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Monthly climate in Mumbwa, Central, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mumbwa features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (62 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1009 mm (39.7 inches) and receives 109 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mumbwa enjoys an average of 3874 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 14 minutes to 12 hours 59 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mumbwa, Central, Zambia §

The warmest months in Mumbwa are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 19 °C (62 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mumbwa experiences 252 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 Mumbwa, 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 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mumbwa, Central, Zambia §

Mumbwa usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 22 rainy days and 227 mm (8.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mumbwa 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 Mumbwa, 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) 219 (8.6) 267 (10.5) 150 (5.9) 42 (1.7) 10 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 11 (0.4) 112 (4.4) 195 (7.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 21 24 19 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 15 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Mumbwa, Central, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Mumbwa are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mumbwa: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 32 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mumbwa, 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 257 281 334 325 334 319 327 339 336 354 337 326
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 53m 12h 33m 12h 9m 11h 44m 11h 24m 11h 14m 11h 19m 11h 36m 12h 0m 12h 25m 12h 47m 12h 59m

Solar UV radiation in Mumbwa, Central, Zambia §

Mumbwa 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 Mumbwa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mumbwa, 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