Climate averages 1991–2020
Blantyre weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Blantyre: daytime highs average 23.4°C and nights cool to about 12.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.8 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes August a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zomba (55 km away). In August its highs average 24.3°C, 0.8°C warmer than Blantyre, with 1.5 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Malawi, Blantyre ranks 3rd of 4 for the warmest August highs and 3rd of 4 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 4 cities is 23.4°C; Blantyre is level with that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.4°C to 26.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.8 mm to 8.5 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Blantyre climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.5°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 321 | 25.8 | 12.913 h |
| February | 25.5°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 204 | 20.1 | 12.613 h |
| March | 25.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 166 | 19.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 24.2°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 50 | 10.5 | 11.812 h |
| May | 23.1°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 14 | 4.3 | 11.411 h |
| June | 21.3°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 11 | 4.1 | 11.211 h |
| July | 20.7°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 14 | 5.2 | 11.311 h |
| August, selected | 23.4°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 6.8 | 2.3 | 11.612 h |
| September | 26.8°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 8.5 | 2.2 | 12.012 h |
| October | 28.6°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 29 | 4.7 | 12.412 h |
| November | 28.8°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 90 | 12.3 | 12.813 h |
| December | 26.7°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 225 | 22.8 | 13.013 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Zomba in AugustMalawi · 55 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 13.3°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Tete in AugustMozambique · 158 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 18.4°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Mandimba in AugustMozambique · 174 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 14.2°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Cuamba in AugustMozambique · 197 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 15.5°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Gurúè in AugustMozambique · 214 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 14.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Lilongwe in AugustMalawi · 241 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 12.2°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Mocuba in AugustMozambique · 241 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 16.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Lichinga in AugustMozambique · 276 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 11.2°C · 1.8 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Blantyre) is explained once on the Blantyre year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.