Annual mean 23°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
32.2 °C
Coldest
22.3 °C
Wettest
100%
Windiest
3.8 m/s
Prevailing
SE
1.4 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 Nkhata Bay over the whole year is 23°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 15°C. The rainy (wet) season in Nkhata Bay runs from October to April, peaking in January with a 74% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 32%. Winds in Nkhata Bay are highest in October, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.2 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Nkhata Bay come in September, when the sky is typically 27% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 82%.
Month by month Nkhata Bay 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
27°C
20°C
30°C
74%
82%
1.2 m/s
31
42
8
February
25°C
20°C
28°C
72%
77%
1.3 m/s
48
52
12
March
27°C
20°C
30°C
70%
76%
1.2 m/s
27
51
7
April
26°C
19°C
29°C
66%
65%
1.5 m/s
42
48
13
May
24°C
17°C
26°C
53%
53%
1.6 m/s
57
50
27
June
24°C
15°C
25°C
33%
38%
1.7 m/s
62
47
37
July
23°C
15°C
23°C
32%
40%
1.6 m/s
76
34
48
August
25°C
17°C
25°C
48%
38%
1.9 m/s
61
51
32
September
28°C
19°C
28°C
49%
27%
2.1 m/s
46
62
18
October
29°C
20°C
29°C
55%
33%
2.3 m/s
35
61
10
November
31°C
22°C
32°C
61%
54%
2.2 m/s
18
43
2
December
30°C
21°C
32°C
69%
64%
1.5 m/s
20
37
6
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 Nkhata Bay weather by season
Year round, Nkhata Bay has days of about 23°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 31°C in November, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 15°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 23°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around July. 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.
Nkhata Bay weather in winterJune to August
High 24°CLow 16°CRain 38%
Winter in Nkhata Bay has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 38% chance of rain on a given day.
Nkhata Bay weather in springSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 20°CRain 55%
Spring in Nkhata Bay has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 55% chance of rain on a given day.
Nkhata Bay weather in summerDecember to February
High 27°CLow 20°CRain 72%
Summer in Nkhata Bay has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 72% chance of rain on a given day.
Nkhata Bay weather in autumnMarch to May
High 26°CLow 19°CRain 63%
Autumn in Nkhata Bay has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 63% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Nkhata Bay?
The rainy (wet) season in Nkhata Bay runs from October to April, peaking in January with a 74% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 32%.
What time of year is Nkhata Bay windiest?
Winds in Nkhata Bay are highest in October, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.2 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Nkhata Bay year round?
The average temperature in Nkhata Bay over the whole year is 23°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 15°C.