Climate averages 1991–2020
Lichinga weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the joint 2nd 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 Lichinga: daytime highs average 22.9°C and nights cool to about 11.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 40 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mandimba (124 km away). In August its highs average 25.9°C, 3.1°C warmer than Lichinga, with 1.8 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Lichinga ranks 22nd of 22 for the warmest August highs and joint 3rd of 22 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 22 cities is 26.3°C; Lichinga is 3.4°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 25.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.8 mm to 2.9 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
Lichinga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.6°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 309 | 29.0 | 12.813 h |
| February | 23.6°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 241 | 24.8 | 12.513 h |
| March | 23.6°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 174 | 23.7 | 12.212 h |
| April | 23.1°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 44 | 10.5 | 11.812 h |
| May | 22.7°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 8.9 | 2.3 | 11.512 h |
| June | 21.2°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 1.8 | 0.4 | 11.411 h |
| July | 20.7°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 1.7 | 0.5 | 11.411 h |
| August, selected | 22.9°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 1.8 | 0.5 | 11.712 h |
| September | 25.7°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 2.9 | 0.6 | 12.012 h |
| October | 27.3°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 21 | 4.5 | 12.412 h |
| November | 27.3°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 79 | 11.8 | 12.713 h |
| December | 24.7°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 236 | 24.5 | 12.913 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
- Mandimba in AugustMozambique · 124 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 14.2°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Lilongwe in AugustMalawi · 173 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 12.2°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Cuamba in AugustMozambique · 217 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 15.5°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Zomba in AugustMalawi · 231 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 13.3°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Mzuzu in AugustMalawi · 244 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 12.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Blantyre in AugustMalawi · 276 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 12.3°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Chipata in AugustZambia · 282 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Songea in AugustTanzania · 296 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 13.1°C · 5.1 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 Lichinga) is explained once on the Lichinga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.