Blantyre monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Blantyre average temperature chart (Celsius) Blantyre average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Blantyre (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.2 26.1 25.6 24.9 23.6 21.5 21.2 23.4 26.7 28.2 28 26.5
°F 79.1 79 78.1 76.9 74.4 70.6 70.1 74.1 80.1 82.8 82.3 79.8

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.

Blantyre monthly rainfall chart (mm) Blantyre monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Blantyre (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 258 213 184 71 17 14 13 7 5 32 106 215
inches 10.2 8.4 7.2 2.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 1.3 4.2 8.5
Rainy days 18 16 15 9 4 4 4 2 2 5 9 16

Average annual rainfall in Blantyre: 1154.433mm (454.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Blantyre average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Blantyre
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.3 6.2 6.6 7.4 8.2 7.8 7.6 8.8 9.5 9.1 7.9 6.2

Day / night temperatures

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

Blantyre average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Blantyre average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Blantyre (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 18.3 18.1 17.6 16.3 14 11.9 11.6 12.8 15 16.9 18 18.3
Max °C 26.4 26.3 25.8 25.2 23.8 21.7 21.4 23.7 27 28.5 28.2 26.8
Min °F 64.9 64.6 63.7 61.3 57.2 53.4 52.9 55 59 62.4 64.4 64.9
Max °F 72.1 72 71.1 69.3 66 62.2 61.7 64.8 69.8 72.9 73.6 72.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Blantyre average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Blantyre average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Blantyre in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28 28.3 28.6 28.1 27 25.7 24.6 24.2 24.5 25.4 26.6 27.6
°F 82.4 83 83.5 82.5 80.6 78.2 76.3 75.6 76.1 77.6 79.8 81.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

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

Blantyre relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Blantyre
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
81% 83% 83% 80% 75% 74% 70% 61% 57% 58% 66% 79%

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Blantyre weather stats

Blantyre weather statistics
Hottest month: November 28°C 82.4°F
Driest month: September 5mm 0.2ins
Sunniest month: September 9.5hrs
Coldest month: July 21.2°C 70.2°F
Wettest month: January 258mm 10.2ins
Warmest sea: March 28.6°C 83.5°F
Map showing location of Blantyre (-15.78499, 35.00854) Blantyre map pin © Google

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