Where to stay in Lilongwe

from €119/night3 hotels sampledMW

3★+ hotels in Lilongwe from €119/night (range €119–197, 3 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Sunbird Lilongwe hotel · Lilongwe
from €119/night★ 3
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Sunbird Capital Hotel hotel · Lilongwe
from €139/night★ 3
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President Hotel hotel · Lilongwe
from €197/night★ 4
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Getting there

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Weather in Lilongwe

Sun ☁️ 24° 14° 💧0%
Mon 🌤️ 24° 12° 💧0%
Tue ☀️ 25° 10° 💧0%
Wed 🌤️ 25° 11° 💧0%
Thu ☀️ 25° 12° 💧0%
Fri 🌤️ 26° 12° 💧0%
Sat ☀️ 25° 14° 💧0%

In Jul, Lilongwe typically sees ~24°C daytime highs and 1 rainy days.

Best time to visit Lilongwe — climate

Jan: ~27°C daytime, 27 rainy days 27° JanFeb: ~27°C daytime, 21 rainy days 27° FebMar: ~27°C daytime, 11 rainy days 27° MarApr: ~28°C daytime, 13 rainy days 28° AprMay: ~25°C daytime, 6 rainy days 25° MayJun: ~25°C daytime, 0 rainy days 25° JunJul: ~24°C daytime, 1 rainy days 24° JulAug: ~26°C daytime, 0 rainy days 26° AugSep: ~30°C daytime, 0 rainy days 30° SepOct: ~30°C daytime, 1 rainy days 30° OctNov: ~29°C daytime, 17 rainy days 29° NovDec: ~27°C daytime, 20 rainy days 27° Dec

Things to do in Lilongwe

Top-rated tours and tickets from €331 — book ahead for the popular ones.

from €331
Lilongwe City Tour (full day)★ 5.0 (2)
from €433
Cultural Tour of Lilongwe (Malawi)★ 5.0 (1)
from €447
Private transfer from Lilongwe, Malawi to Lake Malawi, Blantyre, or Mzuzu★ 5.0 (1)
from €2437
Northern Malawi Wildlife and Lake Safari 7 Days Adventure Tour
from €1790
Malawi in 6 days without accommodation
from €4027
Discover Malawi in 7 days. Private tour with accommodation

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About Lilongwe

Lilongwe is the capital of Malawi. It's a very green city, to the extent that sometimes you wonder if there is a city centre at all as buildings in the new town at least are divided by patches of grassy land and trees.

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Round out the trip

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