Mchinji climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mchinji?

Mchinji has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 1,024 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mchinji between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 2015, reaching 36.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mchinji?

The coldest day measured in Mchinji between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 4.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mchinji?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mchinji warmed?

Yes: Mchinji warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mchinji?

The wettest day measured in Mchinji between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1982, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mchinji?

The windiest day measured in Mchinji between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1966, with winds reaching 31.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mchinji?

The warmest month in Mchinji is October (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mchinji?

Mchinji receives on average 1,024 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mchinji?

Mchinji gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mchinji (Malawi) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 1,024 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 October (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Mchinji averages 0 frost days, 46 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.

Mchinji has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 22 November 2015) and the coldest 4.8 °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

MchinjiCentral Region

coords: -13.80°, 32.88°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

20.5°C

Average daily high

26.2°C

Average daily low

15.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,024mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

15.8km/h

Seasonal range

7.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

46 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

126 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.1 °C

Average feels-like low

15.4 °C

Average peak gust

34.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

16 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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

36.9 °C

22 November 2015

Coldest day

4.8 °C

26 July 1975

Wettest day

119 mm

7 February 1982

Windiest day

31.8 km/h

26 July 1966

Strongest gust

74.2 km/h

29 January 2004

Hottest feels-like

38.3 °C

8 January 2016

Coldest feels-like

1.4 °C

26 July 1975

Sunniest day

12.8 h

30 November 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.8 °C29 September 2025	8.1 °C11 July 2025	21.0 °C	1,099 mm	50
2024	34.5 °C26 October 2024	7.3 °C15 June 2024	21.6 °C	679 mm	94
2023	36.1 °C14 October 2023	9.3 °C27 June 2023	21.6 °C	1,256 mm	80
2022	33.6 °C28 October 2022	8.6 °C14 June 2022	20.9 °C	1,206 mm	49
2021	35.4 °C24 November 2021	7.5 °C1 July 2021	21.1 °C	1,006 mm	79
2020	34.3 °C10 November 2020	8.1 °C10 August 2020	21.2 °C	951 mm	55
2019	36.1 °C29 October 2019	6.0 °C24 July 2019	21.1 °C	1,302 mm	46
2018	34.1 °C2 November 2018	8.7 °C9 June 2018	21.1 °C	960 mm	48
2017	36.4 °C18 October 2017	8.2 °C16 July 2017	21.1 °C	1,192 mm	48
2016	35.2 °C10 November 2016	8.8 °C10 June 2016	21.7 °C	827 mm	77
2015	36.9 °C22 November 2015	8.6 °C11 July 2015	21.6 °C	780 mm	80
2014	35.2 °C16 October 2014	7.7 °C13 July 2014	21.3 °C	906 mm	80
2013	36.2 °C1 November 2013	8.8 °C22 June 2013	21.1 °C	950 mm	64
2012	35.3 °C19 October 2012	6.6 °C20 July 2012	20.7 °C	1,042 mm	63
2011	35.9 °C27 October 2011	7.8 °C25 July 2011	20.7 °C	913 mm	42
2010	34.5 °C12 October 2010	7.7 °C16 August 2010	20.9 °C	1,043 mm	52
2009	32.7 °C9 October 2009	8.0 °C30 July 2009	20.4 °C	1,049 mm	39
2008	33.4 °C4 November 2008	7.2 °C3 July 2008	20.2 °C	977 mm	49
2007	33.2 °C24 September 2007	8.2 °C15 June 2007	20.4 °C	1,131 mm	35
2006	34.4 °C4 October 2006	7.6 °C6 June 2006	20.4 °C	1,147 mm	39
2005	34.9 °C17 November 2005	8.6 °C21 June 2005	21.1 °C	667 mm	47
2004	34.3 °C9 October 2004	8.0 °C21 July 2004	20.2 °C	1,095 mm	23
