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Triplandio Blantyre guide covers 3 travel guides across 12 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Blantyre with 37 POI, spanning 63.2 km in total. Get inspired by 2 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Blantyre
City & Country Data Malawi (Blantyre)
Key travel data for Blantyre — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Malawi
Tourists
871K/y
GDP/cap
$0.7k
Life Exp
67.6 yrs
Population
22.2M
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Blantyre
Coffee
$2.53
Beer
$1.08
Lunch
$4.43
Groceries
$15.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.52
Transit
$0.50
Fuel
$1.55/l
Internet
$50.00/m
Salary
$495/m
Best time to visit Blantyre (Malawi)
Now (September) avg: 22°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Sep & Jul.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
28°C / 17°C
Sunrise / Sunset
5:26 / 17:36
Local time
20:40
Best Months 
Sep & Jul
Sep & Jul
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Aug
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Sep
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Popular fish from Lake Malawi, often grilled. Thick pudding made from cassava flour. Savory stew made from local beans.
Traditional Local Food
Blantyre (Malawi)
🐟
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Chambo
CHAHM-boh
· Grilled Tilapia
🌱
Main course
Vegan
Kondowole
kon-doh-woh-lay
· Cassava flour dumplings
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Main course
Vegetarian
Mzuzu Beans
MZOO-zoo Beans
· Stewed beans