Mangochi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mangochi?

Mangochi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,152 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mangochi between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 2011, reaching 37.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mangochi?

The coldest day measured in Mangochi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1985, at 8.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mangochi?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mangochi warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Mangochi?

The wettest day measured in Mangochi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1959, with 204 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mangochi?

The windiest day measured in Mangochi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1944, with winds reaching 36.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mangochi?

The warmest month in Mangochi is November (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mangochi?

Mangochi receives on average 1,152 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mangochi?

Mangochi gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mangochi (Malawi) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,152 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Mangochi averages 0 frost days, 73 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.

Mangochi has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 1 November 2011) and the coldest 8.9 °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

MangochiSouthern Region

coords: -14.48°, 35.26°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthNovemberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

22.7°C

Average daily high

27.6°C

Average daily low

18.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,152mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

13.4km/h

Seasonal range

7.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

73 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

126 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.7 °C

Average feels-like low

19.9 °C

Average peak gust

31.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

167 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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

37.4 °C

1 November 2011

Coldest day

8.9 °C

15 July 1985

Wettest day

204 mm

13 December 1959

Windiest day

36.3 km/h

25 March 1944

Strongest gust

77.8 km/h

25 January 2022

Hottest feels-like

42.6 °C

19 December 2023

Coldest feels-like

6.3 °C

14 July 1985

Sunniest day

12.9 h

16 December 1944

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.7 °C27 October 2025	12.3 °C4 August 2025	23.2 °C	1,637 mm	80
2024	35.1 °C30 October 2024	12.3 °C14 June 2024	23.7 °C	946 mm	114
2023	36.7 °C19 December 2023	12.0 °C28 June 2023	23.6 °C	1,701 mm	95
2022	34.9 °C31 October 2022	12.2 °C29 July 2022	22.9 °C	1,400 mm	70
2021	37.3 °C24 November 2021	11.3 °C26 July 2021	23.1 °C	1,171 mm	94
2020	36.7 °C25 November 2020	11.6 °C1 August 2020	23.6 °C	989 mm	110
2019	36.3 °C29 October 2019	9.6 °C24 July 2019	23.4 °C	1,377 mm	85
2018	35.4 °C7 November 2018	12.9 °C22 July 2018	23.1 °C	1,244 mm	70
2017	36.4 °C20 October 2017	12.5 °C14 July 2017	23.3 °C	1,239 mm	90
2016	35.2 °C1 November 2016	11.3 °C10 July 2016	23.6 °C	970 mm	133
2015	36.1 °C14 November 2015	11.7 °C10 August 2015	23.5 °C	1,014 mm	97
2014	36.2 °C25 November 2014	12.7 °C13 July 2014	23.2 °C	1,135 mm	86
2013	36.0 °C1 November 2013	12.6 °C16 July 2013	23.1 °C	964 mm	92
2012	36.2 °C19 October 2012	10.9 °C19 July 2012	23.0 °C	1,248 mm	80
2011	37.4 °C1 November 2011	11.3 °C25 July 2011	23.2 °C	848 mm	81
2010	36.0 °C12 October 2010	10.9 °C16 August 2010	23.2 °C	1,017 mm	96
2009	34.1 °C8 October 2009	10.6 °C30 July 2009	22.8 °C	1,060 mm	79
2008	35.9 °C16 November 2008	11.3 °C30 June 2008	22.5 °C	1,291 mm	75
2007	35.6 °C25 November 2007	11.6 °C10 July 2007	22.8 °C	1,218 mm	61
2006	35.0 °C11 November 2006	11.4 °C6 June 2006	22.8 °C	1,247 mm	58
2005	36.5 °C17 November 2005	12.6 °C21 June 2005	23.4 °C	906 mm	107
2004	34.3 °C30 October 2004	11.6 °C16 July 2004	22.4 °C	1,187 mm	42
2003	34.9 °C12 November 2003	10.7 °C8 July 2003	22.7 °C	1,208 mm	83
