Liwonde climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Liwonde?

Liwonde has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 971 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Liwonde?

The hottest day measured in Liwonde between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1951, reaching 39.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Liwonde?

The coldest day measured in Liwonde between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1985, at 8.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Liwonde?

Almost never: Liwonde sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Liwonde warmed?

Yes: Liwonde warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Liwonde?

The wettest day measured in Liwonde between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 2019, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Liwonde?

The windiest day measured in Liwonde between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 2025, with winds reaching 32.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Liwonde?

The warmest month in Liwonde is November (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Liwonde?

Liwonde receives on average 971 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Liwonde?

Liwonde gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Liwonde (Malawi) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 971 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Liwonde averages 0 frost days, 113 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.

Liwonde has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 27 November 1951) and the coldest 8.1 °C (on 15 July 1985).

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

LiwondeSouthern Region

coords: -15.07°, 35.23°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthNovemberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

23.3°C

Average daily high

28.6°C

Average daily low

18.8°C

Annual rainfall

971mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

68%

Average peak wind

10.9km/h

Seasonal range

7.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

113 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

114 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.9 °C

Average feels-like low

20.4 °C

Average peak gust

28.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

176 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.4 °C

27 November 1951

Coldest day

8.1 °C

15 July 1985

Wettest day

153 mm

6 March 2019

Windiest day

32.9 km/h

11 March 2025

Strongest gust

77.8 km/h

24 January 2022

Hottest feels-like

44.0 °C

13 December 2023

Coldest feels-like

5.8 °C

15 July 1985

Sunniest day

12.9 h

16 December 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.2 °C27 October 2025	11.6 °C2 August 2025	23.6 °C	1,363 mm	128
2024	38.5 °C29 October 2024	12.2 °C10 July 2024	24.3 °C	915 mm	159
2023	38.1 °C13 December 2023	11.6 °C27 June 2023	24.2 °C	1,417 mm	129
2022	36.8 °C20 November 2022	11.1 °C29 July 2022	23.5 °C	1,247 mm	121
2021	38.5 °C24 November 2021	11.1 °C3 August 2021	23.8 °C	931 mm	128
2020	38.3 °C24 November 2020	11.2 °C1 August 2020	24.2 °C	811 mm	165
2019	38.3 °C29 October 2019	9.0 °C24 July 2019	23.9 °C	1,299 mm	137
2018	37.6 °C7 November 2018	12.2 °C7 June 2018	24.0 °C	874 mm	144
2017	38.6 °C27 October 2017	11.8 °C14 July 2017	23.9 °C	1,019 mm	125
2016	37.3 °C1 November 2016	9.5 °C10 July 2016	24.3 °C	889 mm	178
2015	38.3 °C14 November 2015	10.6 °C5 August 2015	24.0 °C	935 mm	130
2014	36.8 °C13 December 2014	12.1 °C24 July 2014	23.8 °C	910 mm	128
2013	38.1 °C18 November 2013	11.2 °C16 July 2013	23.6 °C	816 mm	139
2012	37.7 °C19 October 2012	9.9 °C19 July 2012	23.5 °C	948 mm	121
2011	38.8 °C1 November 2011	10.5 °C21 July 2011	23.7 °C	771 mm	121
2010	37.3 °C12 October 2010	10.8 °C16 August 2010	23.8 °C	867 mm	145
2009	35.5 °C18 December 2009	11.0 °C28 June 2009	23.2 °C	892 mm	112
2008	37.3 °C15 November 2008	9.8 °C30 June 2008	23.0 °C	996 mm	111
2007	36.6 °C24 November 2007	11.4 °C26 June 2007	23.3 °C	1,023 mm	99
2006	36.9 °C3 November 2006	10.0 °C6 June 2006	23.3 °C	920 mm	98
2005	38.4 °C17 November 2005	11.5 °C2 July 2005	24.0 °C	679 mm	153
2004	36.3 °C30 October 2004	11.1 °C17 June 2004	22.9 °C	1,015 mm	88
