Lilongwe Weather in August
Lilongwe in August
The short of it: Lilongwe in August averages a high of 25 °C (78 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 0.0 mm (0.00 in) of rain and about 11 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 11° · rain 0.0 mm · daylight 11 h 39 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Lilongwe an average August high of 25°, a low of 11° and some 0.0 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 25°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. It is the driest month of the year, only 0.0 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 11 h 39 min in mid-August, 17 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Lilongwe runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Dowa, 38 km to the NNE, is 2° cooler by day.
August in Lilongwe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DowaCentral Region | 38 km NNE | 24° | 11° | 1.0 mm |
| MponelaCentral Region | 49 km N | 25° | 11° | 0.0 mm |
| NtchisiCentral Region | 51 km NNE | 23° | 10° | 1.0 mm |
| ChipeniCentral Region | 64 km NNE | 24° | 11° | 0.0 mm |
| DedzaCentral Region | 75 km SE | 22° | 10° | 2.0 mm |
| SalimaCentral Region | 75 km ENE | 29° | 16° | 1.0 mm |
| ChipokaCentral Region | 79 km E | 28° | 17° | 3.0 mm |
| MchinjiCentral Region | 100 km W | 26° | 11° | 0.0 mm |