Zomba weather by month

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

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & UV index

Temperature in Zomba (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	27	27	27	26	25	23	22	25	28	29	29	27
Min temperature (night-time)	19	18	18	16	14	12	12	13	15	17	18	18
Heat & Humidity	M	M	L	L	0	0	0	0	L	M	M	M

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

Sunshine & UV index in Zomba

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

Rainfall in Zomba

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	17	16	15	7	3	2	2	2	2	4	8	16
Average monthly rainfall (mm)	266	241	194	64	18	9	6	4	7	25	108	248

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The climate guide for Malawi (Zomba) 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 Zomba?

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

Zomba weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 27°C in Zomba, Malawi in January based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 17 days with some rainfall and typically 266 mm of rainfall in the month.

27
27°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
17
17 days with some rainfall
19
19°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
266
266 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Zomba weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 27°C in Zomba, Malawi in February based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 241 mm of rainfall in the month.

27
27°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
16
16 days with some rainfall
18
18°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
241
241 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Zomba weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 27°C in Zomba, Malawi in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 15 days with some rainfall and typically 194 mm of rainfall in the month.

27
27°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
15
15 days with some rainfall
18
18°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
194
194 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Zomba weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 26°C in Zomba, Malawi in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 64 mm of rainfall in the month.

26
26°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
16
16°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
64
64 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index

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Zomba weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 25°C in Zomba, Malawi in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

25
25°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
3
3 days with some rainfall
14
14°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
18
18 mm of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index

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Zomba weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 23°C in Zomba, Malawi in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average.

23
23°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
2
2 days with some rainfall
12
12°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
9
9 mm of monthly rainfall
8
8 (Very High) UV index

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Zomba weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 22°C in Zomba, Malawi in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average.

22
22°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
2
2 days with some rainfall
12
12°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
6
6 mm of monthly rainfall
8
8 (Very High) UV index

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Zomba weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 25°C in Zomba, Malawi in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

25
25°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
2
2 days with some rainfall
13
13°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
4
4 mm of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index

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Zomba weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 28°C in Zomba, Malawi in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

28
28°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
2
2 days with some rainfall
15
15°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
7
7 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index

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Zomba weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Zomba, Malawi in October based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

29
29°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
4
4 days with some rainfall
17
17°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
25
25 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Zomba weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Zomba, Malawi in November based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 108 mm of rainfall in the month.

29
29°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
8
8 days with some rainfall
18
18°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
108
108 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Zomba weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 27°C in Zomba, Malawi in December based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 248 mm of rainfall in the month.