Blantyre weather in June

In June, Blantyre sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 11 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of June to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Blantyre's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blantyre's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 11 mm; 4.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 6:08 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 5th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.17 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.1; out of 10

Blantyre is city in Malawi.

Founded: 1876

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical June day in Blantyre reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and on par with July.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
7	24	14
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	23	13
11	23	13
12	23	13
13	23	13
14	23	13
15	23	13
16	23	13
17	23	13
18	23	13
19	23	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	23	13

Blantyre weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 21°	321	25.8	12.8	4.0
Feb	27° / 20°	201	19.8	12.5	4.5
Mar	27° / 20°	166	19.1	12.1	5.1
Apr	26° / 18°	50	10.5	11.7	6.7
May	25° / 15°	14	4.3	11.3	8.1
Jun	23° / 13°	11	4.1	11.1	8.1
Jul	23° / 13°	14	5.2	11.2	7.9
Aug	25° / 14°	7	2.3	11.5	8.4
Sep	28° / 16°	9	2.2	11.9	7.3
Oct	30° / 19°	29	4.7	12.4	5.7
Nov	31° / 21°	90	12.3	12.7	4.5
Dec	29° / 21°	225	22.8	12.9	3.9

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	77	77	76	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	68	68
Cloudier (%)	23	23	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	32	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	68	32
30	68	32

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Blantyre gets around 11 mm of rain over 4.1 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	14
15	14
16	14
17	14
18	14
19	14
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	15
26	15
27	16
28	16
29	17
30	18

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	33	35	36	37	38	39	40	42	43	44	45	46	47	47	48	49	50	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	60	60	61	61
Comfortable (%)	53	52	53	53	53	54	54	52	52	51	51	50	49	49	48	47	47	46	45	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	37	36	36
Humid (%)	14	13	11	10	9	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	33	53	14
2	35	52	13
3	36	53	11
4	37	53	10
5	38	53	9
6	39	54	7
7	40	54	6
8	42	52	6
9	43	52	5
10	44	51	5
11	45	51	4
12	46	50	4
13	47	49	4
14	47	49	4
15	48	48	4
16	49	47	4
17	50	47	4
18	50	46	4
19	51	45	4
20	52	44	4
21	53	43	4
22	54	42	4
23	55	41	4
24	56	40	4
25	57	39	4
26	58	38	4
27	60	37	3
28	60	37	3
29	61	36	3
30	61	36	3

Wind in June

Winds average 8 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
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16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of June to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:15 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11
Sunset (PM)	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:04	5:11
2	11.1	6:04	5:11
3	11.1	6:04	5:11
4	11.1	6:05	5:11
5	11.1	6:05	5:11
6	11.1	6:05	5:11
7	11.1	6:06	5:11
8	11.1	6:06	5:11
9	11.1	6:06	5:12
10	11.1	6:06	5:12
11	11.1	6:07	5:12
12	11.1	6:07	5:12
13	11.1	6:07	5:12
14	11.1	6:08	5:12
15	11.1	6:08	5:12
16	11.1	6:08	5:12
17	11.1	6:08	5:12
18	11.1	6:09	5:13
19	11.1	6:09	5:13
20	11.1	6:09	5:13
21	11.1	6:09	5:13
22	11.1	6:10	5:13
23	11.1	6:10	5:14
24	11.1	6:10	5:14
25	11.1	6:10	5:14
26	11.1	6:10	5:14
27	11.1	6:11	5:14
28	11.1	6:11	5:15
29	11.1	6:11	5:15
30	11.1	6:11	5:15

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 4.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Blantyre

In seasonPeak

None of Blantyre's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Blantyre's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is June a good time to visit Blantyre?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.1

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Blantyre for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Blantyre in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Blantyre sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Blantyre in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Blantyre peaks around January 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	15	12	9	8	8	10	11	13	13	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Blantyre in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Blantyre is worst in September — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (January, 21 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	21	27	31	37	51	55	59	62	65	43	27	23
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	31	Moderate
Apr	37	Poor
May	51	Poor
Jun	55	Poor
Jul	59	Unhealthy
Aug	62	Unhealthy
Sep	65	Unhealthy
Oct	43	Poor
Nov	27	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Blantyre?

