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Monthly climate in Petauke, Eastern, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Petauke features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1026 mm (40.4 inches) and receives 107 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Petauke enjoys an average of 3907 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 16 minutes to 12 hours 56 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Petauke, Eastern, Zambia §

The warmest months in Petauke are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 28 °C (77 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 21 °C (66 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Petauke experiences 286 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 Petauke, 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 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Petauke, Eastern, Zambia §

Petauke usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 242 mm (9.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Petauke are July, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Petauke, 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) 239 (9.4) 273 (10.8) 167 (6.6) 31 (1.2) 8 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 9 (0.4) 81 (3.2) 213 (8.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 22 20 7 2 0 0 0 0 3 10 23

Monthly sunshine hours in Petauke, Eastern, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Petauke are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Petauke: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Petauke, 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 255 289 335 327 336 317 330 339 338 359 343 332
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 50m 12h 32m 12h 8m 11h 45m 11h 26m 11h 16m 11h 21m 11h 38m 12h 0m 12h 24m 12h 45m 12h 56m

Solar UV radiation in Petauke, Eastern, Zambia §

Petauke 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 Petauke UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Petauke, 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 17 15 13 11 9 9 11 13 13 15 16