Best time to visit, weather and climate Malawi
Best time to visit Malawi
The best time to visit Malawi is from march until december, when you will have a pleasant or warm temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Malawi is 30°C in october and the lowest is 23°C in july.
The average climate figure for Malawi is an 8,6. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.
Malawi has the tropical savanna climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Malawi or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
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Climate Malawi per month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26°C | 26°C | 26°C | 25°C | 25°C | 24°C | 23°C | 26°C | 29°C | 30°C | 30°C | 28°C |
| 176 mm |
161 mm |
118 mm |
29 mm |
10 mm |
1 mm |
2 mm |
1 mm |
1 mm |
9 mm |
49 mm |
117 mm |
All climate data from Malawi
Climate data from: Lilongwe
Climate Malawi
Malawi has the tropical savanna climate prevailing. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Malawi is 26° degrees and there is about 673 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 187 days a year with an average humidity of 69% and an UV-index of 5.
Climate Malawi
| Day |
| Night |
| Precip |
| Rain days |
| Dry days |
| Sun hours per day |
| Wind force in Bft |
| UV-index |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 26°C | 26°C | 26°C | 25°C | 25°C | 24°C | 23°C | 26°C | 29°C | 30°C | 30°C | 28°C |
| Night | 18°C | 17°C | 16°C | 14°C | 13°C | 11°C | 11°C | 13°C | 16°C | 18°C | 19°C | 19°C |
| Precip | 176 mm |
161 mm |
118 mm |
29 mm |
10 mm |
1 mm |
2 mm |
1 mm |
1 mm |
9 mm |
49 mm |
117 mm |
| Rain days |
29 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| Dry days |
2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 5 |
| Sun hours per day |
9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Wind force in Bft |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| UV-index | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Weather Malawi january
On average, it is maximum 26° in january in Malawi and at least around 18° degrees. In january there are 29 days of rainfall with a total of 176 mm and the it will be dry 2 days this month in Malawi.
Weather Malawi february
On average, it is maximum 26° in february in Malawi and at least around 17° degrees. In february there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 161 mm and the it will be dry 2 days this month in Malawi.
Weather Malawi march
On average, it is maximum 26° in march in Malawi and at least around 16° degrees. In march there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 118 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in Malawi.
Weather Malawi april
On average, it is maximum 25° in april in Malawi and at least around 14° degrees. In april there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 29 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in Malawi.
Weather Malawi may
On average, it is maximum 25° in may in Malawi and at least around 13° degrees. In may there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 10 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Malawi.
Weather Malawi june
On average, it is maximum 24° in june in Malawi and at least around 11° degrees. In june there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Malawi.
Weather Malawi july
On average, it is maximum 23° in july in Malawi and at least around 11° degrees. In july there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Malawi.
Weather Malawi august
On average, it is maximum 26° in august in Malawi and at least around 13° degrees. In august there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Malawi.
Weather Malawi september
On average, it is maximum 29° in september in Malawi and at least around 16° degrees. In september there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Malawi.
Weather Malawi october
On average, it is maximum 30° in october in Malawi and at least around 18° degrees. In october there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 9 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Malawi.
Weather Malawi november
On average, it is maximum 30° in november in Malawi and at least around 19° degrees. In november there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 49 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Malawi.
Weather Malawi december
On average, it is maximum 28° in december in Malawi and at least around 19° degrees. In december there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 117 mm and the it will be dry 5 days this month in Malawi.
14 day weather forecast Malawi
The weather for Lilongwe in Malawi will be 28° till 27° degrees in the next 14 days with every day chance of light rain showers till heavy rain.
The weather forecast for Malawi is based on the weather in Lilongwe.
Weather forecast this week
| Dag | Weer | Max | Min | Precip | Change | Wind | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tu 26 Jan |
|
26°C | 19°C | 9.0 mm | 75% | 2m/s | 4 |
We 27 Jan |
|
28°C | 19°C | 18 mm | 85% | 1m/s | 8 |
Th 28 Jan |
|
30°C | 20°C | 20 mm | 85% | 2m/s | 5 |
Fr 29 Jan |
|
26°C | 19°C | 15 mm | 85% | 2m/s | 5 |
Sa 30 Jan |
|
25°C | 19°C | 30 mm | 90% | 2m/s | 4 |
Su 31 Jan |
|
24°C | 19°C | 10 mm | 75% | 2m/s | 4 |
Mo 1 Feb |
|
25°C | 19°C | 6.8 mm | 70% | 2m/s | 4 |
Weather forecast next week
| Dag | Weer | Max | Min | Precip | Change | Wind | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tu 2 Feb |
|
23°C | 19°C | 23 mm | 90% | 1m/s | 4 |
We 3 Feb |
|
29°C | 19°C | 9.8 mm | 75% | 2m/s | 8 |
Th 4 Feb |
|
24°C | 20°C | 0.8 mm | 20% | 1m/s | 1 |
Fr 5 Feb |
|
29°C | 20°C | 4.2 mm | 60% | 1m/s | 1 |
Sa 6 Feb |
|
29°C | 20°C | 6.2 mm | 65% | 1m/s | 1 |
Su 7 Feb |
|
27°C | 19°C | 15 mm | 85% | 3m/s | 2 |
Mo 8 Feb |
|
25°C | 19°C | 3.4 mm | 55% | 2m/s | 1 |
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Flight tickets to Malawi
Malawi has 3 airports which you can fly to:
- Lilongwe International Airport
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About Malawi
Malawi is in the continental part Africa and the capital is Lilongwe. The total surface is 118.480 km² and the population consists of 17.373.185 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 2,5x as small as New Zealand. If you want to call Malawi you have to use +265 or 00265 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2655012457809 or 002655012457809.
Malawi is in a straight line at 12.718 km distance from Wellington. From Auckland Airport the flight time is about 16 hours20.
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Currency Malawi
In Malawi the Malawian kwacha is used to pay.
Exchange rate Malawian kwacha (MWK) 26 january 2021
1 Malawian kwacha = 0,00 New Zealand dollar
100 Malawian kwacha = 0,19 New Zealand dollar
1 New Zealand dollar = 525,87 Malawian kwacha
100 New Zealand dollar = 52.586,72 Malawian kwacha
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Time difference Malawi
In Malawi it is now 22:29 o’clock in the evening on monday 25 january 2021. That is 11 hour earlier than in New Zealand. The time zone of Malawi is Africa/Blantyre and the Greenwich time is UTC+02.
Vaccinations Malawi
Mandatory vaccinations
- Cholera
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Malawi.
- BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
- Gele koorts
- Hepatitis B
- Meningitis of Meningokokkenziekte
- Rabiës
- Schistosomiasis
- Tuberculose (TBC)