Ntcheu weather in January

In January, Ntcheu sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 303 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ntcheu's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ntcheu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
303 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:27 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Ntcheu is town in Malawi.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ntcheu reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Ntcheu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°30326.912.83.9
Feb27° / 19°21621.312.54.4
Mar26° / 19°13419.512.15.1
Apr26° / 17°337.111.77.4
May25° / 15°71.811.38.7
Jun23° / 13°20.511.18.8
Jul22° / 13°20.511.28.7
Aug25° / 14°20.611.59.0
Sep27° / 17°30.911.98.3
Oct29° / 19°183.612.36.6
Nov30° / 20°711012.75.2
Dec28° / 20°19622.812.94.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
21981
31882
41783
51783
61783
71684
81684
91585
101486
111486
121387
131387
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201288
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301585
311684

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ntcheu gets around 303 mm of rain over 26.9 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3084
3183

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
114860
214860
314860
414860
514860
613870
713870
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1013870
1113861
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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127calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:196:11
212.95:196:11
312.95:206:11
412.95:206:12
512.85:216:12
612.85:216:12
712.85:226:12
812.85:236:13
912.85:236:13
1012.85:246:13
1112.85:246:14
1212.85:256:14
1312.85:256:14
1412.85:266:14
1512.85:266:14
1612.85:276:14
1712.85:286:15
1812.85:286:15
1912.85:296:15
2012.85:296:15
2112.85:306:15
2212.75:306:15
2312.75:316:15
2412.75:316:15
2512.75:326:15
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2712.75:336:15
2812.75:336:15
2912.75:346:15
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.3Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ntcheu

In seasonPeak

In January, Ntcheu sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ntcheu's monsoon runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Ntcheu?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ntcheu.

What to pack for Ntcheu in January

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

In January, Ntcheu sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ntcheu in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ntcheu peaks around January 18 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 18UV 15Jun 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ntcheu in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ntcheu is worst in September — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1338 µg/m³Jan 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ntcheu?

Ntcheu sits at 14.8°S, 34.6°E, 1,132 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Ulongué, 32 km away.

DedzaLiwondeMangochiMonkey BayMwanzaZomba

Topography around Ntcheu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ntcheu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 596 m around an average of 1,177 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,034 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,883 m.

The land around Ntcheu is covered by cropland (44%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
596 m
16 km
1,034 m
80 km
1,883 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ulongué 32 km · Balaka 39 km · Dedza 59 km · Liwonde 69 km · Mangochi 78 km · Monkey Bay 87 km · Mwanza 88 km · Zomba 97 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 Ntcheu (-14.8203°, 34.6359°, elevation 1,132 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).