Dowa monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Dowa average temperature chart (Celsius) Dowa average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Dowa (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 24.6 24.7 24.6 24.3 23.2 21.5 21.1 22.3 25.2 27.1 26.9 25.5
°F 76.2 76.5 76.3 75.7 73.7 70.8 70 72.1 77.4 80.7 80.5 77.9

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.

Dowa monthly rainfall chart (mm) Dowa monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Dowa (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 249 198 161 46 7 2 1 1 1 6 61 200
inches 9.8 7.8 6.3 1.8 0.3 0.1 0 0 0 0.2 2.4 7.9
Rainy days 20 17 14 7 2 1 2 1 1 3 7 17

Average annual rainfall in Dowa: 953.034mm (375.2 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Dowa average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Dowa
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.1 5.3 6.6 8 9 9 8.8 9.5 10.1 9.8 8.1 5.5

Day / night temperatures

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

Dowa average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Dowa average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Dowa (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 16.5 16.3 15.8 14.3 11.4 8.8 8.4 9.8 12.5 15.5 16.4 16.7
Max °C 24.8 25 24.9 24.6 23.5 21.9 21.5 22.6 25.6 27.4 27.2 25.7
Min °F 61.6 61.3 60.4 57.7 52.4 47.8 47 49.6 54.4 59.8 61.5 62.1
Max °F 69.1 69.1 68.5 66.9 63.3 59.5 58.8 61.2 66.2 70.5 71.2 70.2

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Dowa average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Dowa average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Dowa in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28 28.4 28.8 28.3 27.2 25.7 24.6 24.1 24.4 25.4 26.8 27.7
°F 82.5 83.1 83.9 83 81 78.3 76.2 75.4 76 77.8 80.2 81.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Dowa average winspeed by month (km/h) Dowa average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Dowa (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 13 10
mph 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 8 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.

Dowa relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Dowa
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
84% 85% 83% 80% 73% 68% 66% 59% 54% 54% 63% 79%

Other monthly averages

UV index Best time to go?

Dowa weather stats

Dowa weather statistics
Hottest month: November 26.9°C 80.4°F
Driest month: September 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: September 10.1hrs
Coldest month: July 21.1°C 70°F
Wettest month: January 249mm 9.8ins
Warmest sea: March 28.8°C 83.8°F
Map showing location of Dowa (-13.65399, 33.93754) Dowa map pin © Google

Locations nearby

Top Malawi locations