When to go · Nkhata Bay
Nkhata Bay in January
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Apr (rainy season; rain impacts on tracks and boat trips).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 29°C84°F / 21°C70°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 18
- Crowds
- Low
- Malawi overall
- Prices
- Low
- Malawi overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Nkhata Bay
Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Apr (rainy season; rain impacts on tracks and boat trips).
Weather in January
- Nkhata BayHighs around 29 °C, lows around 21 °C, rain on about 18 daysHighs around 84 °F, lows around 70 °F, rain on about 18 days
- Lakeshore, Malawi · Cape Maclear, Senga Bay, Nkhata Bay, Likomarainy
Lake water is clearest and calmest May–Oct; the mwera wind from the south-east can whip up waves Jun–Aug. Oct–Nov is very hot at 500 m.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Malawi overall
- Low
- Prices · Malawi overall
- Low
Malawi overall: Heavy rain, flooded dirt roads, some park tracks shut; the lake is warm but murky.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast