Machinga Weather in January
Machinga in January
The short of it: Machinga in January averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 19 °C (67 °F), with 292 mm (11.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 19° · rain 292 mm · daylight 12 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
January in Machinga brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 19°, with about 292 mm of rain over the month. Much like December: highs about 27°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 292 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 56 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Machinga runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Liwonde, 14 km to the NW, is 3° warmer by day.
January in Machinga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° colder, 113 mm more rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LiwondeSouthern Region | 14 km NW | 30° | 21° | 267 mm |
| ZombaSouthern Region | 24 km S | 27° | 19° | 314 mm |
| BalakaSouthern Region | 43 km WNW | 29° | 20° | 296 mm |
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 59 km SSW | 26° | 17° | 324 mm |
| InsacaNiassa Province | 61 km E | 29° | 20° | 299 mm |
| BlantyreSouthern Region | 75 km SSW | 27° | 18° | 299 mm |
| MangochiSouthern Region | 77 km N | 30° | 21° | 238 mm |
| PhalombeSouthern Region | 80 km SSE | 28° | 19° | 360 mm |