Rumphi climate — normals and trends
Rumphi (Malawi) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 960 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 (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Rumphi averages 0 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Rumphi has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 23 October 1977) and the coldest 3.6 °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
RumphiNorthern Region
- coords
- -11.02°, 33.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.0°C
Average daily high
25.1°C
Average daily low
14.2°C
Annual rainfall
960mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.7 °C
Average feels-like low
13.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
34.3 °C
23 October 1977
Coldest day
3.6 °C
26 July 1975
Wettest day
131 mm
30 January 1957
Windiest day
30.8 km/h
13 February 2007
Strongest gust
78.1 km/h
6 February 1977
Hottest feels-like
36.1 °C
15 November 2019
Coldest feels-like
0.8 °C
2 August 1985
Sunniest day
12.6 h
7 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 205 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 25.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 165 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 24.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 268 mm | +80 mm |
| Apr | 25.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 98 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 23.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 70 mm | +49 mm |
| Jun | 23.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 66 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 26.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 187 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rumphi?
Rumphi has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 960 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rumphi?
The hottest day measured in Rumphi between 1940 and 2025 was 23 October 1977, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rumphi?
The coldest day measured in Rumphi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 3.6 °C.
Does it snow in Rumphi?
Almost never: Rumphi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rumphi warmed?
Yes: Rumphi warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rumphi?
The wettest day measured in Rumphi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1957, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rumphi?
The windiest day measured in Rumphi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2007, with winds reaching 30.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rumphi?
The warmest month in Rumphi is November (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Rumphi?
Rumphi receives on average 960 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rumphi?
Rumphi gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rumphi?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Rumphi.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rumphi?
In Rumphi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.1 °C on 15 November 2019, and the lowest was 0.8 °C on 2 August 1985.
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