Climate averages 1991–2020
Zomba weather
in September.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Zomba: daytime highs average 27.2°C and nights cool to about 15.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 00 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Blantyre (55 km away). In September its highs average 26.8°C, about as warm as Zomba, with 8.5 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Malawi, Zomba ranks 2nd of 4 for the warmest September highs and 2nd of 4 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 4 cities is 26.4°C; Zomba is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 29.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.4 mm to 16 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Blantyre in SeptemberMalawi · 55 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Mandimba in SeptemberMozambique · 120 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 16.6°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Cuamba in SeptemberMozambique · 146 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 17.9°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Gurúè in SeptemberMozambique · 178 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 16.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Tete in SeptemberMozambique · 204 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 20.9°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Lilongwe in SeptemberMalawi · 228 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 14.9°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Lichinga in SeptemberMozambique · 231 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 13.9°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Mocuba in SeptemberMozambique · 240 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 19.2°C · 11 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.