 1055.28 meters (3462.2 feet) above sea level, Lilongwe has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The district’s yearly temperature is 22.13ºC (71.83ºF) and it is -0.89% lower than Malawi’s averages. Lilongwe typically receives about 116.71 millimeters (4.59 inches) of precipitation and has 141.78 rainy days (38.84% of the time) annually.

CountryMalawi
CityCentral Region
Longitude33.7741195
Latitude-13.9626121
Attitude/Elevation1055.28m (3462.2ft)
Local timeFriday 19:59
Annual high temperature25.6ºC (78.08ºF)
Annual low temperature15.5ºC (59.9ºF)
Average annual precip.116.71mm (4.59in)
Warmest monthOctober (29.41ºC / 84.94ºF)
Coldest MonthJuly (11.14ºC / 52.05ºF)
Wettest MonthJanuary (372.55mm / 14.67in)
Driest MonthSeptember (1.82mm / 0.07in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)141.78 days (38.84%)
Days with no rain223.22 days (61.16%)
Humidity68.52%

Climate Lilongwe: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)31.64(88.95)30.66(87.19)30.66(87.19)28.68(83.62)27.69(81.84)27.69(81.84)29.67(85.41)31.64(88.95)32.63(90.73)34.61(94.3)33.62(92.52)32.63(90.73)34.61(94.3)
Average high °C (°F)24.71(76.48)24.61(76.3)24.85(76.73)24.5(76.1)23.96(75.13)22.8(73.04)22.88(73.18)25.37(77.67)27.82(82.08)29.41(84.94)29.29(84.72)27.03(80.65)25.6(78.08)
Daily mean °C (°F)22.17(71.91)21.97(71.55)21.85(71.33)20.96(69.73)19.99(67.98)18.65(65.57)18.81(65.86)21.37(70.47)23.91(75.04)25.81(78.46)25.96(78.73)24.06(75.31)22.13(71.83)
Average low °C (°F)17.57(63.63)17.17(62.91)16.5(61.7)14.63(58.33)12.99(55.38)11.33(52.39)11.14(52.05)13.37(56.07)15.69(60.24)18.04(64.47)19.04(66.27)18.5(65.3)15.5(59.9)
Record low °C (°F)14.83(58.69)13.84(56.91)11.87(53.37)9.89(49.8)9.89(49.8)6.92(44.46)7.91(46.24)7.91(46.24)8.9(48.02)12.86(55.15)12.86(55.15)13.84(56.91)6.92(44.46)
Average precipitation mm (inches)372.55(14.67)365.81(14.4)214.4(8.44)57.2(2.25)19.73(0.78)3.01(0.12)2.18(0.09)2.28(0.09)1.82(0.07)25.36(1.0)88.03(3.47)248.11(9.77)116.71(4.59)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)29.0325.9824.4612.225.390.450.540.630.544.5912.6825.2711.82
Average relative humidity (%)85.4487.3886.0682.075.0768.8862.9551.9645.6547.5955.5473.6968.52
Mean monthly sunshine hours11.7511.4610.7910.7111.28.768.4910.5511.3911.3911.3512.2610.84

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Lilongwe in recent years.

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Lilongwe Temperature by Month

