Monkey Bay climate — normals and trends
Monkey Bay (Malawi) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,398 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Monkey Bay averages 0 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Monkey Bay has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.2 °C (on 18 November 1943) and the coldest 14.8 °C (on 25 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
Monkey BaySouthern Region
- coords
- -14.08°, 34.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
26.2°C
Average daily low
22.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,398mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
6.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.3 °C
Average feels-like low
23.2 °C
Average peak gust
28.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
293 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
33.2 °C
18 November 1943
Coldest day
14.8 °C
25 July 1975
Wettest day
150 mm
13 December 1959
Windiest day
57.5 km/h
7 March 2019
Strongest gust
82.4 km/h
7 March 2019
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
19 December 2023
Coldest feels-like
10.0 °C
25 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.8 h
16 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 551 mm | +179 mm |
| Feb | 27.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 211 mm | -111 mm |
| Mar | 27.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 171 mm | -69 mm |
| Apr | 27.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 75 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 25.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 38 mm | +28 mm |
| Jun | 24.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 6 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 5 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 74 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 26.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 479 mm | +188 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Monkey Bay?
Monkey Bay has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,398 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Monkey Bay?
The hottest day measured in Monkey Bay between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1943, reaching 33.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Monkey Bay?
The coldest day measured in Monkey Bay between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1975, at 14.8 °C.
Does it snow in Monkey Bay?
Almost never: Monkey Bay sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Monkey Bay warmed?
Yes: Monkey Bay warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Monkey Bay?
The wettest day measured in Monkey Bay between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1959, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Monkey Bay?
The windiest day measured in Monkey Bay between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 2019, with winds reaching 57.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Monkey Bay?
The warmest month in Monkey Bay is November (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Monkey Bay?
Monkey Bay receives on average 1,398 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Monkey Bay?
Monkey Bay gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Monkey Bay?
Yes: Monkey Bay has on average 293 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Monkey Bay?
In Monkey Bay, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 19 December 2023, and the lowest was 10.0 °C on 25 July 1975.
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