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Weather in Lilongwe — today

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Now in Lilongwe
🌙
+24°
Clear
Feels like +24° · humidity 43%
Today 13.10: +31° / +19°
🕐 20:25
Wind
8 km/h
UV index
0
Air (AQI)
37 · Good
Precipitation
0%
Humidity
43%
Pressure
1016 hPa
Sunrise / sunset
05:19 / 17:42

👕 What to wear today

Warm — a T-shirt and light trousers or shorts.
Weather for an activity:

Detailed weather information for Lilongwe

Today, 13 October, Tuesday, in Lilongwe (Malawi): clear and sunny, hot. During the day the air will warm up to +31°, at night around +19°. Due to the wind it feels like +24°. Wind up to 19 km/h. No precipitation expected, you won't need an umbrella. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sun will rise at 05:19 and set at 17:42 — daylight lasts 12 hours.

Hourly weather in Lilongwe

🌅 sunrise 05:19 🌇 sunset 17:42🌙🌙🌙🌙☀️⛅☀️⛅+24°+22°+21°+20°+25°+30°+31°+29°20:0023:0002:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:00
💧 No precipitation expected on this day. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).

Weather in Lilongwe for 14 days

Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Today 13.10
☀️
+19° +31°
Morning
☀️
+23°
Day
☀️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+19°
Clear · precipitation 0% · wind up to 19 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tomorrow 14.10
☁️
+20° +31°
Morning
☀️
+25°
Day
☁️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+20°
Overcast · precipitation 0% · wind up to 20 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
▶
Thu 15.10
☀️
+20° +31°
Morning
☀️
+25°
Day
☀️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+20°
Clear · precipitation 0% · wind up to 20 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 16.10
☁️
💧 6%
+20° +30°
Morning
☁️
+24°
Day
☁️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+20°
Overcast · precipitation 6% · wind up to 20 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sat 17.10
🌤️
+19° +30°
Morning
🌤️
+23°
Day
🌤️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+19°
Mostly clear · precipitation 0% · wind up to 20 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 18.10
🌤️
+19° +31°
Morning
🌤️
+23°
Day
🌤️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+19°
Mostly clear · precipitation 0% · wind up to 19 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 19.10
☀️
+19° +33°
Morning
☀️
+24°
Day
☀️
+33°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+19°
Clear · precipitation 0% · wind up to 18 km/h.
☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Tue 20.10
🌤️
💧 2%
+20° +34°
Morning
🌤️
+25°
Day
🌤️
+34°
Evening
🌇
+31°
Night
🌙
+20°
Mostly clear · precipitation 2% · wind up to 17 km/h.
☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Wed 21.10
🌤️
💧 1%
+21° +34°
Morning
🌤️
+26°
Day
🌤️
+34°
Evening
🌇
+31°
Night
🌙
+21°
Mostly clear · precipitation 1% · wind up to 19 km/h.
☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Thu 22.10
🌤️
+22° +33°
Morning
🌤️
+26°
Day
🌤️
+33°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+22°
Mostly clear · precipitation 0% · wind up to 17 km/h.
☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Fri 23.10
⛅
💧 2%
+21° +33°
Morning
⛅
+25°
Day
⛅
+33°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+21°
Partly cloudy · precipitation 2% · wind up to 21 km/h.
☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Sat 24.10
⛅
💧 18%
+22° +32°
Morning
⛅
+26°
Day
⛅
+32°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+22°
Partly cloudy · precipitation 18% · wind up to 23 km/h.
☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Sun 25.10
🌤️
💧 15%
+20° +34°
Morning
🌤️
+25°
Day
🌤️
+34°
Evening
🌇
+31°
Night
🌙
+20°
Mostly clear · precipitation 15% · wind up to 17 km/h.
☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Mon 26.10
☀️
💧 8%
+22° +33°
Morning
☀️
+26°
Day
☀️
+33°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+22°
Clear · precipitation 8% · wind up to 20 km/h.
☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.

