Blantyre
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When to go: Blantyre month by month
Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Blantyre are typically May, June and July, with average daytime highs around 22–24°C. October is usually the warmest month (average high 30°C), July the coldest (average low 13°C), and January the wettest (about 281 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.
| Month | Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | Rain (mm) | Sunshine (h/day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.7 | 19.1 | 281 | 9.3 |
| February | 26.2 | 19.4 | 163 | 10.2 |
| March | 25.3 | 18.4 | 202 | 10.2 |
| April | 25.0 | 17.2 | 43 | 10.3 |
| May | 23.5 | 14.9 | 15 | 10.5 |
| June | 21.9 | 13.4 | 15 | 10.0 |
| July | 21.8 | 12.7 | 14 | 10.3 |
| August | 24.7 | 14.2 | 6 | 10.7 |
| September | 28.1 | 16.9 | 3 | 11.0 |
| October | 29.7 | 18.7 | 22 | 11.5 |
| November | 29.1 | 19.7 | 104 | 11.3 |
| December | 27.6 | 19.8 | 183 | 10.7 |
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Previously
- Documented history · 1876
Blantyre was founded in 1876 through the missionary work of the Church of Scotland.
- Documented history · 1878
Dr Macklin took over the leadership of the mission and began the work of building; but it was not until 1878 that the first ordained minister, Rev.
- Documented history · 1881
From 1881 to 1898, the mission was run by David Clement Scott, who built the St Michael and All Angels Church, Blantyre, between 1888 and 1891, but also for his Encyclopaedic Dictionary of the Mang'anja Language, the foremost dictionary for Mang'anja and the closely related Chich
- Documented history · 1883
Blantyre became a British consular station in 1883 and attained municipality status by 1895, making it Malawi's oldest municipality.
- Founding of Blantyre (1876)
Blantyre was founded in 1876 through the missionary work of the Church of Scotland.
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01 · OverviewBlantyre, in brief
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02 · HistoryHow Blantyre took shape
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01 · Q&AWhere is Blantyre located and what are its coordinates?
Blantyre is situated in Malawi at geographic coordinates -15.7850, 35.0085, with an elevation monitored in regional geographic surveys.
02 · Q&AWhat is the population and time zone of Blantyre?
Blantyre has a recorded population of approximately 902,588 and observes the Africa/Blantyre time zone.
03 · Q&AWhat languages and currency are used in Blantyre?
Official and commonly spoken languages in Blantyre include NY, YAO, TUM, SWK, with MWK used for local transactions.
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