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Monthly climate in Mwense, Luapula, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mwense features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1258 mm (49.5 inches) and receives 141 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mwense enjoys an average of 3813 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 30 minutes to 12 hours 42 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mwense, Luapula, Zambia §

The warmest months in Mwense are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 22 °C (69 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mwense experiences 295 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 Mwense, 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
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mwense, Luapula, Zambia §

Mwense usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 25 rainy days and 246 mm (9.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mwense 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 Mwense, 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) 221 (8.7) 206 (8.1) 242 (9.5) 91 (3.6) 4 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 51 (2.0) 166 (6.5) 275 (10.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 23 25 11 1 0 0 0 0 9 20 28

Monthly sunshine hours in Mwense, Luapula, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Mwense are May, July and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mwense: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mwense, 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 238 281 309 326 342 328 339 339 330 344 324 307
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 38m 12h 25m 12h 7m 11h 51m 11h 37m 11h 30m 11h 34m 11h 45m 12h 2m 12h 19m 12h 34m 12h 42m

Solar UV radiation in Mwense, Luapula, Zambia §

Mwense experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 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 Mwense UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mwense, 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 17 16 14 12 10 10 11 12 12 14 15