When to go · Lilongwe
Lilongwe, month by month
The best months for Lilongwe: May, Aug, Sep.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedRainy season; heavy showers.27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 20 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 20 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryMixedRainy season; humid.27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 17 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 17 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchMixedRains ease late in the month.27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 15 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodGreen, drying out.26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGreatDry and mild.24 °C (75 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 2 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 2 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGoodCool mornings and dry.22 °C (72 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 1 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 1 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyGoodCoolest month; dry.22 °C (72 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 0 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 0 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatDry and warming.24 °C (75 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 0 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 0 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatDry; warmer afternoons.28 °C (82 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 0 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 0 rain daysCrowds: High
- OctoberMixedHot and hazy before the rains.31 °C (88 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 1 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 1 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberMixedHot; first storms.30 °C (86 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 8 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedRains start; roads slow.28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 17 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 17 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Lilongwe, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Aug: Great
Daytime high
May: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Aug: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Night low
May: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Aug: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Rain days
May: 2
Aug: 0 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Aug: High
Prices
May: Medium
Aug: High
Festivals listed
May: 0
Aug: 0
May: Dry and mild.
August: Dry and warming.
Lilongwe: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.