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Monthly climate in Mufulira, Copperbelt, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mufulira features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1182 mm (46.5 inches) and receives 130 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mufulira enjoys an average of 3800 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 Mufulira, Copperbelt, Zambia §

The warmest months in Mufulira are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 20 °C (64 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mufulira experiences 266 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 Mufulira, 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)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°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
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mufulira, Copperbelt, Zambia §

Mufulira usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 25 rainy days and 250 mm (9.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mufulira 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 Mufulira, 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) 219 (8.6) 269 (10.6) 243 (9.6) 52 (2.1) 7 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 20 (0.8) 133 (5.2) 239 (9.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 25 24 10 1 0 0 0 0 4 17 26

Monthly sunshine hours in Mufulira, Copperbelt, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Mufulira are May, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mufulira: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mufulira, 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 241 271 312 325 336 325 329 337 334 350 331 303
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 Mufulira, Copperbelt, Zambia §

Mufulira experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March 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 Mufulira UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mufulira, 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 16 14 11 10 10 11 12 13 14 16