Climate averages 1991–2020
Lilongwe weather
in September.
A warm, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Lilongwe: daytime highs average 27.4°C and nights cool to about 14.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chipata (128 km away). In September its highs average 29.1°C, 1.7°C warmer than Lilongwe, with 1.8 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Malawi, Lilongwe ranks 1st of 4 for the warmest September highs and 1st of 4 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 4 cities is 26.4°C; Lilongwe is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 29.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.3 mm to 9.9 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Chipata in SeptemberZambia · 128 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 16.9°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Lichinga in SeptemberMozambique · 173 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 13.9°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Mandimba in SeptemberMozambique · 205 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 16.6°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Zomba in SeptemberMalawi · 228 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 15.6°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Blantyre in SeptemberMalawi · 241 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Tete in SeptemberMozambique · 244 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 20.9°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Mzuzu in SeptemberMalawi · 279 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 14.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Cuamba in SeptemberMozambique · 310 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 17.9°C · 3.5 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.