Lake Malawi, Malawi and Mozambique and Tanzania

Lakes / Africa

Lake Malawi today

Lake Malawi right now: there's a gentle breeze from the west at 18 km/h11 mph and it's 23 °C73 °F and clear sky.

Updated 16:17 local time, Saturday 12 September

Photo: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Water temperature
Not measured yet
We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.
Wind now
18 km/h11 mph
From the west, gusts 26 km/h16 mph. 10 knots, a gentle breeze.
Air
23 °C73 °F
Clear sky.
Water level
No gauge connected
We're looking for an official source for this lake.

Good for today?

Rules of thumb from the current wind and water temperature. Conditions differ across the lake, so check on the spot.

  • SwimmingNo water temperature yet
  • Kayak and paddleboardBreezy – for experienced paddlers
  • SailingGood sailing breeze
  • Windsurf and kiteMarginal

Wind, next 24 hours

KilometresMiles per hour, gusts below. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

16:001811gusts 2717 WSW
19:00149gusts 1811 S
22:001610gusts 2113 SSE
01:00128gusts 1711 S
04:00128gusts 1710 S
07:004125gusts 5635 E
10:00159gusts 3421 E
13:001811gusts 2315 WNW

Four-day forecast

DayWeatherHigh / lowWindGustsRain
Today12 Sep
Partly cloudy
Partly cloudy 23 °C73 °F / 21 °C69 °F2918 SSE4025 29%
Tomorrow13 Sep
Clear sky
Clear sky 23 °C74 °F / 20 °C68 °F4125 SSE5635 4%
Monday14 Sep
Clear sky
Clear sky 23 °C74 °F / 20 °C69 °F3522 SE4830 0%
Tuesday15 Sep
Clear sky
Clear sky 24 °C75 °F / 21 °C69 °F3622 SE4830 0%

Wind in km/hmph. Rain shows the highest hourly chance of rain that day.