Ntcheu weather in October

In October, Ntcheu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-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 68% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ntcheu's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ntcheu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:16 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Ntcheu is town in Malawi.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October day in Ntcheu reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Ntcheu weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
29010
39010
49010
58911
68812
78812
88713
98713
108713
118713
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318119

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ntcheu gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.6 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
15
26
37
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58
68
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1712
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2013
2113
2213
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2414
2514
2615
2715
2816
2916
3017
3117

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1662950
2653050
3623260
4613360
5593470
6573580
7563680
8543790
95337100
105238100
115039110
124939111
134840121
144740121
154641131
164541131
174442131
184342141
194243141
204143151
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233845171
243645181
253546191
263346201
273246211
283046221
292946241
302846251
312646262

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:275:34
212.15:265:34
312.25:255:35
412.25:245:35
512.25:245:35
612.25:235:35
712.25:225:35
812.25:215:35
912.25:215:35
1012.35:205:36
1112.35:195:36
1212.35:195:36
1312.35:185:36
1412.35:185:36
1512.35:175:36
1612.35:165:37
1712.45:165:37
1812.45:155:37
1912.45:155:37
2012.45:145:38
2112.45:145:38
2212.45:135:38
2312.45:135:38
2412.45:125:39
2512.55:125:39
2612.55:115:39
2712.55:115:40
2812.55:105:40
2912.55:105:40
3012.55:095:41
3112.55:095:41

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.8 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — October's 6.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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36.7Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ntcheu

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Ntcheu?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ntcheu in October

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

In October, Ntcheu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ntcheu in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October 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
October 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).