Mchinji weather in July

In July, Mchinji sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 55% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mchinji's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mchinji's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:16 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover: 35%; 4th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.9; out of 10

Mchinji is human settlement in Mchinji District, Malawi.

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

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical July day in Mchinji reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°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, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than August.

	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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12

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

Mchinji weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-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	26° / 18°	267	27	12.7	3.9
Feb	26° / 18°	211	22.5	12.5	4.2
Mar	26° / 18°	159	21.1	12.1	4.8
Apr	26° / 16°	35	7.1	11.7	7.2
May	25° / 14°	5	1.2	11.4	8.6
Jun	24° / 12°	1	0.1	11.2	9.0
Jul	23° / 11°	1	0.1	11.3	8.9
Aug	26° / 13°	1	0.1	11.5	8.8
Sep	29° / 16°	2	0.4	11.9	7.6
Oct	30° / 18°	18	3.2	12.3	5.8
Nov	30° / 19°	70	11.3	12.6	4.7
Dec	28° / 19°	217	24.4	12.8	4.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

	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 (%)	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	79	78	78
Cloudier (%)	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	21	22	22

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

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mchinji gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% 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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1

	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	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
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7	11	calm
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30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:36 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)	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13
Sunset (PM)	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	6:16	5:28
2	11.2	6:16	5:28
3	11.2	6:16	5:28
4	11.2	6:16	5:28
5	11.2	6:16	5:29
6	11.2	6:16	5:29
7	11.2	6:16	5:29
8	11.2	6:17	5:30
9	11.2	6:17	5:30
10	11.2	6:17	5:30
11	11.2	6:17	5:30
12	11.2	6:17	5:31
13	11.2	6:17	5:31
14	11.2	6:16	5:31
15	11.3	6:16	5:32
16	11.3	6:16	5:32
17	11.3	6:16	5:32
18	11.3	6:16	5:32
19	11.3	6:16	5:33
20	11.3	6:16	5:33
21	11.3	6:16	5:33
22	11.3	6:16	5:33
23	11.3	6:15	5:34
24	11.3	6:15	5:34
25	11.3	6:15	5:34
26	11.3	6:15	5:35
27	11.3	6:15	5:35
28	11.3	6:14	5:35
29	11.4	6:14	5:35
30	11.4	6:14	5:36
31	11.4	6:13	5:36

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.91 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2
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	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Mchinji

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Mchinji?

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

8.9

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.1

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mchinji in July

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

In July, Mchinji 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 Mchinji in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mchinji peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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	13	10	9	9	11	11	12	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	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Mchinji in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mchinji is worst in August — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 11 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)	12	14	15	15	16	18	21	26	24	19	13	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mchinji?

Mchinji sits at 13.8°S, 32.9°E, 1,186 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Chipata, 31 km away.

Topography around Mchinji

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mchinji has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m around an average of 1,216 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 848 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,185 m.

The land around Mchinji is covered by cropland (39%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

462 m

cropland 39%

16 km

848 m

cropland 46%

80 km

1,185 m

cropland 46%

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← June Mchinji year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Chipata 31 km · Katete 90 km · Mponela 97 km · Lilongwe 100 km · Kasungu 107 km · Sinda 129 km · Dedza 169 km · Salima 170 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 Mchinji (-13.7984°, 32.8802°, elevation 1,186 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	23	11
2	23	11
3	23	11
4	23	11
5	23	11
6	23	11
7	23	11
8	23	11
9	23	11
10	23	11
11	23	11
12	23	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	24	11
23	24	11
24	24	11
25	24	11
26	24	11
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	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	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	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	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	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	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1