Annual mean 23°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
32.2 °C
Coldest
21.4 °C
Wettest
100%
Windiest
2.6 m/s
Prevailing
SE
1.9 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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The average temperature in Zomba over the whole year is 23°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 16°C. The rainy (wet) season in Zomba runs from October to April, peaking in January with a 80% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 47%. Winds in Zomba are highest in October, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in June, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Zomba come in August, when the sky is typically 33% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 68%.
Month by month Zomba 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%
68%
1.9 m/s
41
57
9
February
27°C
23°C
29°C
74%
65%
2.0 m/s
36
58
9
March
27°C
20°C
29°C
68%
66%
2.1 m/s
30
55
8
April
26°C
21°C
28°C
64%
58%
2.1 m/s
47
57
13
May
25°C
18°C
25°C
48%
45%
2.3 m/s
69
48
32
June
22°C
17°C
22°C
59%
42%
1.8 m/s
75
24
56
July
23°C
16°C
22°C
47%
51%
2.1 m/s
83
26
56
August
25°C
18°C
24°C
48%
33%
2.3 m/s
71
47
36
September
29°C
21°C
28°C
54%
37%
2.5 m/s
42
67
15
October
29°C
22°C
29°C
68%
45%
3.2 m/s
36
57
15
November
29°C
22°C
30°C
75%
59%
2.2 m/s
25
55
6
December
29°C
25°C
31°C
77%
57%
2.5 m/s
18
54
4
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 Zomba weather by season
Year round, Zomba has days of about 22°C at their warmest in June, its coolest month, and 29°C in November, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 16°C to 25°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.
Zomba weather in winterJune to August
High 23°CLow 17°CRain 51%
Winter in Zomba has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 51% chance of rain on a given day.
Zomba weather in springSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 22°CRain 65%
Spring in Zomba has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 65% chance of rain on a given day.
Zomba weather in summerDecember to February
High 27°CLow 23°CRain 77%
Summer in Zomba has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 77% chance of rain on a given day.
Zomba weather in autumnMarch to May
High 26°CLow 20°CRain 60%
Autumn in Zomba has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 60% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Zomba?
The rainy (wet) season in Zomba runs from October to April, peaking in January with a 80% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 47%.
What time of year is Zomba windiest?
Winds in Zomba are highest in October, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in June, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Zomba year round?
The average temperature in Zomba over the whole year is 23°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 16°C.