Climate averages 1991–2020
Lichinga weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Lichinga: daytime highs average 20.7°C and nights cool to about 9.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 1.7 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 25 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mandimba (124 km away). In July its highs average 23.6°C, 2.9°C warmer than Lichinga, with 2.5 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Lichinga ranks 22nd of 22 for the warmest July highs and 3rd of 22 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 22 cities is 24.6°C; Lichinga is 3.8°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 22.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.7 mm to 1.8 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
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, selected | 20.7°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 1.7 | 0.5 | 11.411 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Mandimba in JulyMozambique · 124 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 13.3°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Lilongwe in JulyMalawi · 173 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 10.8°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Cuamba in JulyMozambique · 217 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 14.6°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Zomba in JulyMalawi · 231 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.3°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Mzuzu in JulyMalawi · 244 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 10.7°C · 19 mm rain
- Blantyre in JulyMalawi · 276 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 11.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Chipata in JulyZambia · 282 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.2°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Songea in JulyTanzania · 296 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 12.5°C · 3.8 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.