District Downscaled Seasonal Forecast, 2025-2026
The District Downscaled Seasonal Forecast provides localized climate outlooks for the 2025–2026 rainfall season. This product translates the information into district-level insights to better guide planning and decision-making. The forecast highlights the anticipated rainfall patterns, onset and cessation dates across different districts in Malawi. It is designed to support farmers, planners, disaster risk managers, and other stakeholders with relevant and actionable climate information to strengthen preparedness and resilience at the local level. This page will provide access to detailed district maps, summaries, and guidance notes to ensure that the seasonal forecast is both understandable and usable by communities and decision-makers alike.
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Dowa district is expected to receive generally normal to below normal total rainfall amounts during the 2025 /2026 rainfall season.
Karonga district is expected to receive normal to above normal rainfall during the 2025/2026 rainfall season with pockets of dry spells expected over a few ar…
Mangochi district is expected to receive normal to above rainfall
Salima District is expected to receive normal to above normal rainfall amounts.
Thyolo District is expected to receive generally normal rainfall amounts during the 2025/2026 rainfall season
Zomba District is expected to receive generally normal to above normal rains cumulative rainfall during the 2025/2026 rainfall season
Machinga district is expected to receive normal to below normal total rainfall amounts during the 2025-2026
Ntchisi District is expected to receive generally normal to above normal rainfall amounts during the 2025/2026 rainfall season
Mwanza District is expected to receive generally normal rainfall amounts during the 2025/2026 rainfall season
Likoma district is expected to receive generally normal rainfall amounts during the rainfall season of October 2025 to April 2026
Neno District is expected to receive normal rainfall amounts during the 2025/2026 rainfall season.
Mchinji is expected to receive normal to above normal total rainfall amounts during the 2025-2026 rainfall season.
Lilongwe is expected to receive normal to above normal total rainfall amounts during the 2025-2026 rainfall season
Dedza is expected to receive normal to above normal total rainfall amounts during the 2025-2026 rainfall season
Balaka district is expected to receive normal to below normal rainfall amounts during the 2025/2026 rainfall season.
Chikwawa district is expected to receive normal to above normal total rainfall amounts
Chitipa District is expected to receive normal to below normal rainfall amounts during the 2025/2026 rainfall season.
Nkhatabay is expected to receive normal to above normal rainfall amounts. However, there is a high chance of receiving Normal to below normal rainfall amounts…
Nsanje is expected to receive normal to above normal total rainfall amounts during the 2025-2026 rainfall season.
Ntcheu district is expected to receive normal to below normal rainfall amount during the 2025/2026 rainfall season