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When to go · Zomba

Zomba in September

Great month. Inside Zomba's best window: Apr–Oct.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Temperature
24°C (75°F) / 14°C (57°F)
average high / low
Rain days
9
Crowds
High
Malawi overall
Prices
High
Malawi overall

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Zomba

Inside Zomba's best window: Apr–Oct.

Is another month better than September?

No other month rates higher than September for Zomba in this guide.

Weather in September

Long-term averages
  • ZombaHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 9 days
  • Highlands and plateaus, Malawi · Zomba, Mulanje, Nyika, Viphyabest weather

    Cold nights Jun–Aug (frost on Nyika); Mulanje hut routes are wet and slippery Dec–Mar.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Malawi overall
High
Prices · Malawi overall
High

Malawi overall: Top game month; Lake of Stars festival often falls here (check).

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Zomba, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Sep: Great

    Apr: Great

  • Daytime high

    Sep: 24 °C (75 °F)

    Apr: 26 °C (79 °F)

  • Night low

    Sep: 14 °C (57 °F)

    Apr: 17 °C (63 °F)

  • Rain days

    Sep: 9 (better)

    Apr: 12

  • Crowds

    Sep: High

    Apr: Low

  • Prices

    Sep: High

    Apr: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Sep: 0

    Apr: 0

September: Inside Zomba's best window: Apr–Oct.

April: Inside Zomba's best window: Apr–Oct.

Zomba: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Across Malawi in September →