Malawi: Precipitation, mm per year: The latest value from 2021 is 1181 mm per year, unchanged from 1181 mm per year in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 1168 mm per year, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Malawi from 1961 to 2021 is 1181 mm per year. The minimum value, 1181 mm per year, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 1181 mm per year was recorded in 1961.

Precipitation in Malawi decreased to 973.27 mm in 2024 from 1156.89 mm in 2023. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Malawi Average Precipitation.

This represents monthly rainfall data from nine meteorological stations namely Dowa, Mponela, Madisi, Tembwe, Mkanda, Mchinji, Mwimba, Kasungu and Ntchisi in Kasungu Agricultural Development Division (ADD). The rainfall data spans from 1977 to 2017.

Malawi MW: Average Precipitation in Depth data was reported at 1,181.000 mm/Year in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1,181.000 mm/Year for 2012. Malawi MW: Average Precipitation in Depth data is updated yearly, averaging 1,181.000 mm/Year from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2014, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,181.000 mm/Year in 2014 and a record low of 1,181.000 mm/Year in 2014. Malawi MW: Average Precipitation in Depth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malawi – Table MW.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Average precipitation is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.; ;

This dataset contains dekadal rainfall indicators, computed from Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation satellite imagery with insitu Station data (CHIRPS) version 2 and the CHIRPS-GEFS short term rainfall forecasts, aggregated by subnational administrative units.

Included indicators are (for each dekad):

• 10 day rainfall mm
• rainfall 1-month rolling aggregation mm
• rainfall 3-month rolling aggregation mm
• rainfall long term average mm
• rainfall 1-month rolling aggregation long term average mm
• rainfall 3-month rolling aggregation long term average mm
• rainfall anomaly %
• rainfall 1-month anomaly %
• rainfall 3-month anomaly %

The administrative units used for aggregation are based on WFP data and contain a Pcode reference attributed to each unit. The number of input pixels used to create the aggregates, is provided in the n_pixels column. Finally, the type column indicates if the value is based on a forecast, a preliminary or a final product.

Forecasts are issued on the 6th, 16th, and 26th of each month for the upcoming 10-day period (dekad), then updated with improved versions on the 1st, 11th, and 21st. Preliminary observations replace the previous dekad’s forecast on the 3rd, 13th, and 23rd, and are later replaced by final observations—published mid-month (13th or 23rd)—covering all three dekads of the prior month. Please find a summary below:

Publication Day: Forecast type, Covers (Dekad)

• 1st: Updated forecast, 1–10 of the same month
• 6th: Initial forecast, 11–20 of the same month
• 11th: Updated forecast, 1–10 of the same month
• 16th: Initial forecast, 21–end of the same month
• 21st: Updated forecast, 11–20 of the same month
• 26th: Initial forecast, 1–10 of the following month

For more on CHIRPS-GEFS forecasts, see: https://www.chc.ucsb.edu/data/chirps-gefs

For further details, please see the methodology section.

The datasets were sourced from Southern Africa countries namely Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe where recorded historical rainfall data was available. In each country different meteorological stations were selected and were then categorized into coastal, sub-humid and semi-arid zones based on agro-ecological regions. The following information was collected for each meteorological service station; country, meteorological service station name, agroecological region, year , recorded rainfall, and stations geographical coordinates.

*Malaria cases not recorded for Oct, Nov and Dec 2004Total invasive Nontyphoidal Salmonella (iNTS) disease cases, malaria cases, annual rainfall and nutritional rehabilitation unit (NRU) admissions by year.

South Africa Exports of fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals, other pyrotechnic articles to Malawi was US$498 during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.

Very heavy rainfall, a result of tropical cyclone Freddy which affected southern Malawi from 12 to 15 March 2023, caused floods and landslides. The Data in Emergencies (DIEM) team at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) examined the satellite images for this period to understand the impact. This StoryMap provides an assessment of the potential impacts of the floods and landslides on agriculture and livelihoods in Malawi.

Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index在2021达-1.910NA，相较于2020的-0.445NA有所下降。Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index数据按每年更新，1960至2021期间平均值为-0.073NA，共62份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于1989，达1.961NA，而历史最低值则出现于1992，为-2.352NA。CEIC提供的Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于Global Database的马拉维 – Table MW.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Climate Risk。