Lilongwe weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Lilongwe is expected to be 73°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Lilongwe, Malawi for more weather parameters.

Thursday
1st Oct
73

63

1

7
Friday
2nd Oct
70

61

2

5
Saturday
3rd Oct
72

61

1

7
Sunday
4th Oct
77

63

6

7
Monday
5th Oct
81

63

6

10

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 1st October 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Malawi (Lilongwe) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Lilongwe weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Lilongwe for the next 5 days.

Lilongwe weather for Thursday 1st October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Lilongwe, Malawi with a maximum temperature of 73°F, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 37% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 5 mph from the east.

73
°F maximum temperature
63
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
37
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
73
°F wind chill
5
mph wind from E

Lilongwe weather for Friday 2nd October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Lilongwe, Malawi with a maximum temperature of 70°F, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 64% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 4 mph from the north-east.

70
°F maximum temperature
61
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
64
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
70
°F wind chill
4
mph wind from NE

Lilongwe weather for Saturday 3rd October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Lilongwe, Malawi with a maximum temperature of 72°F, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 50% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 4 mph from the north-east.

72
°F maximum temperature
61
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
50
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
72
°F wind chill
4
mph wind from NE

Lilongwe weather for Sunday 4th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Lilongwe, Malawi with a maximum temperature of 77°F, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 mph from the north-east.

77
°F maximum temperature
63
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
6
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
7
mph wind from NE

Lilongwe weather for Monday 5th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Lilongwe, Malawi with a maximum temperature of 81°F, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 9 mph from the north-east.