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Monthly climate in Nyimba, Eastern, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nyimba features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 896 mm (35.3 inches) and receives 100 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nyimba enjoys an average of 3906 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 15 minutes to 12 hours 57 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nyimba, Eastern, Zambia §

The warmest months in Nyimba are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (80 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 23 °C (68 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nyimba experiences 317 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 Nyimba, Eastern, 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 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nyimba, Eastern, Zambia §

Nyimba usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 206 mm (8.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nyimba 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 Nyimba, Eastern, 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) 198 (7.8) 233 (9.2) 154 (6.0) 28 (1.1) 9 (0.4) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 7 (0.3) 75 (3.0) 186 (7.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 23 18 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Nyimba, Eastern, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Nyimba are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nyimba: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 36 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nyimba, Eastern, 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 257 289 335 325 336 317 330 339 337 358 342 336
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 51m 12h 33m 12h 8m 11h 44m 11h 25m 11h 15m 11h 20m 11h 37m 12h 0m 12h 25m 12h 46m 12h 57m

Solar UV radiation in Nyimba, Eastern, Zambia §

Nyimba experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Nyimba UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nyimba, Eastern, 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 16 15 13 10 9 9 11 13 12 14 15