2002	35.4 °C5 November 2002	12.5 °C4 July 2002	23.2 °C	1,074 mm	79
2001	36.1 °C23 November 2001	10.6 °C26 July 2001	23.0 °C	1,063 mm	86
2000	34.6 °C27 October 2000	12.2 °C6 July 2000	22.5 °C	1,322 mm	46
1999	34.4 °C28 October 1999	11.5 °C9 June 1999	22.5 °C	972 mm	69
1998	34.6 °C5 November 1998	11.8 °C28 July 1998	23.2 °C	837 mm	103
1997	36.2 °C10 November 1997	12.6 °C14 July 1997	22.9 °C	1,354 mm	70
1996	36.0 °C21 November 1996	10.4 °C3 July 1996	23.0 °C	1,074 mm	82
1995	37.1 °C23 November 1995	10.6 °C1 July 1995	23.6 °C	902 mm	108
1994	37.2 °C21 November 1994	11.7 °C31 May 1994	23.2 °C	744 mm	94
1993	34.9 °C4 December 1993	12.0 °C24 July 1993	23.0 °C	1,095 mm	82
1992	35.0 °C9 November 1992	11.3 °C14 August 1992	23.6 °C	706 mm	106
1991	34.7 °C31 October 1991	11.7 °C22 July 1991	22.6 °C	1,192 mm	64
1990	35.0 °C6 November 1990	11.1 °C6 July 1990	23.0 °C	760 mm	77
1989	34.4 °C11 November 1989	12.1 °C10 July 1989	22.4 °C	1,408 mm	45
1988	33.9 °C19 October 1988	11.8 °C17 July 1988	22.7 °C	1,005 mm	67
1987	34.8 °C20 November 1987	10.7 °C2 July 1987	23.0 °C	982 mm	84
1986	33.1 °C8 October 1986	11.8 °C15 July 1986	22.2 °C	1,268 mm	38
1985	34.8 °C4 November 1985	8.9 °C15 July 1985	22.0 °C	1,240 mm	34
1984	34.1 °C29 October 1984	11.7 °C18 June 1984	22.5 °C	1,272 mm	57
1983	35.4 °C11 November 1983	11.4 °C22 July 1983	23.4 °C	849 mm	99
1982	34.4 °C5 November 1982	11.1 °C13 July 1982	22.5 °C	1,061 mm	57
1981	34.1 °C6 November 1981	11.2 °C20 June 1981	22.2 °C	937 mm	72
1980	34.0 °C14 November 1980	11.7 °C22 June 1980	22.3 °C	1,114 mm	60
1979	34.8 °C1 October 1979	11.9 °C26 June 1979	22.5 °C	1,082 mm	75
1978	34.1 °C29 September 1978	10.9 °C15 June 1978	22.3 °C	1,734 mm	55
1977	36.2 °C23 October 1977	10.6 °C5 July 1977	22.8 °C	1,123 mm	66
1976	34.9 °C2 November 1976	10.8 °C18 July 1976	22.0 °C	1,268 mm	62
1975	34.4 °C27 October 1975	9.2 °C26 July 1975	22.3 °C	803 mm	60
1974	34.6 °C13 November 1974	11.5 °C31 July 1974	21.9 °C	1,547 mm	54
1973	35.6 °C2 November 1973	11.5 °C15 July 1973	22.7 °C	893 mm	87
1972	34.5 °C4 October 1972	11.6 °C18 June 1972	22.2 °C	1,236 mm	53
1971	33.5 °C21 November 1971	11.3 °C31 May 1971	22.3 °C	983 mm	46
1970	33.6 °C15 October 1970	12.2 °C6 July 1970	22.7 °C	1,063 mm	64
1969	34.8 °C9 November 1969	11.2 °C24 July 1969	23.0 °C	1,042 mm	70
1968	34.7 °C4 October 1968	9.7 °C17 June 1968	22.5 °C	964 mm	51
1967	33.8 °C2 October 1967	10.7 °C19 July 1967	22.5 °C	903 mm	60
1966	34.0 °C15 October 1966	11.8 °C23 August 1966	22.7 °C	933 mm	58
1965	34.4 °C20 November 1965	10.4 °C7 July 1965	21.8 °C	1,003 mm	54
1964	34.2 °C18 October 1964	10.1 °C28 July 1964	22.4 °C	737 mm	68
1963	34.2 °C24 October 1963	11.1 °C6 June 1963	22.1 °C	1,249 mm	37
1962	35.0 °C24 November 1962	11.7 °C31 July 1962	22.4 °C	1,396 mm	62
1961	34.8 °C26 October 1961	11.3 °C11 August 1961	22.4 °C	1,516 mm	40
1960	34.6 °C9 December 1960	12.0 °C31 July 1960	22.4 °C	878 mm	78
1959	34.1 °C16 November 1959	14.0 °C30 June 1959	22.4 °C	1,491 mm	47
1958	34.7 °C28 October 1958	10.7 °C19 July 1958	22.8 °C	1,344 mm	74
1957	35.8 °C26 November 1957	11.4 °C28 June 1957	22.4 °C	1,661 mm	85
1956	34.8 °C25 November 1956	10.5 °C10 July 1956	22.1 °C	1,603 mm	63
1955	35.0 °C21 October 1955	10.1 °C12 August 1955	22.0 °C	1,509 mm	60
1954	35.8 °C24 October 1954	11.2 °C23 June 1954	22.6 °C	915 mm	62
1953	35.5 °C9 November 1953	10.1 °C3 August 1953	22.1 °C	1,865 mm	49
1952	36.0 °C3 November 1952	11.5 °C11 August 1952	22.5 °C	1,275 mm	74
1951	36.8 °C29 October 1951	11.4 °C24 July 1951	23.0 °C	844 mm	81
1950	35.1 °C23 October 1950	11.8 °C20 August 1950	22.0 °C	1,502 mm	57
1949	35.7 °C3 November 1949	11.3 °C10 August 1949	22.8 °C	1,218 mm	103
1948	35.8 °C11 November 1948	11.7 °C12 July 1948	22.6 °C	1,473 mm	72
1947	35.0 °C21 October 1947	11.0 °C7 July 1947	22.4 °C	1,125 mm	73
1946	34.9 °C1 November 1946	10.8 °C18 June 1946	22.1 °C	1,296 mm	56
1945	35.2 °C9 November 1945	12.0 °C21 June 1945	22.3 °C	1,198 mm	78
1944	35.0 °C18 October 1944	11.1 °C10 July 1944	22.6 °C	1,096 mm	77
1943	37.1 °C17 November 1943	11.7 °C25 July 1943	22.9 °C	854 mm	97
1942	36.1 °C9 November 1942	12.1 °C3 August 1942	22.7 °C	1,026 mm	78
1941	36.3 °C22 October 1941	11.7 °C26 August 1941	23.2 °C	824 mm	89
1940	34.7 °C20 November 1940	11.4 °C14 July 1940	22.3 °C	1,321 mm	63