2003	34.2 °C7 November 2003	8.2 °C9 July 2003	20.6 °C	1,019 mm	44
2002	35.0 °C5 November 2002	8.2 °C27 June 2002	20.7 °C	918 mm	47
2001	33.9 °C22 November 2001	8.1 °C26 July 2001	20.8 °C	952 mm	68
2000	33.1 °C19 October 2000	8.9 °C19 July 2000	20.4 °C	1,278 mm	28
1999	33.9 °C23 October 1999	7.4 °C24 June 1999	20.5 °C	897 mm	52
1998	34.0 °C4 November 1998	8.2 °C13 June 1998	21.1 °C	775 mm	56
1997	33.5 °C10 November 1997	8.5 °C5 May 1997	20.6 °C	1,252 mm	32
1996	34.3 °C21 November 1996	5.4 °C3 July 1996	20.8 °C	1,050 mm	61
1995	35.2 °C24 November 1995	7.0 °C3 July 1995	21.3 °C	835 mm	76
1994	35.1 °C23 November 1994	7.2 °C14 July 1994	20.9 °C	803 mm	53
1993	34.1 °C29 October 1993	7.8 °C11 June 1993	20.5 °C	1,043 mm	41
1992	34.3 °C26 October 1992	7.1 °C15 August 1992	21.3 °C	683 mm	57
1991	32.0 °C5 October 1991	7.4 °C10 June 1991	20.5 °C	965 mm	30
1990	34.8 °C6 November 1990	7.2 °C4 July 1990	20.9 °C	821 mm	53
1989	33.4 °C1 November 1989	8.7 °C25 July 1989	20.2 °C	1,535 mm	35
1988	34.0 °C11 October 1988	8.3 °C17 July 1988	20.7 °C	989 mm	32
1987	34.5 °C20 November 1987	6.0 °C2 July 1987	21.3 °C	797 mm	67
1986	33.2 °C7 October 1986	7.1 °C23 July 1986	20.1 °C	1,116 mm	21
1985	33.1 °C3 November 1985	7.7 °C15 July 1985	19.9 °C	1,041 mm	17
1984	33.8 °C15 October 1984	8.3 °C18 June 1984	20.5 °C	1,063 mm	50
1983	35.0 °C12 November 1983	7.4 °C22 July 1983	21.5 °C	880 mm	62
1982	34.4 °C7 November 1982	7.2 °C18 May 1982	20.3 °C	1,189 mm	24
1981	34.9 °C8 November 1981	5.9 °C20 June 1981	20.4 °C	822 mm	55
1980	33.5 °C12 November 1980	7.4 °C21 June 1980	20.2 °C	1,046 mm	32
1979	33.3 °C12 October 1979	8.4 °C26 June 1979	20.2 °C	968 mm	46
1978	33.3 °C29 September 1978	6.6 °C16 June 1978	20.2 °C	1,647 mm	40
1977	34.6 °C22 October 1977	6.8 °C5 July 1977	20.6 °C	937 mm	38
1976	34.1 °C25 November 1976	7.5 °C19 July 1976	19.8 °C	1,151 mm	39
1975	33.5 °C20 November 1975	4.8 °C26 July 1975	20.1 °C	772 mm	32
1974	33.9 °C13 November 1974	7.7 °C16 June 1974	19.7 °C	1,257 mm	32
1973	33.7 °C15 September 1973	8.3 °C12 July 1973	20.3 °C	828 mm	38
1972	34.0 °C17 November 1972	7.6 °C25 July 1972	20.1 °C	1,047 mm	44
1971	32.4 °C2 November 1971	8.0 °C12 June 1971	19.8 °C	1,119 mm	16
1970	32.8 °C16 November 1970	8.4 °C8 June 1970	20.4 °C	899 mm	33
1969	33.0 °C27 November 1969	8.1 °C24 July 1969	20.3 °C	875 mm	44
1968	32.8 °C4 October 1968	6.1 °C17 June 1968	19.9 °C	955 mm	30
1967	32.8 °C6 October 1967	6.3 °C19 July 1967	19.8 °C	907 mm	19
1966	31.6 °C27 September 1966	6.5 °C23 August 1966	20.0 °C	905 mm	28
1965	31.8 °C20 November 1965	6.1 °C5 July 1965	19.4 °C	994 mm	20
1964	31.7 °C10 November 1964	5.1 °C29 July 1964	19.8 °C	846 mm	27
1963	32.2 °C7 October 1963	6.6 °C6 June 1963	19.8 °C	1,275 mm	29
1962	32.9 °C5 November 1962	7.7 °C26 June 1962	20.0 °C	1,056 mm	30
1961	32.9 °C5 November 1961	8.8 °C11 August 1961	19.7 °C	1,423 mm	19
1960	31.9 °C14 October 1960	7.8 °C7 July 1960	20.0 °C	848 mm	36
1959	32.1 °C16 November 1959	10.1 °C14 June 1959	20.0 °C	1,188 mm	26
1958	33.2 °C17 October 1958	7.3 °C19 July 1958	20.4 °C	1,176 mm	38
1957	33.9 °C12 November 1957	7.5 °C29 May 1957	20.0 °C	1,540 mm	59
1956	33.1 °C22 September 1956	7.1 °C10 July 1956	19.7 °C	1,265 mm	41
1955	33.5 °C21 October 1955	6.9 °C12 August 1955	19.7 °C	1,299 mm	43
1954	34.5 °C27 October 1954	7.8 °C22 June 1954	20.5 °C	684 mm	41
1953	33.8 °C9 November 1953	7.6 °C23 July 1953	19.8 °C	1,482 mm	39
1952	34.8 °C1 October 1952	8.9 °C15 July 1952	20.5 °C	1,001 mm	60
1951	35.0 °C28 November 1951	7.3 °C25 July 1951	20.9 °C	639 mm	64
1950	33.7 °C22 October 1950	7.9 °C17 July 1950	19.7 °C	1,192 mm	33
1949	34.6 °C3 November 1949	8.2 °C23 June 1949	20.5 °C	993 mm	61
1948	34.5 °C10 November 1948	8.6 °C17 July 1948	20.4 °C	1,040 mm	63
1947	33.8 °C16 October 1947	7.6 °C2 June 1947	20.1 °C	1,021 mm	61
1946	34.2 °C25 October 1946	7.1 °C19 June 1946	19.8 °C	1,056 mm	35
1945	33.4 °C20 October 1945	7.5 °C21 June 1945	19.9 °C	1,046 mm	53
1944	33.9 °C21 October 1944	7.6 °C3 June 1944	20.0 °C	1,123 mm	40
1943	35.3 °C25 November 1943	8.0 °C28 June 1943	20.4 °C	829 mm	77
1942	34.2 °C9 November 1942	8.1 °C2 August 1942	20.5 °C	812 mm	56
1941	35.2 °C21 October 1941	8.4 °C22 June 1941	20.6 °C	843 mm	54
1940	32.3 °C18 October 1940	7.7 °C17 July 1940	19.8 °C	1,195 mm	33

