Nkhata Bay monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

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

Nkhata Bay average temperature chart (Celsius) Nkhata Bay average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Nkhata Bay (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.3 28.3 28.3 27.9 26.5 25.1 24.9 26 28.3 29.9 30.1 28.9
°F 83 82.9 82.9 82.2 79.6 77.2 76.8 78.7 82.9 85.8 86.1 83.9

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.

Nkhata Bay monthly rainfall chart (mm) Nkhata Bay monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Nkhata Bay (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 241 212 362 292 125 41 33 8 4 17 119 251
inches 9.5 8.4 14.2 11.5 4.9 1.6 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 4.7 9.9
Rainy days 19 17 20 17 9 5 4 2 1 2 8 17

Average annual rainfall in Nkhata Bay: 1726.267mm (679.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Nkhata Bay

Nkhata Bay average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Nkhata Bay
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.7 5.8 6.6 6.9 8.2 8.4 8.7 9.8 10.5 10.6 9.2 6.8

Day / night temperatures

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

Nkhata Bay average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Nkhata Bay average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Nkhata Bay (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 20.5 20.6 20.2 19.3 17.1 14.7 14.1 14.6 16.5 19.1 20.5 20.8
Max °C 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.1 26.7 25.4 25.2 26.3 28.6 30.2 30.3 29.1
Min °F 68.9 69 68.3 66.7 62.8 58.4 57.3 58.2 61.6 66.3 68.9 69.4
Max °F 76.1 76.1 75.7 74.7 71.4 68 67.3 68.7 72.5 76.3 77.7 76.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Nkhata Bay average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Nkhata Bay average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Nkhata Bay in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.4 28.7 29.2 28.8 27.6 26.2 24.9 24.5 24.8 25.8 27.2 28.1
°F 83 83.7 84.6 83.8 81.7 79.1 76.9 76.1 76.7 78.5 80.9 82.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Nkhata Bay average winspeed by month (km/h) Nkhata Bay average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Nkhata Bay (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 8 7
mph 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 4

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.

Nkhata Bay relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Nkhata Bay
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
83% 83% 84% 83% 80% 77% 75% 72% 67% 66% 70% 80%

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Nkhata Bay weather stats

Nkhata Bay weather statistics
Hottest month: November 30.1°C 86.2°F
Driest month: September 4mm 0.2ins
Sunniest month: September 10.5hrs
Coldest month: July 24.9°C 76.8°F
Wettest month: March 362mm 14.3ins
Warmest sea: March 29.2°C 84.6°F
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