Dedza weather in August

In August, Dedza sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Dedza's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dedza's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 5 mm; 1.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:01 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover: 34%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.6; out of 10

Dedza is human settlement.

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Dedza reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

	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	31
Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	12
20	23	12
21	23	12
22	23	12
23	23	12
24	23	12
25	23	12
26	23	12
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

Dedza weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 17°	347	27.7	12.8	3.9
Feb	25° / 17°	259	22.4	12.5	4.4
Mar	25° / 17°	201	22.2	12.1	4.9
Apr	24° / 15°	54	10.2	11.7	7.0
May	23° / 12°	13	3.6	11.3	8.2
Jun	21° / 10°	5	1.6	11.2	8.1
Jul	21° / 10°	6	2.2	11.2	7.9
Aug	23° / 11°	5	1.3	11.5	8.6
Sep	25° / 14°	6	1.5	11.9	8.7
Oct	27° / 16°	32	6.2	12.3	7.5
Nov	27° / 18°	100	13.9	12.7	6.0
Dec	25° / 17°	268	24.9	12.8	4.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up 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	31
Clearer (%)	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	78	79	79	80	81	81	82	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	86	86
Cloudier (%)	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	80	20
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	86	14
31	86	14

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dedza gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.3 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 6% 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	31
Rain chance (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	6
3	6
4	6
5	6
6	6
7	5
8	5
9	5
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	4
15	4
16	4
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	4
31	4

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 99% 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	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:34 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	31
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52
Sunset (PM)	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:08	5:29
2	11.4	6:08	5:30
3	11.4	6:07	5:30
4	11.4	6:07	5:30
5	11.4	6:07	5:30
6	11.4	6:06	5:30
7	11.4	6:06	5:31
8	11.4	6:05	5:31
9	11.4	6:05	5:31
10	11.4	6:04	5:31
11	11.5	6:04	5:31
12	11.5	6:03	5:32
13	11.5	6:03	5:32
14	11.5	6:02	5:32
15	11.5	6:02	5:32
16	11.5	6:01	5:32
17	11.5	6:01	5:32
18	11.5	6:00	5:33
19	11.6	6:00	5:33
20	11.6	5:59	5:33
21	11.6	5:58	5:33
22	11.6	5:58	5:33
23	11.6	5:57	5:33
24	11.6	5:56	5:33
25	11.6	5:56	5:33
26	11.6	5:55	5:33
27	11.7	5:54	5:34
28	11.7	5:54	5:34
29	11.7	5:53	5:34
30	11.7	5:52	5:34
31	11.7	5:52	5:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1
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	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Intense
29	6.0	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Dedza

In seasonPeak

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

Dedza sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

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

Cyclone

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Dedza?

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

8.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dedza in August

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

In August, Dedza sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Dedza in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dedza peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 9 (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)	16	15	15	12	10	9	9	10	12	13	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Dedza in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Dedza is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 10 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)	11	13	14	15	19	21	24	30	33	24	14	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Dedza?

Dedza sits at 14.4°S, 34.3°E, 1,608 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Ulongué, 38 km away.

Topography around Dedza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dedza has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 638 m around an average of 1,607 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,124 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,693 m.

The land around Dedza is covered by cropland (49%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) within 80 km.

3 km

638 m

cropland 49%

16 km

1,124 m

cropland 73%

80 km

1,693 m

cropland 54%

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← July Dedza year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Ulongué 38 km · Ntcheu 59 km · Salima 68 km · Monkey Bay 71 km · Lilongwe 75 km · Balaka 95 km · Mangochi 101 km · Mponela 114 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 Dedza (-14.3779°, 34.3332°, elevation 1,608 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	12
20	23	12
21	23	12
22	23	12
23	23	12
24	23	12
25	23	12
26	23	12
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	80	20
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	86	14
31	86	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	6
3	6
4	6
5	6
6	6
7	5
8	5
9	5
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	4
15	4
16	4
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	12
20	23	12
21	23	12
22	23	12
23	23	12
24	23	12
25	23	12
26	23	12
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	80	20
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	86	14
31	86	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	6
3	6
4	6
5	6
6	6
7	5
8	5
9	5
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	4
15	4
16	4
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	12
20	23	12
21	23	12
22	23	12
23	23	12
24	23	12
25	23	12
26	23	12
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	80	20
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	86	14
31	86	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	6
3	6
4	6
5	6
6	6
7	5
8	5
9	5
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	4
15	4
16	4
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2