How many sunny days does Dedza have per year?

Dedza averages approximately 283 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Dedza?

Dedza has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 12.3 µg/m³, classified as "Fair" by WHO standards. Slightly above WHO targets. Sensitive individuals may notice effects.

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Dedza · Malawi

A city in Malawi.

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35K

1,608m

05:59 UTC+2

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Dedza, Malawi is a 35K-resident city with 283 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 12.3 µg/m³. A city in Malawi.

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Climate Lab·Dedza

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	25	25	25	24	23	22	21	24	27	28	28	28	25
Daily mean°C	21	22	21	21	19	17	16	19	22	24	24	24	21
Daily low°C	19	19	18	17	15	12	12	14	17	20	20	20	17
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	30	30	30	29	28	26	24	28	30	32	32	32	29
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	24	25	24	23	22	18	17	21	23	26	27	27	23
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	18	17	17	14	11	8	7	9	11	16	18	19	14
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	80	82	79	76	59	61	62	52	46	50	58	69	65
Dewpoint°C	18.1	17.9	17.2	16.1	10.8	9.9	8.5	9.6	9.6	12.4	14.8	17.5	13.5
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	325	220	156	87	12	11	3	4	4	26	41	188	1077
Rain days≥1mm	27	26	23	15	4	2	0	1	1	6	8	17	130
Wind
Wind avgm/s	1.9	2.1	2.3	2.5	2.2	2.4	2.7	2.8	3.5	3.5	3.2	2.5	2.6
Wind gustsm/s	4.6	4.4	3.9	4.4	3.9	4.3	4.5	4.8	5.3	5.4	5.1	4.6	4.6
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	8.0	9.0	9.3	9.1	10.2	9.6	9.6	10.0	10.2	10.1	10.5	10.6	9.7
Clear skyindex	20%	26%	36%	53%	63%	65%	62%	67%	79%	65%	53%	41%	53%
UV indexmax avg	9.2	8.5	9.9	9.1	8.3	7.3	7.3	9.0	10.0	11.0	11.6	11.6	9.4

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

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar·Dedza

Dedza is livable outdoors nearly year-round. 3 months of the year are perfect for all activities. Dinner outside is comfortable 8/12 months — impressive, while walking is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.

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8/12

Dinner Outside

79Jan: 79% viability

82Feb: 82% viability

89Mar: 89% viability

84Apr: 84% viability

53May: 53% viability

39Jun: 39% viability

36Jul: 36% viability

50Aug: 50% viability

71Sep: 71% viability

89Oct: 89% viability

94Nov: 94% viability

90Dec: 90% viability

8/12

Dinner Outside

79Jan: 79% viability

82Feb: 82% viability

89Mar: 89% viability

84Apr: 84% viability

53May: 53% viability

39Jun: 39% viability

36Jul: 36% viability

50Aug: 50% viability

71Sep: 71% viability

89Oct: 89% viability

94Nov: 94% viability

90Dec: 90% viability

71%

Cold

7/12

Lunch Outside

24Jan: 24% viability

24Feb: 24% viability

38Mar: 38% viability

74Apr: 74% viability

93May: 93% viability

86Jun: 86% viability

90Jul: 90% viability

86Aug: 86% viability

85Sep: 85% viability

77Oct: 77% viability

58Nov: 58% viability

41Dec: 41% viability

7/12

Lunch Outside

24Jan: 24% viability

24Feb: 24% viability

38Mar: 38% viability

74Apr: 74% viability

93May: 93% viability

86Jun: 86% viability

90Jul: 90% viability

86Aug: 86% viability

85Sep: 85% viability

77Oct: 77% viability

58Nov: 58% viability

41Dec: 41% viability

65%

Rain

12/12

Walking

87Jan: 87% viability

85Feb: 85% viability

91Mar: 91% viability

95Apr: 95% viability

100May: 100% viability

100

100Jun: 100% viability

100

100Jul: 100% viability

100

100Aug: 100% viability

100

95Sep: 95% viability

83Oct: 83% viability

75Nov: 75% viability

76Dec: 76% viability

12/12

Walking

87Jan: 87% viability

85Feb: 85% viability

91Mar: 91% viability

95Apr: 95% viability

100May: 100% viability

100

100Jun: 100% viability

100

100Jul: 100% viability

100

100Aug: 100% viability

100

95Sep: 95% viability

83Oct: 83% viability

75Nov: 75% viability

76Dec: 76% viability

91%

11/12

Running

83Jan: 83% viability

78Feb: 78% viability

85Mar: 85% viability

90Apr: 90% viability

98May: 98% viability

99Jun: 99% viability

100Jul: 100% viability

100

98Aug: 98% viability

91Sep: 91% viability

74Oct: 74% viability

62Nov: 62% viability

66Dec: 66% viability

11/12

Running

83Jan: 83% viability

78Feb: 78% viability

85Mar: 85% viability

90Apr: 90% viability

98May: 98% viability

99Jun: 99% viability

100Jul: 100% viability

100

98Aug: 98% viability

91Sep: 91% viability

74Oct: 74% viability

62Nov: 62% viability

66Dec: 66% viability

85%

Rain

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

Confidence: High

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