Climate averages 1991–2020
Zomba weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Zomba: daytime highs average 29.1°C and nights cool to about 18.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 26 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Blantyre (55 km away). In October its highs average 28.6°C, 0.5°C cooler than Zomba, with 29 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Malawi, Zomba ranks 2nd of 4 for the warmest October highs and 2nd of 4 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 4 cities is 28.2°C; Zomba is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 16 mm to 62 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Blantyre in OctoberMalawi · 55 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 17.5°C · 29 mm rain
- Mandimba in OctoberMozambique · 120 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 19.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Cuamba in OctoberMozambique · 146 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 11 mm rain
- Gurúè in OctoberMozambique · 178 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Tete in OctoberMozambique · 204 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 23.3°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Lilongwe in OctoberMalawi · 228 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.6°C · 9.9 mm rain
- Lichinga in OctoberMozambique · 231 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 16.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Mocuba in OctoberMozambique · 240 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 21.3°C · 19 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.