Annual mean 22°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind E
Warmest
30.4 °C
Coldest
21.3 °C
Wettest
100%
Windiest
5.6 m/s
Prevailing
E
2.2 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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never good
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The average temperature in Lilongwe over the whole year is 22°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 15°C. The rainy (wet) season in Lilongwe runs from November to March, peaking in January with a 80% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to July; June is the driest month, at 37%. Winds in Lilongwe are highest in September, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in March, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Lilongwe come in September, when the sky is typically 30% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 76%.
Month by month Lilongwe climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
26°C
22°C
28°C
80%
76%
2.3 m/s
36
53
10
February
26°C
21°C
28°C
72%
76%
2.4 m/s
41
54
12
March
27°C
21°C
29°C
59%
73%
1.8 m/s
31
58
9
April
26°C
18°C
27°C
47%
67%
2.5 m/s
51
58
15
May
25°C
16°C
24°C
45%
46%
2.2 m/s
76
45
36
June
23°C
16°C
22°C
37%
48%
2.2 m/s
84
24
57
July
22°C
15°C
20°C
39%
43%
2.3 m/s
80
18
66
August
25°C
17°C
22°C
61%
38%
2.5 m/s
77
33
45
September
28°C
20°C
26°C
42%
30%
3.1 m/s
59
58
25
October
28°C
21°C
28°C
57%
44%
3.1 m/s
41
59
18
November
30°C
22°C
30°C
64%
61%
2.8 m/s
26
63
6
December
28°C
23°C
29°C
70%
72%
2.3 m/s
33
56
10
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Lilongwe weather by season
Year round, Lilongwe has days of about 22°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 30°C in November, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 15°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 22°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around June. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Lilongwe weather in winterJune to August
High 23°CLow 16°CRain 46%
Winter in Lilongwe has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 46% chance of rain on a given day.
Lilongwe weather in springSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 21°CRain 54%
Spring in Lilongwe has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 54% chance of rain on a given day.
Lilongwe weather in summerDecember to February
High 27°CLow 22°CRain 74%
Summer in Lilongwe has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 74% chance of rain on a given day.
Lilongwe weather in autumnMarch to May
High 26°CLow 19°CRain 50%
Autumn in Lilongwe has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 50% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Lilongwe?
The rainy (wet) season in Lilongwe runs from November to March, peaking in January with a 80% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to July; June is the driest month, at 37%.
What time of year is Lilongwe windiest?
Winds in Lilongwe are highest in September, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in March, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Lilongwe year round?
The average temperature in Lilongwe over the whole year is 22°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 15°C.