Monkey Bay weather in July

In July, Monkey Bay sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 72% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Monkey Bay's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monkey Bay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:09 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
28%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Monkey Bay is human settlement in Malawi.

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

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 Monkey Bay reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and about 2°C cooler than August.

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Monkey Bay weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°37727.612.73.8
Feb27° / 24°28122.412.54.2
Mar27° / 24°21822.112.14.7
Apr27° / 23°559.311.77.1
May26° / 21°51.711.48.7
Jun24° / 20°31.111.29.1
Jul23° / 19°41.511.38.8
Aug24° / 20°10.411.59.2
Sep27° / 22°10.311.98.7
Oct29° / 24°132.112.37.1
Nov29° / 25°619.212.75.6
Dec28° / 25°27324.212.84.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Monkey Bay gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11462231
21463221
31563211
41564201
51565191
61466191
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Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
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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 6:08 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:085:19
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Monkey Bay

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monkey Bay'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 July a good time to visit Monkey Bay?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Monkey Bay in July

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

In July, Monkey Bay sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Monkey Bay 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 Monkey Bay peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 20UV 15Jun 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Monkey Bay 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 Monkey Bay is worst in August — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 2346 µg/m³Dec 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug46Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Monkey Bay?

Monkey Bay sits at 14.1°S, 34.9°E, 484 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Mangochi, 58 km away.

MangochiSalimaDedzaMandimbaNtcheuLichingaUlonguéBalaka

Topography around Monkey Bay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monkey Bay has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 m around an average of 540 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 660 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,695 m.

The land around Monkey Bay is covered by water (32%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, water (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (29%), water (25%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
486 m
16 km
660 m
80 km
1,695 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Mangochi 58 km · Salima 60 km · Dedza 71 km · Mandimba 85 km · Ntcheu 87 km · Lichinga 92 km · Ulongué 93 km · Balaka 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 Monkey Bay (-14.0824°, 34.9165°, elevation 484 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).