How many sunny days does Blantyre have per year?

Blantyre averages approximately 256 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Blantyre?

Blantyre has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 14.8 µg/m³, classified as "Fair" by WHO standards. Slightly above WHO targets. Sensitive individuals may notice effects.

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Blantyre · Malawi

Malawi's second-largest city.

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942K

191 km²

1,041m

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Blantyre, Malawi is a 942K-resident city with 256 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 14.8 µg/m³. Malawi's second-largest city.

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Climate Lab·Blantyre

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

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Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	28	29	28	27	26	24	23	28	31	32	33	32	28
Daily mean°C	24	25	24	23	22	19	19	22	25	27	27	28	24
Daily low°C	22	22	21	20	18	15	15	16	19	22	23	24	20
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	34	35	34	33	30	29	28	31	34	36	37	37	33
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	29	29	28	26	24	20	21	23	25	29	32	32	26
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	22	22	20	18	14	12	12	12	15	20	23	24	18
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	81	81	81	75	61	71	65	58	48	50	59	61	66
Dewpoint°C	20.6	20.9	20.0	18.4	14.1	13.5	12.6	13.1	13.4	14.9	18.0	20.0	16.6
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	326	203	139	89	3	13	8	3	3	34	78	94	993
Rain days≥1mm	25	24	18	17	0	3	2	0	0	7	15	16	127
Wind
Wind avgm/s	1.7	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.1	2.5	1.6	2.3	2.6	2.6	2.3	2.0	2.2
Wind gustsm/s	4.2	4.6	4.5	4.8	4.4	4.8	3.8	5.0	5.5	5.9	5.2	5.2	4.8
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	8.3	9.3	9.0	9.2	9.7	8.3	8.7	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.6	11.1	9.5
Clear skyindex	25%	31%	37%	47%	61%	47%	48%	66%	68%	64%	59%	53%	51%
UV indexmax avg	9.3	9.6	10.0	8.8	7.7	6.1	6.5	8.4	9.4	10.6	11.3	11.6	9.1

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar·Blantyre

Blantyre offers a solid outdoor season. 2 months of the year are perfect for all activities. Dinner outside is comfortable 10/12 months — impressive, while walking works 8/12 months.

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10/12

Dinner Outside

74Jan: 74% viability

76Feb: 76% viability

84Mar: 84% viability

93Apr: 93% viability

77May: 77% viability

58Jun: 58% viability

51Jul: 51% viability

71Aug: 71% viability

89Sep: 89% viability

94Oct: 94% viability

93Nov: 93% viability

82Dec: 82% viability

10/12

Dinner Outside

74Jan: 74% viability

76Feb: 76% viability

84Mar: 84% viability

93Apr: 93% viability

77May: 77% viability

58Jun: 58% viability

51Jul: 51% viability

71Aug: 71% viability

89Sep: 89% viability

94Oct: 94% viability

93Nov: 93% viability

82Dec: 82% viability

79%

Cold

5/12

Lunch Outside

20Jan: 20% viability

22Feb: 22% viability

33Mar: 33% viability

57Apr: 57% viability

87May: 87% viability

76Jun: 76% viability

83Jul: 83% viability

83Aug: 83% viability

79Sep: 79% viability

63Oct: 63% viability

43Nov: 43% viability

37Dec: 37% viability

5/12

Lunch Outside

20Jan: 20% viability

22Feb: 22% viability

33Mar: 33% viability

57Apr: 57% viability

87May: 87% viability

76Jun: 76% viability

83Jul: 83% viability

83Aug: 83% viability

79Sep: 79% viability

63Oct: 63% viability

43Nov: 43% viability

37Dec: 37% viability

57%

Rain

8/12

Walking

70Jan: 70% viability

59Feb: 59% viability

75Mar: 75% viability

80Apr: 80% viability

95May: 95% viability

97Jun: 97% viability

99Jul: 99% viability

96Aug: 96% viability

78Sep: 78% viability

47Oct: 47% viability

28Nov: 28% viability

32Dec: 32% viability

8/12

Walking

70Jan: 70% viability

59Feb: 59% viability

75Mar: 75% viability

80Apr: 80% viability

95May: 95% viability

97Jun: 97% viability

99Jul: 99% viability

96Aug: 96% viability

78Sep: 78% viability

47Oct: 47% viability

28Nov: 28% viability

32Dec: 32% viability

71%

Rain

4/12

Running

36Jan: 36% viability

25Feb: 25% viability

37Mar: 37% viability

51Apr: 51% viability

68May: 68% viability

83Jun: 83% viability

84Jul: 84% viability

71Aug: 71% viability

42Sep: 42% viability

21Oct: 21% viability

12Nov: 12% viability

13Dec: 13% viability

4/12

Running

36Jan: 36% viability

25Feb: 25% viability

37Mar: 37% viability

51Apr: 51% viability

68May: 68% viability

83Jun: 83% viability

84Jul: 84% viability

71Aug: 71% viability

42Sep: 42% viability

21Oct: 21% viability

12Nov: 12% viability

13Dec: 13% viability

45%

Heat

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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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