Climate averages 1991–2020
Zomba weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Zomba: daytime highs average 22.0°C and nights cool to about 12.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 2.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 18 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Blantyre (55 km away). In July its highs average 20.7°C, 1.3°C cooler than Zomba, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Malawi, Zomba ranks 2nd of 4 for the warmest July highs and 2nd of 4 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 4 cities is 21.2°C; Zomba is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 24.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.3 mm to 1.5 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 22.0°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 2.3 | 0.6 | 11.311 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Blantyre in JulyMalawi · 55 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 11.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Mandimba in JulyMozambique · 120 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 13.3°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Cuamba in JulyMozambique · 146 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 14.6°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Gurúè in JulyMozambique · 178 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 13.5°C · 35 mm rain
- Tete in JulyMozambique · 204 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 17.1°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Lilongwe in JulyMalawi · 228 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 10.8°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Lichinga in JulyMozambique · 231 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 9.6°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Mocuba in JulyMozambique · 240 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 15.8°C · 17 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.