Karonga weather by month

Check out Karonga weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & UV index

Temperature in Karonga (°F)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	86	86	86	84	84	82	82	84	88	91	91	88
Min temperature (night-time)	72	72	72	70	68	64	63	64	66	72	73	72
Heat & Humidity	H	H	H	H	M	M	L	M	H	H	H	H

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in Karonga

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	6	6	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	9	7
Daily hours of daylight	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13
UV Index (Maximum)	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	11	11	11	11	11

Rainfall in Karonga

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	17	15	19	15	4	1	2	1	0	1	5	14
Average monthly rainfall (inches)	6.7	6.3	11.5	7.6	1.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	2.3	7.8

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The climate guide for Malawi (Karonga) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Karonga?

Karonga has a hot tropical climate with a winter dry season.

Karonga weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 86°F in Karonga, Malawi in January and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 17 days with some rainfall and typically 6.7 inches of rainfall in the month.

86
86°F max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
17
17 days with some rainfall
72
72°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
6.7
6.7 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Karonga weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 86°F in Karonga, Malawi in February and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 15 days with some rainfall and typically 6.3 inches of rainfall in the month.

86
86°F max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
15
15 days with some rainfall
72
72°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
6.3
6.3 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Karonga weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 86°F in Karonga, Malawi in March and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 19 days with some rainfall and typically 11.5 inches of rainfall in the month.

86
86°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
19
19 days with some rainfall
72
72°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
11.5
11.5 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Karonga weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 84°F in Karonga, Malawi in April and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 15 days with some rainfall and typically 7.6 inches of rainfall in the month.

84
84°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
15
15 days with some rainfall
70
70°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
7.6
7.6 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Karonga weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 84°F in Karonga, Malawi in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

84
84°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
4
4 days with some rainfall
68
68°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
1.1
1.1 inches of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index

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Karonga weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 82°F in Karonga, Malawi in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

82
82°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
1
1 day with some rainfall
64
64°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
0.2
0.2 inches of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index

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Karonga weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 82°F in Karonga, Malawi in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

82
82°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
2
2 days with some rainfall
63
63°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
0.1
0.1 inches of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index

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Karonga weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 84°F in Karonga, Malawi in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

84
84°F max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
1
1 day with some rainfall
64
64°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
0.0
0.0 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index

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Karonga weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 88°F in Karonga, Malawi in September and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

88
88°F max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
66
66°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
0.0
0.0 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Karonga weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 91°F in Karonga, Malawi in October and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

91
91°F max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
1
1 day with some rainfall
72
72°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
0.1
0.1 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Karonga weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 91°F in Karonga, Malawi in November and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 2.3 inches of rainfall in the month.

91
91°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
5
5 days with some rainfall
73
73°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
2.3
2.3 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Karonga weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 88°F in Karonga, Malawi in December and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 7.8 inches of rainfall in the month.