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Monthly climate in Chibombo, Central, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Chibombo features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (62 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 838 mm (33.0 inches) and receives 96 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Chibombo enjoys an average of 3866 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 15 minutes to 12 hours 58 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Chibombo, Central, Zambia §

The warmest months in Chibombo are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 19 °C (62 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Chibombo experiences 246 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Chibombo, Central, Zambia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Chibombo, Central, Zambia §

Chibombo usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 20 rainy days and 190 mm (7.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Chibombo are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Chibombo, Central, Zambia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 193 (7.6) 229 (9.0) 143 (5.6) 26 (1.0) 6 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 11 (0.4) 79 (3.1) 148 (5.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 23 17 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Chibombo, Central, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Chibombo are August, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Chibombo: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Chibombo, Central, Zambia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 257 276 332 322 337 315 327 340 337 355 335 329
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 52m 12h 33m 12h 8m 11h 44m 11h 25m 11h 15m 11h 20m 11h 37m 12h 0m 12h 25m 12h 46m 12h 58m

Solar UV radiation in Chibombo, Central, Zambia §

Chibombo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Chibombo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Chibombo, Central, Zambia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 17 17 15 13 11 9 9 11 12 13 15 16