Southern Region · MalawiSummit weather, forecast and climate

Chilemba

2,324 m

Elevation2,324 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation6.4 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul12°average high

15.96° S, 35.53° EElevation 2,324 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Chilemba in brief

Chilemba rises to 2,324 m, Southern Region, Malawi.

At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Phalombe, 21 km to the NE at 766 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Chilemba by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	18°	18°	17°	16°	15°	12°	12°	14°	17°	19°	20°	19°
Average low	11°	11°	10°	8°	6°	4°	3°	4°	6°	8°	10°	11°
Precipitation	412 mm	339 mm	333 mm	155 mm	54 mm	43 mm	52 mm	34 mm	29 mm	84 mm	141 mm	341 mm
Cloud cover	65%	60%	43%	27%	22%	23%	26%	19%	15%	19%	32%	57%
Daylight	12h 58	12h 37	12h 12	11h 45	11h 23	11h 11	11h 16	11h 34	12h 00	12h 26	12h 51	13h 04
Month score	52	52	58	57	67	59	54	70	88	77	66	56

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,550 m	4,500 m	4,450 m	4,200 m	3,900 m	3,550 m	3,500 m	3,700 m	4,150 m	4,400 m	4,600 m	4,550 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C