Machinga monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Machinga average temperature chart (Celsius) Machinga average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Machinga (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.3 27.3 27.2 26.4 25.1 23.3 23 25.2 28 29.7 29.4 27.8
°F 81.1 81.1 80.9 79.5 77.2 73.9 73.4 77.3 82.4 85.5 85 82

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.

Machinga monthly rainfall chart (mm) Machinga monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Machinga (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 258 240 187 61 17 8 5 3 7 23 106 248
inches 10.2 9.4 7.4 2.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.9 4.2 9.8
Rainy days 17 15 14 7 3 2 2 2 2 4 8 15

Average annual rainfall in Machinga: 1182.2mm (465.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Machinga average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Machinga
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.3 6.2 6.9 7.6 8.4 8.1 7.9 8.9 9.7 9.5 8.1 6.2

Day / night temperatures

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

Machinga average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Machinga average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Machinga (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 19.1 18.9 18.4 16.8 14.5 12.3 12.2 13.4 15.7 18 19.1 19.2
Max °C 27.5 27.5 27.4 26.6 25.4 23.6 23.3 25.5 28.3 30 29.7 28
Min °F 66.4 66 65.1 62.2 58 54.1 53.9 56 60.3 64.4 66.4 66.6
Max °F 73.9 73.8 73.2 71.1 67.8 64.2 63.9 66.9 71.6 75.2 75.9 74.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

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

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

Machinga relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Machinga
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
81% 81% 80% 77% 70% 69% 66% 57% 53% 54% 63% 76%

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Machinga weather stats

Machinga weather statistics
Hottest month: November 29.4°C 84.9°F
Driest month: August 3mm 0.1ins
Sunniest month: September 9.7hrs
Coldest month: July 23°C 73.4°F
Wettest month: January 258mm 10.2ins
Warmest sea: March 28.6°C 83.5°F
Map showing location of Machinga (-15.16849, 35.30002) Machinga map pin © Google

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