The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Nkhata Bay
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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°C | 28.3 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 27.9 | 26.5 | 25.1 | 24.9 | 26 | 28.3 | 29.9 | 30.1 | 28.9 |
°F | 83 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 82.2 | 79.6 | 77.2 | 76.8 | 78.7 | 82.9 | 85.8 | 86.1 | 83.9 |
Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.
The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mm | 241 | 212 | 362 | 292 | 125 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 119 | 251 |
inches | 9.5 | 8.4 | 14.2 | 11.5 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 9.9 |
Rainy days | 19 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
Average annual rainfall in Nkhata Bay: 1726.267mm (679.6 inches)
The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Nkhata Bay
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hrs sunshine | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 6.8 |
The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Min °C | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 17.1 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 16.5 | 19.1 | 20.5 | 20.8 |
Max °C | 28.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 28.1 | 26.7 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 26.3 | 28.6 | 30.2 | 30.3 | 29.1 |
Min °F | 68.9 | 69 | 68.3 | 66.7 | 62.8 | 58.4 | 57.3 | 58.2 | 61.6 | 66.3 | 68.9 | 69.4 |
Max °F | 76.1 | 76.1 | 75.7 | 74.7 | 71.4 | 68 | 67.3 | 68.7 | 72.5 | 76.3 | 77.7 | 76.8 |
The graph below shows the average sea temperature.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
°C | 28.4 | 28.7 | 29.2 | 28.8 | 27.6 | 26.2 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 27.2 | 28.1 |
°F | 83 | 83.7 | 84.6 | 83.8 | 81.7 | 79.1 | 76.9 | 76.1 | 76.7 | 78.5 | 80.9 | 82.6 |
The graph below shows the average wind speed.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
km/h | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
mph | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.
The graph below shows the average relative humidity.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
83% | 83% | 84% | 83% | 80% | 77% | 75% | 72% | 67% | 66% | 70% | 80% |
Hottest month: | November | 30.1°C 86.2°F |
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Driest month: | September | 4mm 0.2ins |
Sunniest month: | September | 10.5hrs |
Coldest month: | July | 24.9°C 76.8°F |
Wettest month: | March | 362mm 14.3ins |
Warmest sea: | March | 29.2°C 84.6°F |