Dedza monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Dedza average temperature chart (Celsius) Dedza average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Dedza (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 23.5 23.4 23.5 23 21.7 19.9 19.6 21.1 24 25.6 25.5 24.1
°F 74.2 74.1 74.2 73.4 71 67.7 67.2 70.1 75.2 78.2 77.9 75.3

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.

Dedza monthly rainfall chart (mm) Dedza monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Dedza (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 265 239 175 67 10 4 4 2 4 13 72 225
inches 10.4 9.4 6.9 2.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 2.9 8.9
Rainy days 20 17 13 6 2 2 3 2 1 2 6 16

Average annual rainfall in Dedza: 1101.133mm (433.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Dedza average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Dedza
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.3 5.4 6.4 7.6 8.6 8.7 8.3 9.2 10.1 9.8 7.9 5.7

Day / night temperatures

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

Dedza average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Dedza average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Dedza (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 16 15.8 15.4 14.2 11.9 9.7 9.4 10.8 13.4 15.3 16.3 16.2
Max °C 23.7 23.6 23.7 23.2 21.9 20.1 19.8 21.4 24.3 25.9 25.8 24.3
Min °F 60.7 60.4 59.6 57.6 53.4 49.5 48.9 51.4 56 59.5 61.3 61.1
Max °F 67.6 67.5 67.1 65.7 62.4 58.8 58.3 61 65.8 69.1 69.8 68.4

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Dedza average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Dedza average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Dedza 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.

Dedza average winspeed by month (km/h) Dedza average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Dedza (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 12 9
mph 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 7 8 8 7 6

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.

Dedza relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Dedza
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
83% 85% 83% 80% 72% 67% 66% 59% 54% 56% 64% 79%

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Dedza weather stats

Dedza weather statistics
Hottest month: November 25.5°C 77.9°F
Driest month: August 2mm 0.1ins
Sunniest month: September 10.1hrs
Coldest month: July 19.6°C 67.3°F
Wettest month: January 265mm 10.4ins
Warmest sea: March 28.7°C 83.7°F
Map showing location of Dedza (-14.3779, 34.33322) Dedza map pin © Google

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