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 (°F)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	81	81	81	79	77	73	72	77	82	84	84	81
Min temperature (night-time)	66	64	64	61	57	54	54	55	59	63	64	64
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 (inches)	10.5	9.5	7.6	2.5	0.7	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.3	1.0	4.3	9.8

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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 81°F 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 10.5 inches of rainfall in the month.

81
81°F max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
17
17 days with some rainfall
66
66°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
10.5
10.5 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Zomba weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 81°F 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 9.5 inches of rainfall in the month.

81
81°F max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
16
16 days with some rainfall
64
64°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
9.5
9.5 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Zomba weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 81°F 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 7.6 inches of rainfall in the month.

81
81°F max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
15
15 days with some rainfall
64
64°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
7.6
7.6 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Zomba weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 79°F in Zomba, Malawi in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 2.5 inches of rainfall in the month.

79
79°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
61
61°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
2.5
2.5 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index

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Zomba weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 77°F in Zomba, Malawi in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

77
77°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
3
3 days with some rainfall
57
57°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
0.7
0.7 inches of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index

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Zomba weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 73°F in Zomba, Malawi in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average.

73
73°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
2
2 days with some rainfall
54
54°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
0.4
0.4 inches of monthly rainfall
8
8 (Very High) UV index

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Zomba weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 72°F in Zomba, Malawi in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average.

72
72°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
2
2 days with some rainfall
54
54°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
0.2
0.2 inches of monthly rainfall
8
8 (Very High) UV index

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Zomba weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 77°F in Zomba, Malawi in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

77
77°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
2
2 days with some rainfall
55
55°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
0.2
0.2 inches of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index

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Zomba weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 82°F in Zomba, Malawi in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

82
82°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
2
2 days with some rainfall
59
59°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
0.3
0.3 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index

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Zomba weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 84°F in Zomba, Malawi in October based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

84
84°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
4
4 days with some rainfall
63
63°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
1.0
1.0 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Zomba weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 84°F in Zomba, Malawi in November based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 4.3 inches of rainfall in the month.

84
84°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
8
8 days with some rainfall
64
64°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
4.3
4.3 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Zomba weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 81°F 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 9.8 inches of rainfall in the month.