Climate averages 1991–2020
Lilongwe weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th 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 Lilongwe: daytime highs average 24.7°C and nights cool to about 12.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 39 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chipata (128 km away). In August its highs average 25.9°C, 1.2°C warmer than Lilongwe, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 4 cities listed in Malawi, Lilongwe ranks 1st of 4 for the warmest August highs and 1st of 4 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 4 cities is 23.4°C; Lilongwe is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 27.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.3 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
Lilongwe climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.6°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 208 | 25.0 | 12.813 h |
| February | 25.5°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 159 | 20.4 | 12.613 h |
| March | 25.3°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 113 | 17.2 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.2°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 23 | 5.3 | 11.812 h |
| May | 24.8°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 3.5 | 0.7 | 11.511 h |
| June | 23.1°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| July | 22.6°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| August, selected | 24.7°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| September | 27.4°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 12.012 h |
| October | 29.2°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 9.9 | 1.7 | 12.412 h |
| November | 29.6°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 39 | 7.3 | 12.713 h |
| December | 27.2°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 142 | 19.2 | 12.913 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
- Chipata in AugustZambia · 128 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Lichinga in AugustMozambique · 173 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 11.2°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Mandimba in AugustMozambique · 205 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 14.2°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Zomba in AugustMalawi · 228 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 13.3°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Blantyre in AugustMalawi · 241 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 12.3°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Tete in AugustMozambique · 244 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 18.4°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Mzuzu in AugustMalawi · 279 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 12.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Cuamba in AugustMozambique · 310 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 15.5°C · 1.4 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 Lilongwe) is explained once on the Lilongwe year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.