This page is a single place to check Lilongwe climate: monthly averages. Lilongwe runs from 15.9 C in Jul to 24.7 C in Nov, a swing of 8.8 C. Rain is strongly seasonal: Jan is the wettest month at 9.89 mm/day, while Jun runs at 0.07 mm/day, about 141.3x drier. Taken together that is roughly 1,051 mm of rain a year for the grid cell. The build runs on a schedule and caches the last good response, so the numbers stay put even when the upstream API is having a bad day. Scroll for the month-by-month figures, or jump to a neighbouring location from the links below.
Annual mean temperature 20.3 C
Warmest month Nov (24.7 C)
Coldest month Jul (15.9 C)
Wettest month Jan (9.89 mm/day)
All-time record high 37.0 C
All-time record low 5.0 C
Annual precipitation 1,048 mm / year
Coordinates -13.9669, 33.7873
Population 1,115,815
Average monthly temperature and rainfall in Lilongwe
Month
Mean temp (C)
Rain (mm/day)
Record high (C)
Record low (C)
Jan
21.4
9.89
32.7
13.8
Feb
21.2
7.64
29.8
10.7
Mar
20.7
4.86
29.6
11.1
Apr
19.4
1.34
29.7
9.5
May
17.6
0.19
29.4
7.5
Jun
16.0
0.07
28.5
5.4
Jul
15.9
0.09
30.0
5.0
Aug
18.2
0.08
31.9
6.6
Sep
21.4
0.11
34.7
7.5
Oct
24.2
0.40
37.0
10.8
Nov
24.7
2.10
37.0
11.6
Dec
22.6
7.80
35.8
14.3
What the Lilongwe climate table shows
Values are multi-decadal climatological averages for the -13.9669, 33.7873 grid cell, not a single year. Rain is the daily mean, so a value of 2.00 mm/day is about 60 mm across a 30-day month. Averages smooth over extremes, so use them for planning rather than for what to pack for next Tuesday.
Frequently asked questions
Does Lilongwe get the same every year?
Close to it. Averaging decades smooths variation, so treat these as typical rather than guaranteed.