Climate averages 1991–2020
Lichinga weather
in June.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th 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.
June is a mild month in Lichinga: daytime highs average 21.2°C and nights cool to about 10.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes June a very dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 21 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mandimba (124 km away). In June its highs average 24.0°C, 2.8°C warmer than Lichinga, with 2.1 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Lichinga ranks 22nd of 22 for the warmest June highs and 2nd of 22 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 22 cities is 25.1°C; Lichinga is 3.9°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 20.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.8 mm to 1.7 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
June in nearby cities
- Mandimba in JuneMozambique · 124 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 13.9°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Lilongwe in JuneMalawi · 173 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.4°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Cuamba in JuneMozambique · 217 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 15.2°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Zomba in JuneMalawi · 231 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 12.9°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Mzuzu in JuneMalawi · 244 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 11.3°C · 22 mm rain
- Blantyre in JuneMalawi · 276 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 11.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Chipata in JuneZambia · 282 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 12.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Songea in JuneTanzania · 296 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 13.3°C · 4.3 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.