Blantyre sits at 15.8°S, 35.0°E, 1,041 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Zomba, 55 km away.

Topography around Blantyre

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Blantyre.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blantyre has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m around an average of 1,035 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,235 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,911 m.

The land around Blantyre is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), trees (20%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

284 m

artificial surfaces 43%

16 km

1,235 m

cropland 37%

80 km

2,911 m

cropland 40%

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← May Blantyre year-round climate July →Best places to visit in June

June weather nearby: Zomba 55 km · Mwanza 56 km · Mulanje 59 km · Liwonde 83 km · Milange 89 km · Balaka 90 km · Ntcheu 114 km · Nsanje 129 km

Malawi travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 53% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $672; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 18%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.8; per 100k, 2012
Road deaths: 33.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 465
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Blantyre (-15.785°, 35.0085°, elevation 1,041 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
7	24	14
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	23	13
11	23	13
12	23	13
13	23	13
14	23	13
15	23	13
16	23	13
17	23	13
18	23	13
19	23	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	23	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	68	32
30	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	14
15	14
16	14
17	14
18	14
19	14
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	15
26	15
27	16
28	16
29	17
30	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	33	53	14
2	35	52	13
3	36	53	11
4	37	53	10
5	38	53	9
6	39	54	7
7	40	54	6
8	42	52	6
9	43	52	5
10	44	51	5
11	45	51	4
12	46	50	4
13	47	49	4
14	47	49	4
15	48	48	4
16	49	47	4
17	50	47	4
18	50	46	4
19	51	45	4
20	52	44	4
21	53	43	4
22	54	42	4
23	55	41	4
24	56	40	4
25	57	39	4
26	58	38	4
27	60	37	3
28	60	37	3
29	61	36	3
30	61	36	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
7	24	14
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	23	13
11	23	13
12	23	13
13	23	13
14	23	13
15	23	13
16	23	13
17	23	13
18	23	13
19	23	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	23	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	68	32
30	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	14
15	14
16	14
17	14
18	14
19	14
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	15
26	15
27	16
28	16
29	17
30	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	33	53	14
2	35	52	13
3	36	53	11
4	37	53	10
5	38	53	9
6	39	54	7
7	40	54	6
8	42	52	6
9	43	52	5
10	44	51	5
11	45	51	4
12	46	50	4
13	47	49	4
14	47	49	4
15	48	48	4
16	49	47	4
17	50	47	4
18	50	46	4
19	51	45	4
20	52	44	4
21	53	43	4
22	54	42	4
23	55	41	4
24	56	40	4
25	57	39	4
26	58	38	4
27	60	37	3
28	60	37	3
29	61	36	3
30	61	36	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
7	24	14
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	23	13
11	23	13
12	23	13
13	23	13
14	23	13
15	23	13
16	23	13
17	23	13
18	23	13
19	23	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	23	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	68	32
30	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	14
15	14
16	14
17	14
18	14
19	14
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	15
26	15
27	16
28	16
29	17
30	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	33	53	14
2	35	52	13
3	36	53	11
4	37	53	10
5	38	53	9
6	39	54	7
7	40	54	6
8	42	52	6
9	43	52	5
10	44	51	5
11	45	51	4
12	46	50	4
13	47	49	4
14	47	49	4
15	48	48	4
16	49	47	4
17	50	47	4
18	50	46	4
19	51	45	4
20	52	44	4
21	53	43	4
22	54	42	4
23	55	41	4
24	56	40	4
25	57	39	4
26	58	38	4
27	60	37	3
28	60	37	3
29	61	36	3
30	61	36	3