Believe it or not, the weather in Malawi is very predictable. Malawi basically has two seasons: the rainy season (from November until about April) and a dry season (from May to October).

Be assured that in the rainy season it will rain almost everyday. In fact in one rainy season almost 15 cm of water will fall on Malawi. Flash flooding in the southern regions of Malawi happens from time to time. Just a month or so prior to the rainy season begins Malawi’s temperature goes up to about 30C (86F) and remains relatively high until the beginning of the dry season.

The dry season also serves as Malawi’s colder part of the year. It might rain two or three short times in Malawi during the entire dry season. Temperatures slowly dip to around 11C (52F).

Normally the Southern Region is about 4C (8F) warmer than the Central region and about 6C (11F) warmer than the Northern region. Temperatures also slowly increase the closer you are to the lake.