Liwonde weather in April

In April, Liwonde sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 28 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Liwonde's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Liwonde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:49 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
47%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Liwonde is city in Malawi.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical April day in Liwonde reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Liwonde

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Liwonde weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°27925.812.83.4
Feb29° / 22°19219.612.53.9
Mar29° / 21°13717.412.14.5
Apr29° / 19°285.511.76.5
May27° / 17°40.711.38.2
Jun25° / 15°20.411.18.7
Jul25° / 14°20.311.28.7
Aug27° / 16°10.411.58.3
Sep30° / 18°20.311.96.4
Oct32° / 21°142.412.34.7
Nov33° / 23°689.412.73.7
Dec30° / 22°18822.612.93.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46238
56238
66139
76238
86238
96337
106436
116436
126634
136733
146931
156931
167129
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Liwonde gets around 28 mm of rain over 5.5 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
235
334
432
531
630
728
827
926
1024
1123
1221
1320
1418
1517
1616
1714
1813
1913
2012
2111
2210
239
249
258
268
277
287
296
306

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 52% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12195524
22205721
32225719
43235717
53255715
64275514
74285612
85305411
95315410
10632539
11634528
12735517
13736516
14738505
15839495
16840484
17941473
181042453
191143443
201243432
211344412
221544392
231645382
241845361
252045341
262246321
272446301
282646281
292846260
303045240

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
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66calm
76calm
86calm
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117calm
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137calm
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307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:485:40
211.95:485:39
311.85:485:38
411.85:485:38
511.85:485:37
611.85:485:36
711.85:485:36
811.85:485:35
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1011.75:495:33
1111.75:495:33
1211.75:495:32
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1911.65:505:27
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.2Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Liwonde

In seasonPeak

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

Liwonde'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 April a good time to visit Liwonde?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Liwonde in April

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

In April, Liwonde sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Liwonde in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Liwonde peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 17UV 15Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Liwonde in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Liwonde is worst in August — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1746 µg/m³Dec 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun36Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Liwonde?

Liwonde sits at 15.1°S, 35.2°E, 499 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Balaka, 31 km away.

MangochiNtcheuBlantyreMandimbaMwanzaUlongué

Topography around Liwonde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Liwonde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 488 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 808 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,804 m.

The land around Liwonde is covered by cropland (33%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (32%), cropland (32%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
808 m
80 km
1,804 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Balaka 31 km · Zomba 37 km · Mangochi 66 km · Ntcheu 69 km · Blantyre 83 km · Mandimba 92 km · Mwanza 96 km · Ulongué 100 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 Liwonde (-15.0666°, 35.2254°, elevation 499 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).