- ClimateWarm16–34°
Top cities
- Lilongwe1.1M residents
- Blantyre942K residents
- Mzuzu224K residents
- Zomba77K residents
- Karonga69K residents
Source: GeoNames
Airports in Malawi
Chileka International Airport is Malawi's busiest gateway.
1 major airports. Tap any to see its nearest cities and how far they are.
Good to know — passenger volume is total throughput, not direct-route breadth; a large hub can still lack flights to your region. Learn how we measure this →
Passport strength in Malawi
Malawi's passport offers solid global access.
- Mobility
- #6667 destinations
- GDP reach
- #1484.7% of world GDP
- Heritage
- #117201 of 1,353 UNESCO sites
Good to know — a mobility rank counts how many destinations you can enter, not how useful they are; a strong passport can still gate the one place you care about. Learn how we measure this →
Climate in Malawi
Warm summers, gentle winters.
Across its cities, summer highs top out near 34°C feels-like while the coldest spots dip to around 16°C; sun is plentiful, up to ~309 days a year in Salima.
Feels-like °C — monthly range across cities
Good to know— a country isn't one climate but a range; the extremes here are different cities, not the same place across seasons. Learn how we measure this →
Who thrives in Malawi
A handful of lifestyles thrive in Malawi.
Fit is scored per lifestyle and anchored to the cities that serve each best — Winter Escapist leads. Pick one to see exactly where it works.
Great fit
Good to know — fit is by city, not country; a lifestyle that thrives here may only do so in one or two of its cities. Learn how we measure this →