Thondwe | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Thondwe Location in Malawi | |
| Coordinates: 15°30′18.5″S35°26′15.2″E / 15.505139°S 35.437556°E | |
| Country |  Malawi |
| Region | Southern Region |
| District | Zomba District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| Climate | Cwa |
Thondwe is a small community near the city of Zomba in southern Malawi, in the Shire Highlands.
| Climate data for (nearby) Zomba in 2011 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (80) | 27 (80) | 26 (79) | 26 (78) | 24 (76) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 27 (81) | 29 (85) | 29 (85) | 27 (81) | 26 (79) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18 (65) | 18 (65) | 18 (65) | 17 (62) | 14 (58) | 12 (54) | 12 (53) | 13 (55) | 15 (59) | 18 (64) | 19 (66) | 18 (65) | 16 (61) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 310 (12.1) | 250 (9.9) | 260 (10.1) | 69 (2.7) | 18 (0.7) | 10 (0.4) | 7.6 (0.3) | 7.6 (0.3) | 5.1 (0.2) | 25 (1) | 110 (4.3) | 280 (10.9) | 1,340 (52.9) |
| Source: Weatherbase [1] | |||||||||||||
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