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When to go to Lilongwe

Twelve months of averages for Lilongwe, 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, Lilongwe has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April to November.

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

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 (31°C) and the coolest June (23°C). The wettest is January (307 mm) and the driest June (2 mm); about 1,047 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.

Lilongwe: 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
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctMild–warm, dry
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecWet

Month by month

Every month in Lilongwe

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

Climate in Lilongwe 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	26°C	17°C	307 mm	84%	88%	5.3	23°C	Wet
February	25°C	17°C	216 mm	85%	82%	5.6	24°C	Wet
March	25°C	16°C	151 mm	85%	74%	5.6	27°C	Wet
April	25°C	14°C	40 mm	82%	51%	5.5	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	24°C	11°C	6 mm	75%	37%	5.3	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	23°C	9°C	2 mm	71%	36%	4.8	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	23°C	9°C	3 mm	67%	38%	4.9	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	26°C	11°C	2 mm	59%	30%	5.6	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	29°C	14°C	3 mm	51%	24%	6.4	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	31°C	17°C	12 mm	49%	34%	6.8	34°C	Mild to warm and dry
November	31°C	19°C	63 mm	56%	54%	6.6	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	27°C	18°C	242 mm	76%	81%	5.7	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.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

26°C

17°C

307 mm

84%

88%

5.3

23°C

Wet

February

25°C

17°C

216 mm

85%

82%

5.6

24°C

Wet

March

25°C

16°C

151 mm

85%

74%

5.6

27°C

Wet

April

25°C

14°C

40 mm

82%

51%

5.5

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

24°C

11°C

6 mm

75%

37%

5.3

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

23°C

9°C

2 mm

71%

36%

4.8

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

23°C

9°C

3 mm

67%

38%

4.9

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

26°C

11°C

2 mm

59%

30%

5.6

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

29°C

14°C

3 mm

51%

24%

6.4

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

31°C

17°C

12 mm

49%

34%

6.8

34°C

Mild to warm and dry

November

31°C

19°C

63 mm

56%

54%

6.6

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

27°C

18°C

242 mm

76%

81%

5.7

25°C

Wet