In the last 36 years, Malawi has experienced eight major droughts, affecting over 24 million people.  

Although not a highly active earthquake area, earthquakes do occur in Malawi, the most recent between December 2009 and January 2010, when a cluster of earthquakes occurred in the Karonga region in the north of Malawi, the biggest registering a 6.2 magnitude on the Richter scale. 

HIV is a major public health concern in Malawi with a prevalence of over 11% among the country population; however, this has been steadily reduced from a rate as high as 17% in the mid-1990s. Outbreaks of Cholera, Dysentery, Salmonella and Measles do occasionally occur. In the recent years, from 2019, the world has been hit by COVID 19 of which Malawi has not been spared 

The temperature rarely exceeds 32°C. 

Over the past five decades, Malawi has experienced more than 23 major floods, with these events increasing in frequency, magnitude, and scope over the years. In early March 2019, heavy rains developed from a Tropical Depression 11 that formed offshore central Mozambique. Heavy rains hit Malawi, causing severe flooding in the Southern and, to a lesser extent, Central Region of the country 

Cases of insect infestation have been reported in crops and this is recognised as a major constraint to increasing crop yields. Droughts have been associated with increased army worm and red locust infestation, especially in the Lake Chilwa-Phalombe plain 

Natural geological hazards such as landslides, debris and mudflows have caused, and will continue to cause, many problems in Malawi. Most events occur in Southern Malawi and are mainly triggered by tropical cyclones that bring heavy rainfalls. Human impacts on the environment such as largescale earthworks projects and replacement of natural forests by non-endemic tree species has also contributed to a rising risk of flash floods and debris flows. 

There are no active or dormant volcanoes in Malawi. 

Malawi is a land-locked country and Lake Malawi presents no problems. 

Wildfires do not present a problem in Malawi 

Being an inland continental country, high winds are not common. 

Civil unrest in the form of localised rioting can occur in Malawi. 

There are no conflicts with any neighbouring countries. 

There are currently no displaced people within Malawi. 

Malawi has hosted refugees from conflict for many years. The war in Mozambique in the late 1980s and early 1990s produced up to 2 million refugees, however this population has now been repatriated. Conflicts in Africa's Great Lakes Region, particularly DRC, are the source of most refugees. According to UNHCR, in August 2009, there were 12,454 refugees and asylum seekers in Malawi, in the Dzaleka Refugee Camp and most come from Burundi, Rwanda and DRC. 

Roads in the south of the country can be affected by heavy rain and flooding. 

Roads across much of the country are difficult to access and sometimes impassable due to rain and flooding. 

Delays to rail transit do occur when washaways occur 

Air transport is not really affected by seasonal weather. 

The only navigable waterway is the Shire River which is not used for transport. 

Jan - Dec

Insect infestation can increase during the rainy season resulting in occasional product loss. 

Jan - Dec

Open air handling of grain can be an issue during the wet season. 

Jan - Dec

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