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Monthly climate in Chingola, Copperbelt, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Chingola features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (64 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1159 mm (45.6 inches) and receives 129 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Chingola enjoys an average of 3777 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 23 minutes to 12 hours 50 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Chingola, Copperbelt, Zambia §

The warmest months in Chingola are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (74 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 20 °C (64 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Chingola experiences 248 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 Chingola, Copperbelt, 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 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Minimum 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Chingola, Copperbelt, Zambia §

Chingola usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 25 rainy days and 245 mm (9.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Chingola 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 Chingola, Copperbelt, 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) 211 (8.3) 265 (10.4) 242 (9.5) 53 (2.1) 6 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 21 (0.8) 131 (5.2) 229 (9.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 25 25 10 1 0 0 0 0 3 17 25

Monthly sunshine hours in Chingola, Copperbelt, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Chingola are May, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 0 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Chingola: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Chingola, Copperbelt, 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 238 267 309 324 337 324 330 336 333 349 327 297
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 45m 12h 29m 12h 8m 11h 47m 11h 31m 11h 23m 11h 27m 11h 41m 12h 1m 12h 22m 12h 40m 12h 50m

Solar UV radiation in Chingola, Copperbelt, Zambia §

Chingola 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 Chingola UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Chingola, Copperbelt, 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) 16 17 15 14 11 10 10 11 12 13 14 16