2003	36.2 °C6 November 2003	10.6 °C8 July 2003	23.1 °C	1,130 mm	127
2002	36.9 °C5 November 2002	11.7 °C27 June 2002	23.7 °C	843 mm	120
2001	36.9 °C3 December 2001	10.2 °C26 July 2001	23.5 °C	960 mm	123
2000	35.7 °C25 October 2000	11.6 °C19 July 2000	23.0 °C	1,171 mm	85
1999	35.7 °C24 October 1999	10.2 °C24 June 1999	23.0 °C	858 mm	93
1998	36.2 °C4 November 1998	10.8 °C28 July 1998	23.8 °C	693 mm	153
1997	37.6 °C16 November 1997	12.1 °C22 July 1997	23.3 °C	1,338 mm	103
1996	37.6 °C18 November 1996	9.8 °C3 July 1996	23.5 °C	938 mm	121
1995	38.2 °C24 November 1995	9.7 °C11 July 1995	24.2 °C	731 mm	171
1994	38.8 °C24 November 1994	11.5 °C29 May 1994	23.7 °C	643 mm	147
1993	36.1 °C4 November 1993	12.1 °C1 July 1993	23.6 °C	828 mm	122
1992	36.5 °C30 October 1992	11.2 °C3 July 1992	24.3 °C	537 mm	188
1991	35.8 °C31 October 1991	10.9 °C15 June 1991	23.2 °C	990 mm	121
1990	36.4 °C21 November 1990	11.1 °C5 July 1990	23.6 °C	733 mm	123
1989	35.2 °C10 November 1989	11.1 °C13 July 1989	22.8 °C	1,252 mm	71
1988	35.6 °C19 October 1988	11.4 °C17 July 1988	23.2 °C	890 mm	98
1987	36.2 °C20 November 1987	11.1 °C24 June 1987	23.5 °C	755 mm	125
1986	34.6 °C7 October 1986	11.5 °C23 June 1986	22.6 °C	1,083 mm	68
1985	36.2 °C3 November 1985	8.1 °C15 July 1985	22.6 °C	985 mm	63
1984	35.6 °C29 October 1984	12.0 °C18 June 1984	23.1 °C	1,062 mm	94
1983	37.4 °C12 November 1983	10.7 °C22 July 1983	24.1 °C	755 mm	173
1982	36.5 °C21 November 1982	9.9 °C13 July 1982	23.1 °C	1,034 mm	99
1981	35.9 °C9 November 1981	10.4 °C18 June 1981	22.7 °C	833 mm	107
1980	36.2 °C13 November 1980	11.2 °C17 June 1980	23.1 °C	962 mm	126
1979	36.1 °C1 October 1979	11.3 °C26 June 1979	23.3 °C	710 mm	129
1978	35.5 °C12 November 1978	10.2 °C22 July 1978	22.8 °C	1,437 mm	86
1977	36.8 °C22 October 1977	9.6 °C5 July 1977	23.3 °C	997 mm	109
1976	36.6 °C25 November 1976	10.1 °C18 July 1976	22.6 °C	1,038 mm	87
1975	36.0 °C4 November 1975	8.8 °C26 July 1975	22.9 °C	659 mm	104
1974	36.0 °C13 November 1974	10.4 °C17 June 1974	22.4 °C	1,291 mm	82
1973	37.3 °C2 November 1973	10.8 °C13 July 1973	23.5 °C	704 mm	141
1972	36.3 °C24 November 1972	10.8 °C18 June 1972	22.9 °C	984 mm	111
1971	35.2 °C21 November 1971	10.0 °C31 May 1971	22.9 °C	760 mm	86
1970	35.1 °C15 October 1970	11.4 °C6 July 1970	23.3 °C	895 mm	112
1969	37.2 °C27 November 1969	10.9 °C24 July 1969	23.5 °C	913 mm	97
1968	36.0 °C5 January 1968	8.8 °C17 June 1968	23.0 °C	782 mm	106
1967	35.6 °C8 October 1967	8.7 °C19 July 1967	23.0 °C	834 mm	114
1966	35.4 °C1 November 1966	10.6 °C23 August 1966	23.4 °C	789 mm	114
1965	35.9 °C20 November 1965	9.7 °C5 July 1965	22.3 °C	759 mm	81
1964	35.8 °C10 November 1964	9.2 °C23 July 1964	22.8 °C	675 mm	95
1963	35.6 °C24 October 1963	10.7 °C6 June 1963	22.6 °C	1,033 mm	66
1962	36.3 °C21 November 1962	11.0 °C4 July 1962	22.9 °C	1,058 mm	79
1961	36.4 °C28 October 1961	11.0 °C11 August 1961	23.0 °C	1,054 mm	81
1960	36.3 °C9 December 1960	11.6 °C30 July 1960	23.1 °C	681 mm	96
1959	36.6 °C1 November 1959	12.9 °C18 July 1959	22.9 °C	1,244 mm	69
1958	36.3 °C28 October 1958	10.1 °C19 July 1958	23.2 °C	1,246 mm	108
1957	37.6 °C12 November 1957	10.4 °C25 June 1957	22.9 °C	1,400 mm	98
1956	35.9 °C2 November 1956	9.0 °C9 July 1956	22.5 °C	1,315 mm	73
1955	36.6 °C21 October 1955	9.9 °C13 August 1955	22.5 °C	1,251 mm	76
1954	37.4 °C27 October 1954	10.1 °C25 July 1954	23.2 °C	698 mm	102
1953	36.8 °C9 November 1953	9.6 °C3 August 1953	22.6 °C	1,685 mm	72
1952	37.8 °C3 November 1952	11.2 °C14 July 1952	23.0 °C	1,400 mm	95
1951	39.4 °C27 November 1951	10.3 °C24 July 1951	23.6 °C	648 mm	143
1950	36.7 °C23 October 1950	10.7 °C20 August 1950	22.5 °C	1,294 mm	87
1949	37.5 °C3 November 1949	10.9 °C11 June 1949	23.3 °C	1,023 mm	136
1948	37.7 °C11 November 1948	10.0 °C12 July 1948	23.0 °C	1,353 mm	86
1947	36.9 °C29 November 1947	10.0 °C7 July 1947	23.0 °C	1,040 mm	95
1946	36.6 °C10 October 1946	9.6 °C9 July 1946	22.5 °C	1,123 mm	72
1945	36.6 °C12 November 1945	11.0 °C2 July 1945	22.9 °C	1,128 mm	96
1944	36.5 °C11 November 1944	10.1 °C8 July 1944	23.0 °C	970 mm	113
1943	39.1 °C1 December 1943	10.5 °C25 July 1943	23.4 °C	842 mm	116
1942	38.1 °C9 November 1942	11.0 °C2 August 1942	23.4 °C	788 mm	109
1941	37.5 °C12 October 1941	10.8 °C22 June 1941	24.1 °C	541 mm	176
1940	37.1 °C29 November 1940	10.8 °C14 July 1940	22.9 °C	938 mm	106

