Climate averages 1991–2020
Blantyre weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Blantyre: daytime highs average 28.6°C and nights cool to about 17.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 29 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 26 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zomba (55 km away). In October its highs average 29.1°C, 0.5°C warmer than Blantyre, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Malawi, Blantyre ranks 3rd of 4 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 4 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 4 cities is 28.2°C; Blantyre is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 28.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 29 mm to 90 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Zomba in OctoberMalawi · 55 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 18.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Tete in OctoberMozambique · 158 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 23.3°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Mandimba in OctoberMozambique · 174 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 19.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Cuamba in OctoberMozambique · 197 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 11 mm rain
- Gurúè in OctoberMozambique · 214 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Lilongwe in OctoberMalawi · 241 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.6°C · 9.9 mm rain
- Mocuba in OctoberMozambique · 241 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 21.3°C · 19 mm rain
- Lichinga in OctoberMozambique · 276 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 16.3°C · 21 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.