Chitipa climate — normals and trends
Chitipa (Malawi) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 1,065 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is November (22.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Chitipa averages 0 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.
Chitipa has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 16 November 1983) and the coldest 5.9 °C (on 26 July 1975).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ChitipaNorthern Region
- coords
- -9.70°, 33.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.9°C
Average daily high
25.4°C
Average daily low
15.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,065mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
160 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.6 °C
Average feels-like low
16.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
34.9 °C
16 November 1983
Coldest day
5.9 °C
26 July 1975
Wettest day
95 mm
14 December 2006
Windiest day
28.0 km/h
30 September 2018
Strongest gust
71.6 km/h
5 February 1957
Hottest feels-like
36.1 °C
22 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
4.4 °C
24 June 1968
Sunniest day
12.6 h
8 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 205 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 26.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 134 mm | -46 mm |
| Mar | 25.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 228 mm | +34 mm |
| Apr | 26.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 81 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 71 mm | +45 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 7 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 25.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 99 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 26.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 196 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chitipa?
Chitipa has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 1,065 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chitipa?
The hottest day measured in Chitipa between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1983, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chitipa?
The coldest day measured in Chitipa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 5.9 °C.
Does it snow in Chitipa?
Almost never: Chitipa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chitipa warmed?
Yes: Chitipa warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chitipa?
The wettest day measured in Chitipa between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 2006, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chitipa?
The windiest day measured in Chitipa between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 2018, with winds reaching 28.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chitipa?
The warmest month in Chitipa is November (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Chitipa?
Chitipa receives on average 1,065 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chitipa?
Chitipa gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chitipa?
Yes: Chitipa has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chitipa?
In Chitipa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.1 °C on 22 February 2005, and the lowest was 4.4 °C on 24 June 1968.
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