Climate averages 1991–2020
Lilongwe weather
in June.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a warm month in Lilongwe: daytime highs average 23.1°C and nights cool to about 11.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 19 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chipata (128 km away). In June its highs average 23.6°C, about as warm as Lilongwe, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 4 cities listed in Malawi, Lilongwe ranks 1st of 4 for the warmest June highs and 1st of 4 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 4 cities is 21.7°C; Lilongwe is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 22.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.0 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
June in nearby cities
- Chipata in JuneZambia · 128 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 12.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Lichinga in JuneMozambique · 173 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 10.0°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Mandimba in JuneMozambique · 205 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 13.9°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Zomba in JuneMalawi · 228 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 12.9°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Blantyre in JuneMalawi · 241 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 11.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Tete in JuneMozambique · 244 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.8°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Mzuzu in JuneMalawi · 279 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 11.3°C · 22 mm rain
- Cuamba in JuneMozambique · 310 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 15.2°C · 1.3 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.