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Monthly climate in Mansa, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mansa features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1185 mm (46.7 inches) and receives 130 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mansa enjoys an average of 3823 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 27 minutes to 12 hours 45 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mansa, Zambia §

The warmest months in Mansa are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (74 - 77 °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, Mansa experiences 224 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 Mansa, 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 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°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
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mansa, Zambia §

Mansa usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 25 rainy days and 260 mm (10.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mansa 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 Mansa, 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) 204 (8.0) 250 (9.8) 266 (10.5) 56 (2.2) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 23 (0.9) 119 (4.7) 265 (10.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 24 26 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 26

Monthly sunshine hours in Mansa, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Mansa are May, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mansa: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mansa, 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 240 279 311 325 340 327 336 339 332 348 330 310
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 40m 12h 26m 12h 8m 11h 49m 11h 34m 11h 27m 11h 31m 11h 44m 12h 1m 12h 20m 12h 37m 12h 45m

Solar UV radiation in Mansa, Zambia §

Mansa 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.June, July and August 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 Mansa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mansa, 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 15 14 12 10 10 11 12 12 14 15