Climate averages 1991–2020
Zomba weather
in June.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a warm month in Zomba: daytime highs average 22.6°C and nights cool to about 12.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes June a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 14 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Blantyre (55 km away). In June its highs average 21.3°C, 1.2°C cooler than Zomba, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Malawi, Zomba ranks 2nd of 4 for the warmest June highs and 2nd of 4 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 4 cities is 21.7°C; Zomba is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 22.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.1 mm to 2.3 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
June in nearby cities
- Blantyre in JuneMalawi · 55 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 11.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Mandimba in JuneMozambique · 120 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 13.9°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Cuamba in JuneMozambique · 146 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 15.2°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Gurúè in JuneMozambique · 178 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 14.3°C · 28 mm rain
- Tete in JuneMozambique · 204 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.8°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Lilongwe in JuneMalawi · 228 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.4°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Lichinga in JuneMozambique · 231 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 10.0°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Mocuba in JuneMozambique · 240 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 16.4°C · 16 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.