Rumphi Weather in January
Rumphi in January
The short of it: Rumphi in January averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 205 mm (8.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 42 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 18° · rain 205 mm · daylight 12 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
January in Rumphi brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 18°, with about 205 mm of rain over the month. Much like December: highs about 27°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 205 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 42 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, Rumphi runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Mzuzu, 53 km to the SSE, is 2° cooler by day.
January in Rumphi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° colder, 53 mm more rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MzuzuNorthern Region | 53 km SSE | 25° | 17° | 220 mm |
| LivingstoniaNorthern Region | 53 km NNE | 26° | 18° | 253 mm |
| ChamaMuchinga | 80 km WSW | 28° | 20° | 237 mm |
| Nkhata BayNorthern Region | 81 km SE | 28° | 21° | 226 mm |
| LiuliRuvuma | 85 km E | 29° | 22° | 226 mm |
| MandaNjombe | 100 km NE | 29° | 23° | 246 mm |
| MzimbaNorthern Region | 102 km SSW | 25° | 17° | 223 mm |
| Mbamba BayRuvuma | 103 km ESE | 29° | 22° | 255 mm |