Northern Region, Malawi Climate

Weather: 16.59°C/61.86°F, Wind SW at 2.42 km/h, 77% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

Malawi
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Northern Region Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 1511.44 meters (4958.79 feet) above sea level, Northern Region has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The city’s yearly temperature is 21.96ºC (71.53ºF) and it is -1.06% lower than Malawi’s averages. Northern Region typically receives about 168.85 millimeters (6.65 inches) of precipitation and has 151.01 rainy days (41.37% of the time) annually.

CountryMalawi
Longitude34.1531947
Latitude-10.9625469
Attitude/Elevation1511.44m (4958.79ft)
Local timeSaturday 01:50
Annual high temperature25.74ºC (78.33ºF)
Annual low temperature14.79ºC (58.62ºF)
Average annual precip.168.85mm (6.65in)
Warmest monthNovember (29.96ºC / 85.93ºF)
Coldest MonthJuly (11.04ºC / 51.87ºF)
Wettest MonthJanuary (584.43mm / 23.01in)
Driest MonthSeptember (1.55mm / 0.06in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)151.01 days (41.37%)
Days with no rain213.99 days (58.63%)
Humidity73.21%

Climate Northern Region: Monthly Averages

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)31.0(87.8)30.0(86.0)30.0(86.0)29.0(84.2)30.0(86.0)27.0(80.6)29.0(84.2)35.0(95.0)37.0(98.6)37.0(98.6)39.0(102.2)35.0(95.0)39.0(102.2)
Average high °C (°F)24.49(76.08)24.59(76.26)24.56(76.21)24.44(75.99)23.79(74.82)22.94(73.29)23.04(73.47)25.78(78.4)28.17(82.71)29.84(85.71)29.96(85.93)27.33(81.19)25.74(78.33)
Daily mean °C (°F)21.52(70.74)21.57(70.83)21.54(70.77)20.93(69.67)19.85(67.73)18.68(65.62)18.8(65.84)21.38(70.48)23.89(75.0)25.77(78.39)25.99(78.78)23.65(74.57)21.96(71.53)
Average low °C (°F)16.31(61.36)15.95(60.71)15.86(60.55)14.7(58.46)13.14(55.65)11.13(52.03)11.04(51.87)12.74(54.93)14.92(58.86)16.92(62.46)17.72(63.9)17.08(62.74)14.79(58.62)
Record low °C (°F)13.0(55.4)13.0(55.4)12.0(53.6)8.0(46.4)8.0(46.4)7.0(44.6)8.0(46.4)7.0(44.6)11.0(51.8)13.0(55.4)14.0(57.2)15.0(59.0)7.0(44.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)584.43(23.01)495.31(19.5)374.45(14.74)102.19(4.02)14.27(0.56)7.08(0.28)6.75(0.27)2.76(0.11)1.55(0.06)18.14(0.71)65.75(2.59)353.47(13.92)168.85(6.65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)30.6426.9128.017.04.551.641.730.450.183.6410.4525.8212.58
Average relative humidity (%)86.0786.9987.986.1782.3877.0472.0861.1952.952.5658.4774.8173.21
Mean monthly sunshine hours11.9911.8410.9410.6611.2710.388.5111.4511.5311.5411.4712.0411.13

