Mponela climate — normals and trends
Mponela (Malawi) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 1,085 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 (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Mponela averages 0 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Mponela has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 24 November 2021) and the coldest 4.3 °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
MponelaCentral Region
- coords
- -13.53°, 33.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.5°C
Average daily high
24.5°C
Average daily low
15.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,085mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
6.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.3 °C
Average feels-like low
15.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
34.0 °C
24 November 2021
Coldest day
4.3 °C
26 July 1975
Wettest day
96 mm
27 January 1989
Windiest day
35.3 km/h
7 February 1977
Strongest gust
82.8 km/h
29 January 2004
Hottest feels-like
36.4 °C
24 November 2021
Coldest feels-like
1.0 °C
26 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.8 h
5 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 333 mm | +48 mm |
| Feb | 26.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 163 mm | -79 mm |
| Mar | 25.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 119 mm | -55 mm |
| Apr | 24.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 54 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 22.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 27 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 22.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 21.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 23.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 27.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 7 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 26.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 121 mm | +48 mm |
| Dec | 25.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 306 mm | +88 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mponela?
Mponela has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 1,085 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mponela?
The hottest day measured in Mponela between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 2021, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mponela?
The coldest day measured in Mponela between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 4.3 °C.
Does it snow in Mponela?
Almost never: Mponela sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mponela warmed?
Yes: Mponela warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mponela?
The wettest day measured in Mponela between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1989, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mponela?
The windiest day measured in Mponela between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1977, with winds reaching 35.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mponela?
The warmest month in Mponela is November (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Mponela?
Mponela receives on average 1,085 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mponela?
Mponela gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mponela?
Yes: Mponela has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mponela?
In Mponela, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 24 November 2021, and the lowest was 1.0 °C on 26 July 1975.
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