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.5 °C

-0.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

128 d/yr

+15

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1363 mm

+392 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.7 °C	0.0 °C	403 mm	+145 mm
Feb	29.5 °C	+0.9 °C	257 mm	+45 mm
Mar	29.1 °C	+0.5 °C	128 mm	-24 mm
Apr	28.6 °C	+0.5 °C	48 mm	+11 mm
May	26.6 °C	-0.3 °C	17 mm	+9 mm
Jun	25.9 °C	+0.8 °C	2 mm	-1 mm
Jul	24.7 °C	-0.1 °C	3 mm	+1 mm
Aug	27.4 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	31.2 °C	+1.0 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Oct	32.1 °C	-0.4 °C	3 mm	-11 mm
Nov	30.3 °C	-2.1 °C	140 mm	+64 mm
Dec	28.6 °C	-1.4 °C	360 mm	+154 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.2 °C

27 Oct 2025

Coldest day

11.6 °C

2 Aug 2025

Wettest day

86.3 mm

29 Jan 2025

Windiest day

32.9 km/h

11 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

74.9 km/h

11 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.5 °C

29 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.1 °C

2 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.9 h

16 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Liwonde?

Liwonde has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 971 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Liwonde?

The hottest day measured in Liwonde between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1951, reaching 39.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Liwonde?

The coldest day measured in Liwonde between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1985, at 8.1 °C.

Does it snow in Liwonde?

Almost never: Liwonde sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Liwonde warmed?

Yes: Liwonde warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Liwonde?

The wettest day measured in Liwonde between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 2019, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Liwonde?

The windiest day measured in Liwonde between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 2025, with winds reaching 32.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Liwonde?

The warmest month in Liwonde is November (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Liwonde?

Liwonde receives on average 971 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Liwonde?

Liwonde gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Liwonde?

Yes: Liwonde has on average 176 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Liwonde?

In Liwonde, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 13 December 2023, and the lowest was 5.8 °C on 15 July 1985.

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