Climate averages 1991–2020
Blantyre weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the joint 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Blantyre: daytime highs average 20.7°C and nights cool to about 11.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes July a very dry month (the joint 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 17 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zomba (55 km away). In July its highs average 22.0°C, 1.3°C warmer than Blantyre, with 2.3 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Malawi, Blantyre ranks 3rd of 4 for the warmest July highs and 3rd of 4 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 4 cities is 21.2°C; Blantyre is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 23.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 14 mm to 6.8 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 20.7°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 14 | 5.2 | 11.311 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Zomba in JulyMalawi · 55 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.3°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Tete in JulyMozambique · 158 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 17.1°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Mandimba in JulyMozambique · 174 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 13.3°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Cuamba in JulyMozambique · 197 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 14.6°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Gurúè in JulyMozambique · 214 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 13.5°C · 35 mm rain
- Lilongwe in JulyMalawi · 241 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 10.8°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Mocuba in JulyMozambique · 241 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 15.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Lichinga in JulyMozambique · 276 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 9.6°C · 1.7 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.