Mulanje Massif · Southern Region · MalawiSummit weather, forecast and climate

Sapitwa

3,002 m

Elevation3,002 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul9°average high

15.95° S, 35.59° EElevation 3,002 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Sapitwa in brief

Sapitwa rises to 3,002 m in the Mulanje Massif, Southern Region, Malawi.

At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 16°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Phalombe, 17 km to the N 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 Sapitwa by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	15°	15°	14°	13°	12°	9°	9°	11°	14°	16°	16°	15°
Average low	8°	8°	7°	5°	3°	1°	0°	1°	3°	5°	7°	8°
Precipitation	468 mm	372 mm	386 mm	180 mm	64 mm	51 mm	61 mm	39 mm	33 mm	98 mm	164 mm	401 mm
Cloud cover	66%	60%	43%	24%	21%	21%	25%	19%	16%	19%	33%	58%
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	36	37	43	41	48	44	41	51	70	62	57	42

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	4,750 m	4,700 m	4,650 m	4,400 m	4,100 m	3,750 m	3,650 m	3,900 m	4,300 m	4,600 m	4,750 m	4,750 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