City · Malawi
Best time to visit Lilongwe
The best time to visit Lilongwe is April–November, with daytime temperatures around 27°C.
Lilongwe at a glance: warmest in November with daytime temperatures around 32°C and coolest in July (25°C). The wettest month is January (239 mm) and the driest July (1 mm), with about 870 mm of rain a year. Sunniest in August.
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Lilongwe
1,080 mWarm
97
27°/12°0 mm59 %12 h
A typical mid-August in Lilongwe
Sunny 17Cloudy 11Rain 2
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
12°24°29°8°37°
Daylight (solar time)
06:1017:50
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11 h 41 m
Precipitation
0240 mm
0 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 55 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44 | 28° | 18° | 239 mm | 18 | 19 % | 13 h | Rainy season · warm, rainy and grey |
| February | 53 | 28° | 18° | 194 mm | 15 | 22 % | 13 h | Rainy season · warm, showery and grey |
| March | 64 | 27° | 18° | 133 mm | 12 | 30 % | 12 h | Warm and showery |
| April | 88 | 27° | 16° | 40 mm | 5 | 44 % | 12 h | Warm |
| May | 95 | 27° | 13° | 7 mm | 2 | 52 % | 11 h | Warm |
| June | 96 | 25° | 11° | 2 mm | 1 | 55 % | 11 h | Warm |
| July | 96 | 25° | 11° | 1 mm | 1 | 55 % | 11 h | Warm |
| August | 97 | 27° | 12° | 1 mm | 2 | 59 % | 12 h | Warm |
| September | 91 | 29° | 14° | 1 mm | 1 | 58 % | 12 h | Warm |
| October | 80 | 31° | 17° | 10 mm | 2 | 49 % | 13 h | Hot |
| November | 70 | 32° | 19° | 53 mm | 6 | 39 % | 13 h | Hot |
| December | 46 | 29° | 19° | 184 mm | 16 | 23 % | 13 h | Rainy season · warm, showery and grey |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 1,083 m. Coordinates: -13.97, 33.79.