Climate averages 1991–2020
Zomba weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Zomba: daytime highs average 24.3°C and nights cool to about 13.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 36 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Blantyre (55 km away). In August its highs average 23.4°C, 0.8°C cooler than Zomba, with 6.8 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Malawi, Zomba ranks 2nd of 4 for the warmest August highs and 2nd of 4 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 4 cities is 23.4°C; Zomba is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 27.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.5 mm to 2.4 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Zomba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.4°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 274 | 25.6 | 12.913 h |
| February | 26.4°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 169 | 19.3 | 12.613 h |
| March | 26.3°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 121 | 16.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.6°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 26 | 5.3 | 11.812 h |
| May | 24.4°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 4.8 | 1.2 | 11.411 h |
| June | 22.6°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 2.1 | 0.4 | 11.211 h |
| July | 22.0°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 2.3 | 0.6 | 11.311 h |
| August, selected | 24.3°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 11.612 h |
| September | 27.2°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 2.4 | 0.6 | 12.012 h |
| October | 29.1°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 16 | 2.7 | 12.412 h |
| November | 29.5°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 62 | 9.3 | 12.813 h |
| December | 27.5°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 179 | 21.5 | 13.013 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
August in nearby cities
- Blantyre in AugustMalawi · 55 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 12.3°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Mandimba in AugustMozambique · 120 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 14.2°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Cuamba in AugustMozambique · 146 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 15.5°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Gurúè in AugustMozambique · 178 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 14.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Tete in AugustMozambique · 204 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 18.4°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Lilongwe in AugustMalawi · 228 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 12.2°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Lichinga in AugustMozambique · 231 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 11.2°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Mocuba in AugustMozambique · 240 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 16.7°C · 12 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 Zomba) is explained once on the Zomba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.