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Monthly climate in Kabwe, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kabwe features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 905 mm (35.6 inches) and receives 105 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kabwe enjoys an average of 3856 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 16 minutes to 12 hours 57 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kabwe, Zambia §

The warmest months in Kabwe are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (74 - 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 (61 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kabwe experiences 224 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 Kabwe, 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 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kabwe, Zambia §

Kabwe usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 203 mm (8.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kabwe are June, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kabwe, 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) 191 (7.5) 248 (9.8) 159 (6.3) 30 (1.2) 6 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 12 (0.5) 82 (3.2) 171 (6.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 24 19 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 19

Monthly sunshine hours in Kabwe, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Kabwe are August, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kabwe: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 24 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kabwe, 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 254 273 330 322 337 317 326 339 337 355 334 325
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 51m 12h 32m 12h 8m 11h 44m 11h 25m 11h 16m 11h 21m 11h 37m 12h 0m 12h 24m 12h 46m 12h 57m

Solar UV radiation in Kabwe, Zambia §

Kabwe 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 Kabwe UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kabwe, 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 13 13 15 16