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Malawi at a glance

The atlas follows 7,868 places here month by month, with 12 mountains and 4 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are June, July and August.

Malawi's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+653%2.95M in 1950 → 22.2M in 2025 → 37.4M in 2050
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Malawi · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$1,9002025 · 177/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy67.62024 · 169/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities18 %2025 · 209/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet19 %2024 · 171/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman3.592024 · 39/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover22 %2024 · 124/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Malawi

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

Places and regions of Malawi

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

3 regions

Malawi from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Malawi
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Lilongwebest Jun–Aug77Lilongwe
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Blantyrebest Jun · Aug–Sep81Blantyre
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Mzuzubest Jul–Sep92Mzuzu
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Likomabest Jun–Aug79Likoma
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Dedzabest Jun · Aug–Sep93Dedza
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Phalombebest May–Jun · Aug74Phalombe
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Chipokabest Jun–Aug73Chipoka
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Cape Maclearbest Jun–Aug80Cape Maclear

Nature in Malawi

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Malawi

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Malawi

4 monuments and 5 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Malawi

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Malawi

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Malawi

2 large airports, 28 railway stations, 7 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsG230 V
Emergency990Calling code +265
TrafficOn the leftside of the road
CurrencyMalawian KwachaMWK
LanguagesNyanja · Yao · Tumbuka
Local time15:31Lilongwe