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Monthly climate in Chongwe, Lusaka, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Chongwe features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (62 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (46 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 782 mm (30.8 inches) and receives 104 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Chongwe enjoys an average of 3883 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 13 minutes to 13 hours 0 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Chongwe, Lusaka, Zambia §

The warmest months in Chongwe are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 19 °C (62 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Chongwe experiences 237 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 Chongwe, Lusaka, 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 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Chongwe, Lusaka, Zambia §

Chongwe usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 21 rainy days and 175 mm (6.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Chongwe are June, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Chongwe, Lusaka, 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) 187 (7.4) 187 (7.3) 152 (6.0) 29 (1.1) 10 (0.4) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 11 (0.4) 60 (2.4) 138 (5.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 25 19 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 20

Monthly sunshine hours in Chongwe, Lusaka, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Chongwe are May, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Chongwe: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Chongwe, Lusaka, 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 258 273 331 325 339 319 329 339 338 359 338 332
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 54m 12h 34m 12h 9m 11h 43m 11h 23m 11h 13m 11h 18m 11h 36m 12h 0m 12h 26m 12h 48m 13h 0m

Solar UV radiation in Chongwe, Lusaka, Zambia §

Chongwe 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 exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Chongwe UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Chongwe, Lusaka, 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 10 9 9 11 13 12 15 16