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.7 °C

+0.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

80 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1637 mm

+485 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.6 °C	0.0 °C	490 mm	+189 mm
Feb	28.5 °C	+0.9 °C	237 mm	-9 mm
Mar	28.2 °C	+0.6 °C	190 mm	+7 mm
Apr	27.8 °C	+0.8 °C	59 mm	+8 mm
May	25.5 °C	-0.3 °C	27 mm	+16 mm
Jun	25.2 °C	+1.0 °C	4 mm	+0 mm
Jul	24.0 °C	-0.1 °C	5 mm	+2 mm
Aug	26.7 °C	+0.4 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Sep	30.6 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Oct	31.2 °C	-0.2 °C	4 mm	-11 mm
Nov	29.6 °C	-1.5 °C	139 mm	+55 mm
Dec	27.6 °C	-1.1 °C	482 mm	+232 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.7 °C

27 Oct 2025

Coldest day

12.3 °C

4 Aug 2025

Wettest day

114.3 mm

11 Mar 2025

Windiest day

29.3 km/h

12 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

65.2 km/h

11 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.5 °C

29 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.1 °C

4 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.9 h

14 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mangochi?

Mangochi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,152 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mangochi?

The hottest day measured in Mangochi between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 2011, reaching 37.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mangochi?

The coldest day measured in Mangochi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1985, at 8.9 °C.

Does it snow in Mangochi?

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

Has the climate of Mangochi warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Mangochi?

The wettest day measured in Mangochi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1959, with 204 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mangochi?

The windiest day measured in Mangochi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1944, with winds reaching 36.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mangochi?

The warmest month in Mangochi is November (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Mangochi?

Mangochi receives on average 1,152 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mangochi?

Mangochi gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mangochi?

Yes: Mangochi has on average 167 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mangochi?

In Mangochi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 19 December 2023, and the lowest was 6.3 °C on 14 July 1985.

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