Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi is in Malawi. It sits in East African Rift, at -12.0000 latitude, 34.5000 longitude. The nearest airport with scheduled airline service in the OurAirports snapshot is Lichinga Airport (VXC), about 164.3 km away. Mean monthly air temperature in 2024 ranged from 19.7 °C to 24.9 °C (Open-Meteo archive). This page does not invent trip prices, licence rules or species lists; use the marketplace links to compare live listings, and check local regulations before you go.
| Country | Malawi |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | -12.0000, 34.5000 |
| Region | East African Rift |
| Timezone | — |
| Nearest airport with scheduled flights | Lichinga Airport (VXC), about 164.3 km away |
| Place data source | Wikipedia summary for “Lake Malawi” |
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Monthly weather in 2024
Daily means from the Open-Meteo Historical Weather API, added up by calendar month for 2024. This is air temperature at the coordinates, not water temperature, and one year is not a climate normal.
| Month | Mean air temp | Total precipitation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.6 °C | 637 mm |
| Feb | 23.4 °C | 443 mm |
| Mar | 23.3 °C | 411 mm |
| Apr | 23.0 °C | 152 mm |
| May | 21.3 °C | 43 mm |
| Jun | 19.7 °C | 14 mm |
| Jul | 20.3 °C | 2 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | 3 mm |
| Sep | 22.2 °C | 2 mm |
| Oct | 23.3 °C | 46 mm |
| Nov | 24.8 °C | 126 mm |
| Dec | 24.9 °C | 170 mm |
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Snapshot date: 2026-11-12. See methodology and sources.