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When to go to Blantyre

Twelve months of averages for Blantyre, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Blantyre has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April to August.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in May to August.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): September to November.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): December to March.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): December to April.
The warmest month is October (36°C) and the coolest July (26°C). The wettest is January (309 mm) and the driest August (8 mm); about 1,176 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Blantyre: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanWet
FebWet
MarWet
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, dry
JunMild–warm, dry
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptHot
OctHot
NovHot
DecWet

Month by month

Every month in Blantyre

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Blantyre by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	29°C	21°C	309 mm	82%	82%	5.6	23°C	Wet
February	28°C	20°C	223 mm	84%	76%	5.9	24°C	Wet
March	28°C	19°C	171 mm	84%	68%	5.7	27°C	Wet
April	28°C	17°C	52 mm	78%	49%	5.4	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	27°C	15°C	20 mm	69%	38%	5	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	26°C	13°C	19 mm	66%	41%	4.5	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	26°C	13°C	33 mm	63%	43%	4.5	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	29°C	15°C	8 mm	54%	32%	5.4	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	33°C	18°C	11 mm	46%	26%	6.2	37°C	Hot
October	36°C	20°C	16 mm	45%	36%	6.6	34°C	Hot
November	35°C	22°C	84 mm	52%	54%	6.6	29°C	Hot
December	31°C	21°C	230 mm	72%	77%	6	25°C	Wet

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

The model's grid cell sits about 484 m lower than the town, so real temperatures there run a little cooler than these.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

29°C

21°C

309 mm

82%

5.6

23°C

Wet

February

28°C

20°C

223 mm

84%

76%

5.9

24°C

Wet

March

28°C

19°C

171 mm

84%

68%

5.7

27°C

Wet

April

28°C

17°C

52 mm

78%

49%

5.4

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

27°C

15°C

20 mm

69%

38%

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

26°C

13°C

19 mm

66%

41%

4.5

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

26°C

13°C

33 mm

63%

43%

4.5

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

29°C

15°C

8 mm

54%

32%

5.4

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

33°C

18°C

11 mm

46%

26%

6.2

37°C

Hot

October

36°C

20°C

16 mm

45%

36%

6.6

34°C

Hot

November

35°C

22°C

84 mm

52%

54%

6.6

29°C

Hot

December

31°C

21°C

230 mm

72%

77%

25°C

Wet