Southern Region · Malawi
Zomba travel guide
Zomba is a city in Southern Region, Malawi, home to about 101,000 people.
- Best months
- April to August
- Nearest airport
- BLZ49 km · Chileka International Airport
- Currency
- MWKMalawian kwacha
- Time zone
- Africa/Blantyre
- Language
- Chewa, English, Tumbuka
When to go
The best time to visit Zomba
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Zomba are April to August. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; January is the wettest, with about 256 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Zomba: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chileka International Airport (BLZ), about 49 km from the city centre in a straight line.
BLZ · Chileka International Airport
Questions
Zomba: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Zomba?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Zomba are April to August. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; January is the wettest, with about 256 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Zomba?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chileka International Airport (BLZ), about 49 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Zomba?
Malawian kwacha (MWK).
Nearby
Destinations near Zomba
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.