Average Weather in Chipyela Malawi

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In Chipyela, the wet season is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is windy and mostly clear, and it is warm year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 65°F to 90°F and is rarely below 62°F or above 94°F.

The hot season lasts for 2.2 months, from September 30 to December 5, with an average daily high temperature above 88°F. The hottest day of the year is November 2, with an average high of 90°F and low of 77°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.6 months, from May 22 to August 9, with an average daily high temperature below 80°F. The coldest day of the year is July 13, with an average low of 65°F and high of 77°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

In Chipyela, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Chipyela begins around April 5 and lasts for 7.4 months, ending around November 16. On July 17, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 89% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 11% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 16 and lasts for 4.6 months, ending around April 5. On January 26, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 85% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 15% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Chipyela varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.3 months, from November 28 to April 7, with a greater than 40% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 76% on January 16.

The drier season lasts 7.7 months, from April 7 to November 28. The smallest chance of a wet day is 0% on August 16.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 76% on January 16.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Chipyela experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.5 months, from October 22 to May 6, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around January 23, with an average total accumulation of 9.1 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from May 6 to October 22. The least rain falls around August 14, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Chipyela does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 50 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2017, the shortest day is June 21, with 11 hours, 25 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 50 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:05 AM on November 19, and the latest sunrise is 57 minutes later at 6:02 AM on July 11. The earliest sunset is at 5:22 PM on May 31, and the latest sunset is 51 minutes later at 6:13 PM on January 24.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Chipyela during 2017.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Chipyela experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 6.5 months, from November 1 to May 15, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 25% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is January 15, with muggy conditions 99% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is July 20, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Chipyela experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from August 8 to December 9, with average wind speeds of more than 5.0 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is October 20, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.0 months, from December 9 to August 8. The calmest day of the year is February 13, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.4 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Chipyela is from the east throughout the year.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from September 11 to November 23, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.0 kWh. The brightest day of the year is October 22, with an average of 7.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from December 23 to March 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.5 kWh. The darkest day of the year is January 16, with an average of 5.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Chipyela are -12.066 deg latitude, 34.741 deg longitude, and 1,562 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Chipyela contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 548 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,633 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,886 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,790 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Chipyela is covered by water (54%) and grassland (22%), within 10 miles by water (85%), and within 50 miles by water (66%) and trees (15%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Chipyela, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Chipyela is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Chipyela, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.