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Regional slice of Malawi with its own temperature profile. Best months here: May · Jun · Jul.

Range
23–29 °C
Compare
−0.1°C vs. Malawi mean
Country
Malawi
TZ
Africa/Blantyre
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12-month climate · Nkhotakota

How the year moves in Nkhotakota

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Nkhotakota itself rather than over Malawi as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyNkhotakota, Malawi. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in July (23.0), highest in November (29.5). Monthly means: 27.0, 27.3, 27.1, 26.4, 25.0, 23.4, 23.0, 24.6, 27.0, 29.0, 29.5, 28.0.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January27.0
February27.3
March27.1
April26.4
May25.0
June23.4
July23.0
August24.6
September27.0
October29.0
November29.5
December28.0
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyNkhotakota, Malawi. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in August (3), highest in January (434). Monthly means: 434, 365, 318, 124, 21, 6, 5, 3, 4, 17, 104, 365.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January434
February365
March318
April124
May21
June6
July5
August3
September4
October17
November104
December365
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyNkhotakota, Malawi. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in January (4.7), highest in October (10.1). Monthly means: 4.7, 5.4, 5.7, 7.0, 8.1, 8.0, 7.9, 8.8, 9.6, 10.1, 9.3, 6.8.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January4.7
February5.4
March5.7
April7.0
May8.1
June8.0
July7.9
August8.8
September9.6
October10.1
November9.3
December6.8
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