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Lichinga Weather Today · 7-Day Forecast

Grey Sky Settles Over the Town

Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.

Warmest today at 33° · coldest night Wednesday at 19°

The short of it: Lichinga weather on Sunday, 8 November 2026: local time, 25 °C (77 °F) with an overcast sky, feeling like 24 °C (74 °F). Today’s high 33 °C (91 °F), low 23 °C (73 °F). No rain expected in the next 24 hours. Notices: glass falling fast. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models, updated 08:00 local time.

LICHINGA, Sunday. — Those stepping out in Lichinga this morning will find an overcast sky; the afternoon should top out near 33°, the night near 23°. That is some 5° milder than a typical November afternoon in Lichinga, where the average high is 28°. A brisk wind blows from the NE, gusting to 23 km/h, and the glass is falling — a change is coming.

Looking over the next 7 days, our correspondent reckons today the pick at about 33°, while Wednesday night will be the coldest at 19°. Rain or snow is due on 1 of them, some 5.1 mm in all. Nights run 5° milder than the November norm of 17°.

For travellers weighing a journey, the Almanac shows a typical November in Lichinga brings highs near 28°, lows of 17° and about 73 mm of rain over the month. November is the warmest month here at 28°, July the coldest at 10°, and January the wettest with 266 mm. The best months to ride in are August and May.

The sun is up 12 h 40 min today, and the days are lengthening by about 1 minutes each. The station stands 1,170 m above the sea; nights in high country cool fast once the sun is down.

The Hours to Come

Temperature by the hour · rain & snow in the hour beneath
The hour-by-hour ledger
HourSkyTempFeelsWindRain
NowOvercast25°24°12 km/h–
9 AMOvercast28°26°12 km/h–
10 AMMostly clear30°28°11 km/h–
11 AMOvercast31°30°10 km/h–
12 PMOvercast32°31°10 km/h–
1 PMOvercast33°31°11 km/h–
2 PMMostly clear33°31°9 km/h–
3 PMOvercast33°31°7 km/h–
4 PMOvercast32°30°8 km/h–
5 PMMostly clear31°28°10 km/h–
6 PMMostly clear29°27°9 km/h–
7 PMClear sky27°26°9 km/h–
8 PMMostly clear26°25°6 km/h–
9 PMMostly clear25°25°5 km/h–
10 PMOvercast25°24°5 km/h–
11 PMOvercast24°24°5 km/h–
12 AMOvercast23°23°5 km/h–
1 AMOvercast23°23°5 km/h–
2 AMOvercast23°23°5 km/h–
3 AMPartly cloudy23°23°5 km/h–
4 AMPartly cloudy23°22°8 km/h–
5 AMPartly cloudy22°21°11 km/h–
6 AMPartly cloudy21°20°12 km/h–
7 AMPartly cloudy23°23°12 km/h–

Seven-Day Outlook · Classified

Highs in large type · pick a day

Today (Nov 8): overcast, high 33°, low 23°, dry, gusts to 27 km/h. Sun up 5:02 AM, down 5:42 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.

The Almanac · Lichinga Month by Month

Climate normals 1991–2020 · pick a month
PrecipitationAverage highAverage low

November in Lichinga, by the numbers

Warmth rank
1st warmest of 12
Rain rank
5th wettest of 12
Versus October
about the same, 53 mm more rain
Versus December
2° warmer
Day–night spread
11°
Snow season
seldom any
Daylight, mid-month
12 h 45 min
Average wind
10 km/h
Fair
The Almanac Speaks
November
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No month in Lichinga runs warmer: highs about 28°. Wet spells are common — about 73 mm, the 5th wettest month.

Lichinga in November: the full almanac →

Climate of Lichinga by month
MonthHighLowRainWindDaylightVisit
January25°17°266 mm8 km/h12 h 50 min✦✦✦
February25°17°226 mm8 km/h12 h 33 min✦✦✦
March25°16°195 mm8 km/h12 h 12 min✦✦✦
April25°15°57 mm9 km/h11 h 49 min✦✦✦✦
May23°13°10 mm9 km/h11 h 30 min✦✦✦✦✦
June22°11°2.0 mm9 km/h11 h 21 min✦✦✦✦✦
July21°10°1.0 mm10 km/h11 h 25 min✦✦✦✦✦
August23°12°1.0 mm10 km/h11 h 40 min✦✦✦✦✦
September26°14°4.0 mm11 km/h12 h 3 min✦✦✦✦✦
October28°16°20 mm10 km/h12 h 25 min✦✦✦✦✦
November28°17°73 mm10 km/h12 h 45 min✦✦✦
December26°17°212 mm8 km/h12 h 54 min✦✦✦

Questions Readers Ask about Lichinga

Answered from the wire & the Almanac

What is the weather in Lichinga today?

Right now it is 25 °C (77 °F) with an overcast sky; it feels like 24 °C (74 °F). Today’s high is 33 °C (91 °F) and tonight’s low 23 °C (73 °F). No rain is expected in the next 24 hours.

Will it rain in Lichinga this week?

Yes — rain or snow is forecast on 1 of the next 7 days, about 5.1 mm (0.20 in) in total. The wettest day looks to be Saturday.

Are there any weather warnings for Lichinga?

No warnings, but one notice is on the wire: glass falling fast.

What is the warmest month in Lichinga?

November, with an average high of 28 °C (82 °F). The coldest is July, when nights average 10 °C (51 °F). The wettest month is January (266 mm (10.5 in)), according to TerraClimate climate normals for 1991–2020.

When is the best time to visit Lichinga?

August and May. August brings highs near 23 °C (74 °F) and about 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain; May highs near 23 °C (74 °F) and 10 mm (0.39 in). The Almanac rates every month from 1 to 5 for warmth, dryness and rainfall, using 1991–2020 climate normals.

Does it snow in Lichinga?

Hardly ever — even the coldest month averages 10 °C (51 °F) at night, so lasting snow is rare.

Neighbouring Towns

November averages · distance by the crow’s flight
TownDistanceHighLowRain
SangaNiassa Province50 km NNW28°18°74 mm
MetangulaNiassa Province83 km NW31°23°57 mm
Monkey BaySouthern Region92 km SSW30°22°39 mm
SalimaCentral Region99 km WSW34°22°36 mm
ChipokaCentral Region109 km SW32°23°35 mm
NkhotakotaCentral Region111 km WNW31°23°55 mm
MandimbaNiassa Province124 km SSE33°20°59 mm
MangochiSouthern Region130 km S33°22°42 mm

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The Editor’s Remark

“Weather is the only news that never grows stale. Each morning the sky writes its own front page, and we at Wanted Weather are but its telegraph operators.”— J. Whitmore, Editor