Climate averages 1991–2020
Lilongwe weather
in October.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Lilongwe: daytime highs average 29.2°C and nights cool to about 17.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.9 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 24 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chipata (128 km away). In October its highs average 30.8°C, 1.5°C warmer than Lilongwe, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Malawi, Lilongwe ranks 1st of 4 for the warmest October highs and 1st of 4 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 4 cities is 28.2°C; Lilongwe is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.9 mm to 39 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Chipata in OctoberZambia · 128 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 19.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Lichinga in OctoberMozambique · 173 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 16.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Mandimba in OctoberMozambique · 205 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 19.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Zomba in OctoberMalawi · 228 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 18.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Blantyre in OctoberMalawi · 241 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 17.5°C · 29 mm rain
- Tete in OctoberMozambique · 244 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 23.3°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Mzuzu in OctoberMalawi · 279 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 16.2°C · 43 mm rain
- Cuamba in OctoberMozambique · 310 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 11 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.