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Monthly climate in Chipata, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Chipata features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (62 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1160 mm (45.7 inches) and receives 116 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Chipata enjoys an average of 3846 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 19 minutes to 12 hours 54 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Chipata, Zambia §

The warmest months in Chipata 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 17 to 19 °C (62 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Chipata experiences 222 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 Chipata, 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)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Chipata, Zambia §

Chipata usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 23 rainy days and 258 mm (10.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Chipata are June, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Chipata, 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) 245 (9.6) 264 (10.4) 217 (8.6) 46 (1.8) 11 (0.4) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 19 (0.8) 83 (3.3) 266 (10.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 24 22 8 2 0 0 0 0 3 11 23

Monthly sunshine hours in Chipata, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Chipata are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Chipata: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Chipata, 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 240 277 324 323 333 316 328 340 339 359 342 320
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 48m 12h 31m 12h 8m 11h 46m 11h 28m 11h 19m 11h 23m 11h 39m 12h 0m 12h 23m 12h 43m 12h 54m

Solar UV radiation in Chipata, Zambia §

Chipata 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 Chipata UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Chipata, 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 16 14 11 9 9 12 13 13 15 16