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Karonga, Malawi climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Karonga has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is November with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 14°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1371 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 269 mm while September barely receives 6 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Karonga climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 269 | 247 | 265 | 168 | 49 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 77 | 210 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 269 | 247 | 265 | 168 | 49 | 25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 23 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 77 | 210 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 19 | 6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 3 | 17 | 19 | 6 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 89 | 88 | 84 | 72 | 54 | 45 | 44 | 37 | 35 | 46 | 65 | 83 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 76 | 71 | 67 | 60 | 52 | 49 | 54 | 68 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 10.4 | 7.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 89 | 88 | 84 | 72 | 54 | 45 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 76 | 71 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 44 | 37 | 35 | 46 | 65 | 83 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 67 | 60 | 52 | 49 | 54 | 68 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.6 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 10.4 | 7.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.