Climate averages 1991–2020
Lichinga weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Lichinga: daytime highs average 22.7°C and nights cool to about 12.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.9 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes May a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 30 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mandimba (124 km away). In May its highs average 25.6°C, 2.9°C warmer than Lichinga, with 6.4 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Lichinga ranks 22nd of 22 for the warmest May highs and 5th of 22 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 22 cities is 26.6°C; Lichinga is 3.9°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 21.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 8.9 mm to 1.8 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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 | 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
May in nearby cities
- Mandimba in MayMozambique · 124 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 15.8°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Lilongwe in MayMalawi · 173 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 13.5°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Cuamba in MayMozambique · 217 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 17.0°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Zomba in MayMalawi · 231 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 14.8°C · 4.8 mm rain
- Mzuzu in MayMalawi · 244 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 13.7°C · 50 mm rain
- Blantyre in MayMalawi · 276 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 13.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Chipata in MayZambia · 282 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 14.8°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Songea in MayTanzania · 296 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 15.4°C · 29 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.