Zomba Weather in August
Zomba in August
The short of it: Zomba in August averages a high of 25 °C (76 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 29 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 36 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 25° · low 13° · rain 29 mm · daylight 11 h 36 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Zomba an average August high of 25°, a low of 13° and some 29 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 25°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 29 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 36 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, Zomba runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Machinga, 24 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
August in Zomba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MachingaSouthern Region | 24 km N | 25° | 14° | 41 mm |
| LiwondeSouthern Region | 37 km NNW | 28° | 15° | 58 mm |
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 37 km SSW | 24° | 12° | 13 mm |
| BlantyreSouthern Region | 55 km SW | 24° | 12° | 8.0 mm |
| PhalombeSouthern Region | 59 km SE | 26° | 12° | 28 mm |
| BalakaSouthern Region | 60 km NW | 28° | 14° | 67 mm |
| InsacaNiassa Province | 63 km ENE | 27° | 14° | 26 mm |
| LuchenzaSouthern Region | 69 km S | 26° | 12° | 21 mm |