Climate Graph

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

Northern Region

Northern Region Temperature by Month

November
25.99°C | 78.78°F
October
25.77°C | 78.39°F
September
23.89°C | 75.0°F
December
23.65°C | 74.57°F
February
21.57°C | 70.83°F
March
21.54°C | 70.77°F
January
21.52°C | 70.74°F
August
21.38°C | 70.48°F
April
20.93°C | 69.67°F
May
19.85°C | 67.73°F
July
18.8°C | 65.84°F
June
18.68°C | 65.62°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature28.0°C (82.4°F)25.65°C (78.17°F)20.0°C (68.0°F)
Avg Temperature24.0°C (75.2°F)22.03°C (71.65°F)18.0°C (64.4°F)
Min Temperature17.0°C (62.6°F)15.65°C (60.17°F)15.0°C (59.0°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point18.0°C (64.4°F)16.94°C (62.49°F)16.0°C (60.8°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation23.3mm | 0.92in7.45mm | 0.29in0.2mm | 0.01in231.1mm | 9.1in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind9.0kmh | 5.59mph5.1kmh | 3.17mph2.0kmh | 1.24mph
Gust Wind13.0kmh | 8.08mph8.35kmh | 5.19mph3.0kmh | 1.86mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure23.3mb7.45mb0.2mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
March° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2018-03-0119 | 66.216 | 60.8889 | 5.5929.88 | 101223.3 | 0.92
2018-03-0220 | 68.017 | 62.6917 | 4.3529.88 | 10129.6 | 0.38
2018-03-0320 | 68.017 | 62.6936 | 3.7329.85 | 101113.0 | 0.51
2018-03-0418 | 64.416 | 60.8957 | 4.3529.85 | 101114.0 | 0.55
2018-03-0518 | 64.416 | 60.8946 | 3.7329.88 | 10128.8 | 0.35
2018-03-0622 | 71.617 | 62.6845 | 3.1129.88 | 10121.1 | 0.04
2018-03-0723 | 73.416 | 60.8794 | 2.4929.88 | 10123.0 | 0.12
2018-03-0824 | 75.217 | 62.6783 | 1.8629.85 | 10117.9 | 0.31
2018-03-0924 | 75.218 | 64.4827 | 4.3529.83 | 101013.0 | 0.51
2018-03-1023 | 73.418 | 64.4844 | 2.4929.85 | 101111.7 | 0.46
2018-03-1122 | 71.618 | 64.4874 | 2.4929.88 | 101214.4 | 0.57
2018-03-1222 | 71.618 | 64.4923 | 1.8629.94 | 101415.5 | 0.61
2018-03-1320 | 68.018 | 64.4922 | 1.2429.97 | 10155.4 | 0.21
2018-03-1421 | 69.818 | 64.4923 | 1.8629.91 | 101313.9 | 0.55
2018-03-1522 | 71.618 | 64.4903 | 1.8629.88 | 101218.8 | 0.74
2018-03-1624 | 75.218 | 64.4853 | 1.8629.85 | 10113.8 | 0.15
2018-03-1723 | 73.418 | 64.4864 | 2.4929.85 | 10115.3 | 0.21
2018-03-1822 | 71.617 | 62.6844 | 2.4929.85 | 10111.2 | 0.05
2018-03-1923 | 73.417 | 62.6844 | 2.4929.88 | 10121.3 | 0.05
2018-03-2023 | 73.417 | 62.6835 | 3.1129.91 | 10139.5 | 0.37
2018-03-2123 | 73.417 | 62.6863 | 1.8629.94 | 101418.0 | 0.71
2018-03-2223 | 73.417 | 62.6825 | 3.1129.94 | 10143.6 | 0.14
2018-03-2324 | 75.216 | 60.8766 | 3.7329.88 | 10120.6 | 0.02
2018-03-2423 | 73.416 | 60.8777 | 4.3529.88 | 10120.2 | 0.01
2018-03-2523 | 73.416 | 60.8757 | 4.3529.91 | 10130.2 | 0.01
2018-03-2623 | 73.416 | 60.8787 | 4.3529.94 | 10140.7 | 0.03
2018-03-2723 | 73.416 | 60.8819 | 5.5929.94 | 10140.7 | 0.03
2018-03-2822 | 71.616 | 60.8808 | 4.9729.91 | 10130.2 | 0.01
2018-03-2922 | 71.616 | 60.8825 | 3.1129.94 | 10142.1 | 0.08
2018-03-3022 | 71.617 | 62.6834 | 2.4929.97 | 10154.2 | 0.17
2018-03-3122 | 71.617 | 62.6864 | 2.4929.91 | 10136.1 | 0.24

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