Nkhotakota weather by month

Check out Nkhotakota weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & UV index

Temperature in Nkhotakota (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	27	30	32	32	29
Min temperature (night-time)	21	21	21	20	18	15	15	16	18	21	22	21
Heat & Humidity	M	M	M	M	L	L	L	L	M	H	H	H

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in Nkhotakota

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	5	6	7	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	7
Daily hours of daylight	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	13	13
UV Index (Maximum)	11	11	11	11	9	8	9	10	11	11	11	11

Rainfall in Nkhotakota

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	20	18	19	13	4	3	2	1	1	2	7	17
Average monthly rainfall (mm)	314	263	389	217	33	12	8	2	1	9	78	274

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The climate guide for Malawi (Nkhotakota) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Nkhotakota?

Nkhotakota has a hot tropical climate with a winter dry season.

Nkhotakota weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Nkhotakota, Malawi in January and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 20 days with some rainfall and typically 314 mm of rainfall in the month.

29
29°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
20
20 days with some rainfall
21
21°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
314
314 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Nkhotakota weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Nkhotakota, Malawi in February based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 18 days with some rainfall and typically 263 mm of rainfall in the month.

29
29°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
18
18 days with some rainfall
21
21°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
263
263 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Nkhotakota weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Nkhotakota, Malawi in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 19 days with some rainfall and typically 389 mm of rainfall in the month.

29
29°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
19
19 days with some rainfall
21
21°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
389
389 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Nkhotakota weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 28°C in Nkhotakota, Malawi in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with 13 days with some rainfall and typically 217 mm of rainfall in the month.

28
28°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
13
13 days with some rainfall
20
20°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
217
217 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index

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Nkhotakota weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 27°C in Nkhotakota, Malawi in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

27
27°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
4
4 days with some rainfall
18
18°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
33
33 mm of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index

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Nkhotakota weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 26°C in Nkhotakota, Malawi in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

26
26°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
3
3 days with some rainfall
15
15°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
12
12 mm of monthly rainfall
8
8 (Very High) UV index

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Nkhotakota weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 26°C in Nkhotakota, Malawi in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

26
26°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
2
2 days with some rainfall
15
15°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
8
8 mm of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index

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Nkhotakota weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 27°C in Nkhotakota, Malawi in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

27
27°C max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
1
1 day with some rainfall
16
16°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
2
2 mm of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index

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Nkhotakota weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 30°C in Nkhotakota, Malawi in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

30
30°C max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
1
1 day with some rainfall
18
18°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
1
1 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Nkhotakota weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 32°C in Nkhotakota, Malawi in October and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

32
32°C max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
2
2 days with some rainfall
21
21°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
9
9 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Nkhotakota weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 32°C in Nkhotakota, Malawi in November and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 78 mm of rainfall in the month.

32
32°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
22
22°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
78
78 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Nkhotakota weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Nkhotakota, Malawi in December and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 17 days with some rainfall and typically 274 mm of rainfall in the month.