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Monthly climate in Samfya, Luapula, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Samfya features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1366 mm (53.8 inches) and receives 130 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Samfya enjoys an average of 3835 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 27 minutes to 12 hours 46 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Samfya, Luapula, Zambia §

The warmest months in Samfya are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 21 °C (66 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Samfya experiences 243 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 Samfya, 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 28°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average high 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Samfya, Luapula, Zambia §

Samfya usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 25 rainy days and 299 mm (11.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Samfya are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Samfya, 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) 230 (9.1) 292 (11.5) 293 (11.5) 71 (2.8) 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 22 (0.9) 143 (5.6) 313 (12.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 24 27 11 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 25

Monthly sunshine hours in Samfya, Luapula, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Samfya are May, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Samfya: 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 Samfya, 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 238 275 319 327 340 326 335 340 332 351 334 313
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 41m 12h 26m 12h 8m 11h 49m 11h 34m 11h 27m 11h 31m 11h 44m 12h 1m 12h 20m 12h 37m 12h 46m

Solar UV radiation in Samfya, Luapula, Zambia §

Samfya 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 Samfya UV Index data.

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