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.5 °C

+0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

50 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1099 mm

+75 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.2 °C	+0.6 °C	293 mm	+29 mm
Feb	27.0 °C	+1.3 °C	179 mm	-42 mm
Mar	26.6 °C	+0.9 °C	86 mm	-79 mm
Apr	26.2 °C	+0.9 °C	79 mm	+31 mm
May	23.8 °C	-0.9 °C	24 mm	+16 mm
Jun	24.2 °C	+1.0 °C	1 mm	-0 mm
Jul	22.9 °C	-0.2 °C	1 mm	+0 mm
Aug	26.1 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	30.3 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	30.9 °C	+0.6 °C	3 mm	-12 mm
Nov	28.2 °C	-1.4 °C	162 mm	+81 mm
Dec	26.3 °C	-0.7 °C	272 mm	+54 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.8 °C

29 Sep 2025

Coldest day

8.1 °C

11 Jul 2025

Wettest day

43.7 mm

29 Dec 2025

Windiest day

27.1 km/h

23 May 2025

Strongest gust

53.6 km/h

3 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.6 °C

29 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

6.0 °C

11 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.8 h

30 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mchinji?

Mchinji has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 1,024 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mchinji?

The hottest day measured in Mchinji between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 2015, reaching 36.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mchinji?

The coldest day measured in Mchinji between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 4.8 °C.

Does it snow in Mchinji?

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

Has the climate of Mchinji warmed?

Yes: Mchinji warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mchinji?

The wettest day measured in Mchinji between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1982, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mchinji?

The windiest day measured in Mchinji between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1966, with winds reaching 31.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mchinji?

The warmest month in Mchinji is October (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Mchinji?

Mchinji receives on average 1,024 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mchinji?

Mchinji gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mchinji?

Yes: Mchinji has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mchinji?

In Mchinji, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 8 January 2016, and the lowest was 1.4 °C on 26 July 1975.

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