🗺️ Precipitation radar

Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy

🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day

Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏃 Running
60 / 100
comfort for running · Average
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
0%
unlikely · low
✨ Stars
88 / 100
evening visibility · Excellent
🧺 Laundry drying
84 / 100
will dry outside · Excellent
🚗 Car wash
95 / 100
no rain expected · Excellent

🌫️ Air quality

37
Good air
European AQI
PM2.5: 14PM10: 16O₃: 67NO₂: 3
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.

🌅 Sun, moon and sea

Sunrise
05:19
Sunset
17:42
Golden hour
17:14
Daylight
12 h (+1 min vs yesterday)

Lilongwe climate by month

Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+26°
+18°
Jan
+26°
+18°
Feb
+25°
+17°
Mar
+25°
+16°
Apr
+25°
+13°
May
+23°
+11°
Jun
+23°
+11°
Jul
+25°
+12°
Aug
+28°
+15°
Sep
+29°
+18°
Oct
+30°
+19°
Nov
+27°
+19°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
Month Day Night Precipitation What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January +26° +18° 209 mm Ideal weather: +26° daytime — neither hot nor cold. Frequent rain (209 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Statistically the wettest month of the year.
February +26° +18° 163 mm The most pleasant season: +26° by day, comfortable all day long. One of the wettest months (163 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing.
March +25° +17° 113 mm One of the best times to visit: +25° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (113 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing.
April +25° +16° 25 mm Ideal weather: +25° daytime — neither hot nor cold. 😊 light summer clothing.
May +25° +13° 4 mm The most pleasant season: +25° by day, comfortable all day long. 😊 light summer clothing. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
June +23° +11° 1 mm One of the best times to visit: +23° by day, fresh nights. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.
July +23° +11° 1 mm Ideal weather: +23° daytime — neither hot nor cold. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. This is the coldest month of the year.
August +25° +12° 1 mm The most pleasant season: +25° by day, comfortable all day long. 😊 light summer clothing. One of the driest months — rain is very unlikely.
September +28° +15° 1 mm Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +15° at night. 😊 light summer clothing. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
October +29° +18° 9 mm Gentle warmth — about +29° daytime, great walking weather. 😊 light summer clothing.
November +30° +19° 38 mm A comfortable month: +30° by day without exhausting heat. 😊 light summer clothing. This is the hottest month of the year in Lilongwe.
December +27° +19° 140 mm Warm and comfortable: +27° by day, +19° at night. It's a rainy month (140 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything.

When to visit Lilongwe

✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: May, August, September
Daytime air+25…+28°
Precipitationnone
Why: comfortable +25…+28° by day, little rain.
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: March, April, June, July, October, November
Daytime air+23…+30°
Precipitationoften
Why: already/still hot (+23…+30°) but bearable; fewer crowds, lower prices.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: January, February, December
Daytime air+26…+27°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (140–209 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Lilongwe is May, August, September, and the most comfortable months are May, August, September. The toughest months to visit are January, February, December: frequent rain.

🌡️ Today vs the climate normal

Today's high
+31°
Normal for October
+29°
Deviation
2° warmer than normal
A year ago on this day
+31°
Record for this date
+35° (2023)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).

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Frequently asked questions about the weather in Lilongwe

What is the weather in Lilongwe right now?+
Clear, +24°, feels like +24°.
Will it rain in Lilongwe today?+
No: 0% chance, 0 mm.
When is the best time to visit Lilongwe?+
Best time to visit — May, August, September.
What time are sunrise and sunset in Lilongwe?+
Sunrise 05:19, sunset 17:42.
Does it snow in Lilongwe in winter?+
No, it practically never snows.
What is the climate in Lilongwe by month?+
Summers up to +30° in November, winters around +11° in July; the wettest month is January.
Is it cold in Lilongwe in winter?+
🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.