Blantyre Weather in August
Blantyre in August
The short of it: Blantyre in August averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 8.0 mm (0.31 in) of rain and about 11 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 12° · rain 8.0 mm · daylight 11 h 35 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
August in Blantyre brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 12°, with about 8.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. It is the driest month of the year, only 8.0 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 11 h 35 min in mid-August, 19 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Blantyre runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Chiradzulu, 19 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Blantyre, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 19 km NE | 24° | 12° | 13 mm |
| ThyoloSouthern Region | 34 km SSE | 23° | 11° | 15 mm |
| ChikwawaSouthern Region | 35 km SW | 30° | 16° | 9.0 mm |
| LuchenzaSouthern Region | 41 km SE | 26° | 12° | 21 mm |
| ZombaSouthern Region | 55 km NE | 25° | 13° | 29 mm |
| MwanzaSouthern Region | 56 km WNW | 28° | 14° | 8.0 mm |
| MulanjeSouthern Region | 59 km ESE | 24° | 12° | 27 mm |
| PhalombeSouthern Region | 69 km E | 26° | 12° | 28 mm |