Mzimba climate — normals and trends
Mzimba (Malawi) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 765 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 (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Mzimba averages 0 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Mzimba 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 34.9 °C (on 17 October 2017) and the coldest 6.1 °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
MzimbaNorthern Region
- coords
- -11.90°, 33.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.8°C
Average daily high
24.8°C
Average daily low
15.9°C
Annual rainfall
765mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.2 °C
Average feels-like low
14.8 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
34.9 °C
17 October 2017
Coldest day
6.1 °C
26 July 1975
Wettest day
94 mm
11 February 1955
Windiest day
38.6 km/h
3 September 1981
Strongest gust
74.5 km/h
3 November 2025
Hottest feels-like
36.4 °C
24 November 2021
Coldest feels-like
2.7 °C
26 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.7 h
6 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 | 24.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 195 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 25.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 154 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 25.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 110 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 25.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 22 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 30 mm | +23 mm |
| Jun | 23.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 21.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 58 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 25.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 217 mm | +65 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mzimba?
Mzimba has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 765 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mzimba?
The hottest day measured in Mzimba between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2017, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mzimba?
The coldest day measured in Mzimba between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 6.1 °C.
Does it snow in Mzimba?
Almost never: Mzimba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mzimba warmed?
Yes: Mzimba warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mzimba?
The wettest day measured in Mzimba between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1955, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mzimba?
The windiest day measured in Mzimba between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1981, with winds reaching 38.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mzimba?
The warmest month in Mzimba is November (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Mzimba?
Mzimba receives on average 765 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mzimba?
Mzimba gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mzimba?
Yes: Mzimba has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mzimba?
In Mzimba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 24 November 2021, and the lowest was 2.7 °C on 26 July 1975.
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