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Monthly climate in Kawambwa, Luapula, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kawambwa features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1820 mm (71.7 inches) and receives 167 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kawambwa enjoys an average of 3814 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 32 minutes to 12 hours 40 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kawambwa, Luapula, Zambia §

The warmest months in Kawambwa are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (73 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kawambwa experiences 285 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 Kawambwa, Luapula, 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 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kawambwa, Luapula, Zambia §

Kawambwa usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 27 rainy days and 332 mm (13.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kawambwa are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kawambwa, Luapula, 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) 284 (11.2) 272 (10.7) 328 (12.9) 160 (6.3) 16 (0.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 7 (0.3) 105 (4.1) 262 (10.3) 384 (15.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 25 28 18 4 0 0 0 1 14 24 29

Monthly sunshine hours in Kawambwa, Luapula, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Kawambwa are May, July and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 59 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kawambwa: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 8 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kawambwa, Luapula, 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 242 284 313 326 342 329 340 338 328 339 322 305
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 36m 12h 23m 12h 7m 11h 51m 11h 38m 11h 32m 11h 35m 11h 47m 12h 2m 12h 18m 12h 33m 12h 40m

Solar UV radiation in Kawambwa, Luapula, Zambia §

Kawambwa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, 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 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kawambwa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kawambwa, Luapula, 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 16 16 15 12 10 10 12 12 13 14 15