November
25.96°C | 78.73°F
October
25.81°C | 78.46°F
December
24.06°C | 75.31°F
September
23.91°C | 75.04°F
January
22.17°C | 71.91°F
February
21.97°C | 71.55°F
March
21.85°C | 71.33°F
August
21.37°C | 70.47°F
April
20.96°C | 69.73°F
May
19.99°C | 67.98°F
July
18.81°C | 65.86°F
June
18.65°C | 65.57°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature29.67°C (85.41°F)25.78°C (78.4°F)19.78°C (67.6°F)
Avg Temperature24.72°C (76.5°F)22.71°C (72.88°F)18.79°C (65.82°F)
Min Temperature18.79°C (65.82°F)17.55°C (63.59°F)16.81°C (62.26°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point18.79°C (65.82°F)17.94°C (64.29°F)16.81°C (62.26°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation34.81mm | 1.37in8.12mm | 0.32in0.0mm | 0in227.43mm | 8.95in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind9.89kmh | 6.15mph6.67kmh | 4.14mph3.96kmh | 2.46mph
Gust Wind14.83kmh | 9.21mph9.85kmh | 6.12mph5.93kmh | 3.68mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure34.81mb8.12mb0.0mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
February° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2018-02-0123.73 | 74.7117.8 | 64.04807.91 | 4.9229.52 | 999.780.49 | 0.02
2018-02-0224.72 | 76.517.8 | 64.04787.91 | 4.9229.52 | 999.780.79 | 0.03
2018-02-0324.72 | 76.517.8 | 64.04797.91 | 4.9229.55 | 1000.771.68 | 0.07
2018-02-0422.74 | 72.9318.79 | 65.82843.96 | 2.4629.49 | 998.7931.84 | 1.25
2018-02-0523.73 | 74.7118.79 | 65.82835.93 | 3.6829.49 | 998.795.93 | 0.23
2018-02-0622.74 | 72.9318.79 | 65.82865.93 | 3.6829.49 | 998.7913.65 | 0.54
2018-02-0721.76 | 71.1718.79 | 65.82894.94 | 3.0729.47 | 997.834.71 | 1.37
2018-02-0818.79 | 65.8217.8 | 64.04965.93 | 3.6829.52 | 999.7834.81 | 1.37
2018-02-0919.78 | 67.617.8 | 64.04934.94 | 3.0729.49 | 998.796.03 | 0.24
2018-02-1018.79 | 65.8217.8 | 64.04957.91 | 4.9229.49 | 998.798.11 | 0.32
2018-02-1119.78 | 67.617.8 | 64.04919.89 | 6.1529.55 | 1000.774.15 | 0.16
2018-02-1221.76 | 71.1717.8 | 64.04878.9 | 5.5329.61 | 1002.745.83 | 0.23
2018-02-1322.74 | 72.9317.8 | 64.04858.9 | 5.5329.64 | 1003.733.66 | 0.14
2018-02-1422.74 | 72.9317.8 | 64.04816.92 | 4.329.64 | 1003.732.57 | 0.1
2018-02-1522.74 | 72.9317.8 | 64.04837.91 | 4.9229.58 | 1001.761.78 | 0.07
2018-02-1623.73 | 74.7117.8 | 64.04838.9 | 5.5329.61 | 1002.741.48 | 0.06
2018-02-1723.73 | 74.7117.8 | 64.04808.9 | 5.5329.55 | 1000.770.59 | 0.02
2018-02-1823.73 | 74.7117.8 | 64.04798.9 | 5.5329.52 | 999.780.89 | 0.04
2018-02-1923.73 | 74.7116.81 | 62.26767.91 | 4.9229.55 | 1000.770.0 | 0
2018-02-2024.72 | 76.516.81 | 62.26734.94 | 3.0729.52 | 999.780.1 | 0.0
2018-02-2124.72 | 76.517.8 | 64.04754.94 | 3.0729.47 | 997.89.59 | 0.38
2018-02-2223.73 | 74.7117.8 | 64.04806.92 | 4.329.47 | 997.87.02 | 0.28
2018-02-2323.73 | 74.7117.8 | 64.04795.93 | 3.6829.47 | 997.86.43 | 0.25
2018-02-2422.74 | 72.9317.8 | 64.04834.94 | 3.0729.49 | 998.798.41 | 0.33
2018-02-2523.73 | 74.7117.8 | 64.04814.94 | 3.0729.49 | 998.795.14 | 0.2
2018-02-2621.76 | 71.1718.79 | 65.82884.94 | 3.0729.49 | 998.7919.09 | 0.75
2018-02-2721.76 | 71.1717.8 | 64.04863.96 | 2.4629.52 | 999.782.57 | 0.1
2018-02-2822.74 | 72.9318.79 | 65.82864.94 | 3.0729.49 | 998.7910.09 | 0.4

Lilongwe 11 Year Historical Weather Data

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