Blantyre Weather in April
Blantyre in April
The short of it: Blantyre in April averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 16° · rain 60 mm · daylight 11 h 46 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Blantyre an average April high of 26°, a low of 16° and some 60 mm of rain. Much like March: highs about 26°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 46 min in mid-April, 28 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates April 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Blantyre runs cooler than most and about as wet in April. Chiradzulu, 19 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
April in Blantyre, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 1° colder, 122 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 19 km NE | 25° | 15° | 60 mm |
| ThyoloSouthern Region | 34 km SSE | 25° | 15° | 96 mm |
| ChikwawaSouthern Region | 35 km SW | 32° | 21° | 37 mm |
| LuchenzaSouthern Region | 41 km SE | 27° | 16° | 82 mm |
| ZombaSouthern Region | 55 km NE | 26° | 16° | 43 mm |
| MwanzaSouthern Region | 56 km WNW | 29° | 18° | 50 mm |
| MulanjeSouthern Region | 59 km ESE | 26° | 16° | 144 mm |
| PhalombeSouthern Region | 69 km E | 27° | 16° | 61 mm |