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Zomba, Southern Region

Malawi · 118k people · 952 m elevation · Southern Hemisphere

Every month in detail

Thirty-year averages for each calendar month.

Monthly climate normals. Values shown as an em dash are missing from the source data.
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high81°F (27°C)81°F (27°C)80°F (27°C)79°F (26°C)77°F (25°C)74°F (23°C)73°F (23°C)77°F (25°C)82°F (28°C)87°F (31°C)87°F (31°C)83°F (29°C)
Average low66°F (19°C)65°F (19°C)65°F (18°C)62°F (17°C)58°F (14°C)55°F (13°C)53°F (12°C)55°F (13°C)59°F (15°C)64°F (18°C)67°F (19°C)66°F (19°C)
Dew point67°F (20°C)67°F (19°C)65°F (19°C)61°F (16°C)56°F (13°C)52°F (11°C)50°F (10°C)50°F (10°C)52°F (11°C)56°F (13°C)60°F (16°C)66°F (19°C)
Rainfall12.6 in (320 mm)8.6 in (219 mm)6.9 in (176 mm)1.9 in (47 mm)0.4 in (10 mm)0.7 in (18 mm)0.7 in (17 mm)1.1 in (27 mm)1.1 in (29 mm)0.9 in (23 mm)3.3 in (85 mm)7.8 in (198 mm)
Rainy days2215134134222717
Snowfall0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)
Sunshine145 h154 h207 h228 h252 h236 h234 h261 h270 h283 h248 h187 h

Scroll the table sideways for all twelve months.

Projected change, 2031–2050

Model projection, not an observation

How this city’s climate may change, measured against the same models’ own 1995–2014 output. Nothing here affects the match score above.

Change in summer afternoon highs

+1.7°F (+0.9°C)

Models range from +1.4°F (+0.8°C) to +2.1°F (+1.2°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

6 → 12

About 2.0× as many

Warming by month
  • January: +2.0°F (+1.1°C)
  • February: +1.4°F (+0.8°C)
  • March: +1.9°F (+1.1°C)
  • April: +2.2°F (+1.2°C)
  • May: +2.1°F (+1.2°C)
  • June: +2.4°F (+1.3°C)
  • July: +1.9°F (+1.1°C)
  • August: +2.0°F (+1.1°C)
  • September: +2.4°F (+1.4°C)
  • October: +2.8°F (+1.5°C)
  • November: +2.8°F (+1.6°C)
  • December: +1.7°F (+0.9°C)
Scenario
SSP5-8.5 (high emissions)
Models
4 · CMIP6 HighResMIP, downscaled

This is a high-emissions pathway — the upper end of plausible futures, not a central estimate. Changes are measured by each model against its own past output and then applied to the observed record, which cancels each model’s bias but not the genuine uncertainty about how much warming occurs. Where the models disagree widely, the range above is the honest answer.