Climate Trends in Malawi
Climate trends for Malawi from 0 stations with long records. Also streaks.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).
Longest Hot, Cold, Wet and Dry Streaks: Malawi
2 lists of 10- In Malawi, the longest run of dry days in a row in the data is 250 days, at Bolero (Malawi), in 1964.
- In Malawi, the longest run of wet days in a row in the data is 27 days, at Mzimba (Malawi), in 1971.
Longest dry spell (days under 1 mm of rain), within one year
Consecutive days with less than 1 mm (0.04 in) of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).
| Rank | Station | Country | Length | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolero | Malawi | 250 days | within 1964 |
| 2 | Salima | Malawi | 240 days | within 1964 |
| 3 | Chitipa | Malawi | 235 days | within 1988 |
| 4 | N.R.C. | Malawi | 230 days | within 1964 |
| 5 | Mzimba | Malawi | 221 days | within 1957 |
| 6 | Karonga | Malawi | 210 days | within 1971 |
| 7 | Chitedze | Malawi | 207 days | within 1957 |
| 8 | Mangochi | Malawi | 181 days | within 1943 |
| 9 | Dedza | Malawi | 176 days | within 1981 |
| 10 | Nkhota Kota | Malawi | 171 days | within 1941 |
Longest wet spell (days with 1 mm or more of rain), within one year
Consecutive days with 1 mm (0.04 in) or more of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).
| Rank | Station | Country | Length | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mzimba | Malawi | 27 days | within 1971 |
| 2 | Mzuzu | Malawi | 24 days | within 1962 |
| 3 | Nkhota Kota | Malawi | 21 days | within 1963 |
| 4 | Nkhata Bay | Malawi | 21 days | within 1979 |
| 5 | Thyolo | Malawi | 20 days | within 1963 |
| 6 | Dedza | Malawi | 20 days | within 1975 |
| 7 | Chitedze | Malawi | 20 days | within 1989 |
| 8 | Mimosa | Malawi | 19 days | within 1963 |
| 9 | Bvumbwe | Malawi | 19 days | within 1989 |
| 10 | Chitipa | Malawi | 18 days | within 1979 |
A run belongs to the year it started in, even when it ran on into the next year. A station appears once per list, with its longest run in a complete year. Dry and wet spells are the longest run within a year. Lists use complete years only, so a long run in a year with gaps in the record is not counted.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13. Trends and counts are computed by this site from daily station records. The long-record station set is described under each chart.