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Malawi climate

Subtropical — warm wet summer, mild dry winter. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Lilongwe · Blantyre · Mzuzu · Karonga · Monkey Bay

Browse all 5 cities in Malawi

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

Cwa

Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical

3 cities
Lilongwepop 1.1MMzuzupop 250kMonkey Baypop 17k
Aw

Tropical savanna (dry winter)

2 cities
Blantyrepop 903kKarongapop 69k

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across Malawi.

Lilongwe
Monsoon-influenced humid subtropicalCwa
Blantyre
Tropical savanna (dry winter)Aw
Mzuzu
Monsoon-influenced humid subtropicalCwa
Karonga
Tropical savanna (dry winter)Aw
Monkey Bay
Monsoon-influenced humid subtropicalCwa

Climate types in Malawi

Malawi spans 2 climate types. All climate types:

Cwa Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical · 3 citiesAw Tropical savanna (dry winter) · 2 cities
Climate records across Malawi — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Blantyre (75.5 °F avg) · Coolest Lilongwe (67.0 °F avg) · Wettest Mzuzu (58 in/yr) · Driest Lilongwe (26 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of Malawi sits well between them.