Climate averages 1991–2020
Lilongwe weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Lilongwe: daytime highs average 22.6°C and nights cool to about 10.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 1.0 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 23 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chipata (128 km away). In July its highs average 23.3°C, 0.7°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 July highs and 1st of 4 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 4 cities is 21.2°C; Lilongwe is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 24.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.0 mm to under 1 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
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, selected | 22.6°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Chipata in JulyZambia · 128 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.2°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Lichinga in JulyMozambique · 173 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 9.6°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Mandimba in JulyMozambique · 205 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 13.3°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Zomba in JulyMalawi · 228 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.3°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Blantyre in JulyMalawi · 241 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 11.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Tete in JulyMozambique · 244 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 17.1°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Mzuzu in JulyMalawi · 279 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 10.7°C · 19 mm rain
- Cuamba in JulyMozambique · 310 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 14.6°C · 1.2 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.