When to go · Zomba
Zomba in November
Mixed month. Outside the best window (Apr–Oct). Across Malawi: Heat peaks before the first storms; fuel and power cuts bite hardest.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 15
- Crowds
- Low
- Malawi overall
- Prices
- Low
- Malawi overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Apr–Oct). Across Malawi: Heat peaks before the first storms; fuel and power cuts bite hardest.
Is another month better than November?
November is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in November
- ZombaHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 15 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 15 days
- Highlands and plateaus, Malawi · Zomba, Mulanje, Nyika, Viphyafine
Cold nights Jun–Aug (frost on Nyika); Mulanje hut routes are wet and slippery Dec–Mar.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Malawi overall
- Low
- Prices · Malawi overall
- Low
Malawi overall: Heat peaks before the first storms; fuel and power cuts bite hardest.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Zomba, side by side.
Verdict
Nov: Mixed
Apr: Great (better)
Daytime high
Nov: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Apr: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
Nov: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Apr: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Rain days
Nov: 15
Apr: 12 (better)
Crowds
Nov: Low
Apr: Low
Prices
Nov: Low
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Nov: 0
Apr: 0
November: Outside the best window (Apr–Oct). Across Malawi: Heat peaks before the first storms; fuel and power cuts bite hardest.
April: Inside Zomba's best window: Apr–Oct.
Zomba: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast