Climate averages 1991–2020
Blantyre weather
in June.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a mild month in Blantyre: daytime highs average 21.3°C and nights cool to about 11.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes June a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 12 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zomba (55 km away). In June its highs average 22.6°C, 1.2°C warmer than Blantyre, with 2.1 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Malawi, Blantyre ranks 3rd of 4 for the warmest June highs and 3rd of 4 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 4 cities is 21.7°C; Blantyre is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 20.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 14 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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 | 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
June in nearby cities
- Zomba in JuneMalawi · 55 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 12.9°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Tete in JuneMozambique · 158 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.8°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Mandimba in JuneMozambique · 174 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 13.9°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Cuamba in JuneMozambique · 197 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 15.2°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Gurúè in JuneMozambique · 214 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 14.3°C · 28 mm rain
- Lilongwe in JuneMalawi · 241 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.4°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Mocuba in JuneMozambique · 241 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 16.4°C · 16 mm rain
- Lichinga in JuneMozambique · 276 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 10.0°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.