Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Weather Score #

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Perfect for sun worshippers, beach lovers, and those seeking warm, dry climates for outdoor activities and relaxation.

Formula optimized for hot weather enthusiasts who prefer temperatures above 25°C (77°F) with maximum sun exposure and minimal precipitation.

Key factors in the calculation:

High temperatures: Favors locations with warm to hot daily highs
Abundant sunshine: Rewards areas with maximum daylight hours
Low precipitation: Penalizes frequent rain and wet conditions
Warm nights: Considers comfortable evening temperatures

Temperatures #

Blantyre generally experiences slightly warmer temperatures, especially during the minimum averages, compared to Lilongwe.
Both cities enjoy comfortable temperatures for much of the year, but Lilongwe sees temperatures exceeding 30.0C in October and November.
Blantyre maintains comfort temperatures more consistently, with fewer months dropping below 18.0C for minimum averages.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Blantyre	Lilongwe
Jan	26.1°C	25.2°C
Feb	26.6°C	25.7°C
Mar	25.6°C	25.5°C
Apr	25.1°C	25.1°C
May	24.5°C	25.5°C
Jun	22.4°C	24.0°C
Jul	22.7°C	24.0°C
Aug	26.0°C	26.7°C
Sep	29.2°C	29.2°C
Oct	30.9°C	31.0°C
Nov	30.8°C	31.0°C
Dec	29.3°C	28.7°C
Average	26.6°C	26.8°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Blantyre	Lilongwe
Jan	19.9°C	17.9°C
Feb	19.8°C	17.7°C
Mar	18.5°C	16.8°C
Apr	16.9°C	15.5°C
May	14.6°C	13.5°C
Jun	13.3°C	12.0°C
Jul	12.7°C	11.8°C
Aug	14.6°C	14.1°C
Sep	17.6°C	16.8°C
Oct	20.0°C	19.3°C
Nov	21.4°C	20.4°C
Dec	21.3°C	19.3°C
Average	17.6°C	16.3°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

Blantyre experiences slightly higher total sun hours in the early months of the year compared to Lilongwe, with both cities showing a significant increase in sun exposure as they move towards May; however, Lilongwe generally maintains higher sun hours from May to October.
In terms of precipitation, Blantyre records generally higher levels throughout the year, particularly in the earlier months, though both cities see a drastic reduction in rainfall during the dry season. Overall, Lilongwe tends to have more consistent sun hours while Blantyre has sporadically higher precipitation, especially in the wet season.

Sunny Weather

Period	Blantyre	Lilongwe
Jan	1.8 hours/day	1.2 hours/day
Feb	2.1 hours/day	1.7 hours/day
Mar	2.5 hours/day	2.0 hours/day
Apr	3.6 hours/day	3.6 hours/day
May	7.1 hours/day	8.2 hours/day
Jun	5.8 hours/day	7.8 hours/day
Jul	6.8 hours/day	8.3 hours/day
Aug	9.0 hours/day	9.8 hours/day
Sep	9.8 hours/day	10.8 hours/day
Oct	8.1 hours/day	9.4 hours/day
Nov	5.8 hours/day	7.3 hours/day
Dec	4.0 hours/day	4.6 hours/day
Average	5.5 hours/day	6.2 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Blantyre	Lilongwe
Jan	10.4km/h	11.1km/h
Feb	10.0km/h	10.9km/h
Mar	10.7km/h	10.0km/h
Apr	10.2km/h	10.9km/h
May	10.2km/h	11.1km/h
Jun	11.0km/h	12.4km/h
Jul	11.9km/h	13.5km/h
Aug	13.2km/h	15.9km/h
Sep	14.9km/h	19.0km/h
Oct	15.5km/h	18.9km/h
Nov	14.1km/h	17.5km/h
Dec	12.0km/h	14.3km/h
Average	12.0km/h	13.8km/h

Humidity

Daylight Hours #

In Blantyre, the earliest sunrise occurs at 05:00 in November, while in Lilongwe, it is at 05:07 during the same month, indicating Blantyre experiences slightly earlier mornings.
Blantyre also has matches or earlier sunset times, with the earliest at 17:17 in June compared to Lilongwe’s 17:25, but both cities share similar sunset patterns in January where the latest sunset occurs around 18:17 and 18:19 respectively.
Regarding day length, Blantyre has a slightly shorter day on its shortest day at 11:12 in June compared to Lilongwe's 11:19, yet enjoys a longer day of 13:02 in December versus Lilongwe's 12:56.
Overall, both cities demonstrate typical patterns of seasonal daylight variation, but Blantyre experiences marginally longer days in December and shorter days in June compared to Lilongwe.

Sunrise Time

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Blantyre	Lilongwe
Jan	11:17 hours	11:19 hours
Feb	11:11 hours	11:14 hours
Mar	10:54 hours	10:58 hours
Apr	10:32 hours	10:38 hours
May	10:18 hours	10:26 hours
Jun	10:17 hours	10:25 hours
Jul	10:25 hours	10:32 hours
Aug	10:32 hours	10:39 hours
Sep	10:36 hours	10:41 hours
Oct	10:40 hours	10:44 hours
Nov	10:51 hours	10:53 hours
Dec	11:07 hours	11:09 hours
Average	10:42 hours	10:48 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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Period	Blantyre	Lilongwe
Jan	12.5mm	9.7mm
Feb	9.5mm	8.3mm
Mar	8.8mm	6.8mm
Apr	1.7mm	1.4mm
May	0.4mm	0.2mm
Jun	0.5mm	0.0mm
Jul	0.3mm	0.0mm
Aug	0.2mm	0.1mm
Sep	0.2mm	0.0mm
Oct	0.8mm	0.3mm
Nov	3.3mm	2.0mm
Dec	8.2mm	5.7mm
Average	3.9mm	2.9mm

Period	Blantyre	Lilongwe
Jan	79.0%	82.9%
Feb	80.2%	85.2%
Mar	82.4%	84.7%
Apr	78.7%	80.6%
May	67.8%	65.8%
Jun	66.7%	60.3%
Jul	61.2%	53.0%
Aug	49.4%	44.6%
Sep	42.7%	40.2%
Oct	45.7%	41.6%
Nov	53.1%	49.1%
Dec	65.2%	66.3%
Average	64.3%	62.9%

Period	Blantyre	Lilongwe
Jan	5:21	5:29
Feb	5:36	5:43
Mar	5:43	5:49
Apr	5:48	5:52
May	5:55	5:58
Jun	6:04	6:06
Jul	6:07	6:09
Aug	5:56	5:59
Sep	5:35	5:40
Oct	5:13	5:19
Nov	5:00	5:07
Dec	5:04	5:13
Average	5:36	5:42

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