Blantyre weather in November

In November, Blantyre sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 90 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in November, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of November to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Blantyre's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blantyre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:03 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
53%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Blantyre is city in Malawi.

Founded
1876

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical November day in Blantyre reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 2°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13120
23120
33120
43120
53120
63120
73120
83120
93120
103121
113121
123121
133121
143121
153121
163121
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Blantyre weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 21°32125.812.84.0
Feb27° / 20°20119.812.54.5
Mar27° / 20°16619.112.15.1
Apr26° / 18°5010.511.76.7
May25° / 15°144.311.38.1
Jun23° / 13°114.111.18.1
Jul23° / 13°145.211.27.9
Aug25° / 14°72.311.58.4
Sep28° / 16°92.211.97.3
Oct30° / 19°294.712.45.7
Nov31° / 21°9012.312.74.5
Dec29° / 21°22522.812.93.9

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27822
37723
47624
57624
67525
77327
87327
97129
107030
116931
126733
136634
146634
156436
166238
176139
186040
195842
205644
215545
225347
235248
245149
255050
265050
274852
284753
294753
304456

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Blantyre gets around 90 mm of rain over 12.3 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 40% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
124
225
326
427
528
629
730
831
932
1033
1135
1236
1337
1438
1539
1641
1742
1843
1945
2046
2148
2249
2350
2451
2552
2653
2754
2855
2956
3057

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the humid band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 34% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1113740110
2113641120
3113541130
4113441140
5103341150
6103341160
7103241180
893140190
993040210
1082940220
1182839240
1282739260
1372639280
1472538300
1562438320
1662337340
1752237360
1852136380
1942036401
2041935421
2131834441
2231733461
2331633481
2421532501
2521431521
2621430531
2721329551
2821328561
2921228562
3011227582

Wind in November

Winds average 9 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of November to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:065:41
212.65:065:41
312.65:055:42
412.65:055:42
512.65:055:42
612.65:055:43
712.75:045:43
812.75:045:44
912.75:045:44
1012.75:045:45
1112.75:035:45
1212.75:035:46
1312.75:035:46
1412.75:035:47
1512.75:035:47
1612.75:035:48
1712.85:035:48
1812.85:035:49
1912.85:035:49
2012.85:035:50
2112.85:035:50
2212.85:035:51
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2512.85:035:52
2612.85:035:53
2712.85:035:54
2812.95:035:54
2912.95:035:55
3012.95:035:55

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.34 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 — November's 6.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Blantyre

In seasonPeak

None of Blantyre's seasonal hazards are active in November. 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 November a good time to visit Blantyre?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Blantyre for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Blantyre in November

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

In November, Blantyre sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Blantyre in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 16UV 15Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Blantyre in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November 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).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateSep 1064 µg/m³Jan 1321 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr37Poor
May51Poor
Jun55Poor
Jul59Unhealthy
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct43Poor
Nov27Moderate
Dec23Moderate
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.

ZombaMwanzaMulanjeLiwondeMilangeBalakaNtcheuNsanje

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
16 km
1,235 m
80 km
2,911 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
November 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
Protestant 34%other Christian 27%Roman Catholic 17%Muslim 14%

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).