Chikwawa Weather in August
Chikwawa in August
The short of it: Chikwawa in August averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 9.0 mm (0.35 in) of rain and about 11 h 35 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 30° · low 16° · rain 9.0 mm · daylight 11 h 35 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
August in Chikwawa brings afternoons near 30° and nights around 16°, with about 9.0 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 9.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 35 min in mid-August, 19 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Chikwawa runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Blantyre, 35 km to the NE, is 6° cooler by day.
August in Chikwawa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlantyreSouthern Region | 35 km NE | 24° | 12° | 8.0 mm |
| ThyoloSouthern Region | 36 km E | 23° | 11° | 15 mm |
| NgabuSouthern Region | 53 km SSE | 31° | 16° | 11 mm |
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 54 km NE | 24° | 12° | 13 mm |
| LuchenzaSouthern Region | 54 km E | 26° | 12° | 21 mm |
| MwanzaSouthern Region | 56 km NNW | 28° | 14° | 8.0 mm |
| MulanjeSouthern Region | 75 km E | 24° | 12° | 27 mm |
| ZombaSouthern Region | 91 km NE | 25° | 13° | 29 mm |