Climate averages 1991–2020
Lichinga weather
in September.
A warm, very dry month: the 3rd 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 Lichinga: daytime highs average 25.7°C and nights cool to about 13.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.9 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 01 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mandimba (124 km away). In September its highs average 28.8°C, 3.1°C warmer than Lichinga, with 2.2 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Lichinga ranks joint 20th of 22 for the warmest September highs and 4th of 22 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 22 cities is 28.6°C; Lichinga is 2.9°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 27.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.9 mm to 21 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
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 | 22.9°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 1.8 | 0.5 | 11.712 h |
| September, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Mandimba in SeptemberMozambique · 124 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 16.6°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Lilongwe in SeptemberMalawi · 173 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 14.9°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Cuamba in SeptemberMozambique · 217 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 17.9°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Zomba in SeptemberMalawi · 231 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 15.6°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Mzuzu in SeptemberMalawi · 244 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 14.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Blantyre in SeptemberMalawi · 276 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Chipata in SeptemberZambia · 282 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 16.9°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Songea in SeptemberTanzania · 296 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 14.5°C · 4.2 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.