Balaka monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Balaka

Balaka average temperature chart (Celsius) Balaka average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Balaka (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.2 28.1 28.2 27.6 26.2 24.4 24.2 26.2 29.1 31 30.7 28.9
°F 82.8 82.5 82.7 81.6 79.2 76 75.6 79.1 84.4 87.8 87.2 84

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Balaka monthly rainfall chart (mm) Balaka monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Balaka (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 220 212 140 39 9 4 3 1 4 20 74 196
inches 8.7 8.3 5.5 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 0 0.1 0.8 2.9 7.7
Rainy days 16 15 12 5 2 2 2 1 1 3 7 14

Average annual rainfall in Balaka: 940.6mm (370.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Balaka

Balaka average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Balaka
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.5 6.5 7.5 8.3 9.1 8.7 8.4 9.3 9.9 9.8 8.5 6.6

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Balaka average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Balaka average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Balaka (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 20.2 20 19.6 18.2 15.7 13.5 13.3 14.8 17 19.5 20.5 20.5
Max °C 28.4 28.3 28.4 27.8 26.5 24.7 24.5 26.5 29.4 31.3 30.9 29.1
Min °F 68.4 67.9 67.3 64.8 60.3 56.3 55.9 58.6 62.6 67.1 68.9 68.9
Max °F 75.7 75.4 75.2 73.4 70 66.4 66 69.1 73.8 77.7 78.3 76.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Balaka average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Balaka average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Balaka in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28 28.3 28.7 28.2 27.1 25.7 24.6 24.2 24.4 25.4 26.6 27.6
°F 82.4 83 83.6 82.7 80.7 78.2 76.2 75.5 76 77.6 79.9 81.7

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Balaka average winspeed by month (km/h) Balaka average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Balaka (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 11 10 8
mph 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 6 5

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Balaka relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Balaka
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
80% 81% 78% 75% 67% 66% 63% 55% 51% 52% 61% 75%

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Balaka weather stats

Balaka weather statistics
Hottest month: November 30.7°C 87.3°F
Driest month: August 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: September 9.9hrs
Coldest month: July 24.2°C 75.6°F
Wettest month: January 220mm 8.7ins
Warmest sea: March 28.7°C 83.7°F
Map showing location of Balaka (-14.97928, 34.95575) Balaka map pin © Google

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