Climate averages 1991–2020
Mzuzu weather
in June.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a mild month in Mzuzu: daytime highs average 19.9°C and nights cool to about 11.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes June a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 28 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Songea (198 km away). In June its highs average 22.8°C, 2.9°C warmer than Mzuzu, with 4.3 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Malawi, Mzuzu ranks 4th of 4 for the warmest June highs and 4th of 4 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 4 cities is 21.7°C; Mzuzu is 1.8°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 19.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 22 mm to 19 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
Mzuzu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.5°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 300 | 28.6 | 12.713 h |
| February | 24.4°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 255 | 25.1 | 12.512 h |
| March | 23.6°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 223 | 29.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.4°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 140 | 24.2 | 11.912 h |
| May | 21.4°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 50 | 13.5 | 11.612 h |
| June, selected | 19.9°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 22 | 7.6 | 11.511 h |
| July | 19.4°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 19 | 6.8 | 11.512 h |
| August | 21.3°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 16 | 5.2 | 11.712 h |
| September | 24.1°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 12 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| October | 25.8°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 43 | 8.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 26.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 104 | 14.4 | 12.613 h |
| December | 24.7°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 246 | 25.8 | 12.813 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
- Songea in JuneTanzania · 198 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 13.3°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Lichinga in JuneMozambique · 244 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 10.0°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Njombe in JuneTanzania · 249 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 8.6°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Katumba in JuneTanzania · 252 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 12.4°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Nakonde in JuneZambia · 274 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 12.1°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Tunduma in JuneTanzania · 277 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Lilongwe in JuneMalawi · 279 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.4°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Chipata in JuneZambia · 283 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 12.8°C · 0.6 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 Mzuzu) is explained once on the Mzuzu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.