Rumphi monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Rumphi average temperature chart (Celsius) Rumphi average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Rumphi (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.2 24.7 26 25.2 22.5 22.6 22.5 23.9 26.8 28.6 28.6 27
°F 79.1 76.4 78.7 77.4 72.5 72.7 72.6 74.9 80.3 83.5 83.5 80.6

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.

Rumphi monthly rainfall chart (mm) Rumphi monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Rumphi (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 196 171 195 135 45 16 12 5 3 19 66 184
inches 7.7 6.7 7.7 5.3 1.8 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 2.6 7.2
Rainy days 18 16 16 10 5 3 3 2 1 3 6 15

Average annual rainfall in Rumphi: 1068.434mm (420.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Rumphi average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Rumphi
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 4.9 5.1 6 7.1 7.9 8.3 9.1 9.4 10.3 10.1 8.5 6.1

Day / night temperatures

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

Rumphi average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Rumphi average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Rumphi (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 16.8 17 16.4 15.4 12.5 9.3 8.1 9.8 12.4 15.7 16.7 17.2
Max °C 26.4 24.9 26.2 25.5 22.8 23 22.9 24.2 27.2 28.9 28.9 27.3
Min °F 62.2 62.5 61.5 59.6 54.4 48.7 46.6 49.6 54.3 60.3 62.1 62.9
Max °F 70.9 69.6 70.3 68.7 63.7 61 59.9 62.6 67.6 72.1 73 72

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Rumphi average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Rumphi average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Rumphi in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.3 28.7 29.2 28.7 27.6 26 24.8 24.3 24.7 25.8 27.1 28
°F 82.9 83.6 84.5 83.7 81.6 78.9 76.6 75.8 76.4 78.4 80.8 82.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Rumphi average winspeed by month (km/h) Rumphi average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Rumphi (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 10 7
mph 4 4 4 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.

Rumphi relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Rumphi
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
82% 82% 84% 84% 81% 78% 76% 71% 63% 60% 67% 79%

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Rumphi weather stats

Rumphi weather statistics
Hottest month: November 28.6°C 83.5°F
Driest month: September 3mm 0.1ins
Sunniest month: September 10.3hrs
Coldest month: July 22.5°C 72.5°F
Wettest month: January 196mm 7.7ins
Warmest sea: March 29.2°C 84.6°F
Map showing location of Rumphi (-11.01863, 33.85746) Rumphi map pin © Google

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