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Monthly climate in Nakonde, Muchinga, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nakonde features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (64 °F) and 23 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1358 mm (53.4 inches) and receives 148 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nakonde enjoys an average of 3894 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 34 minutes to 12 hours 38 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nakonde, Muchinga, Zambia §

The warmest months in Nakonde are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (71 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 19 °C (64 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nakonde experiences 210 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 Nakonde, Muchinga, 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)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Average low 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nakonde, Muchinga, Zambia §

Nakonde usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 26 rainy days and 260 mm (10.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nakonde are June, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nakonde, Muchinga, 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) 244 (9.6) 236 (9.3) 262 (10.3) 175 (6.9) 24 (0.9) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 20 (0.8) 118 (4.7) 274 (10.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 23 27 20 6 0 0 0 0 6 15 27

Monthly sunshine hours in Nakonde, Muchinga, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Nakonde are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nakonde: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 9 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nakonde, Muchinga, 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 240 275 316 328 343 331 341 344 340 360 344 326
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 35m 12h 23m 12h 7m 11h 52m 11h 40m 11h 34m 11h 37m 11h 48m 12h 2m 12h 17m 12h 31m 12h 38m

Solar UV radiation in Nakonde, Muchinga, Zambia §

Nakonde experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and April, 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 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 Nakonde UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nakonde, Muchinga, 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 16 16 16 12 11 11 13 13 14 14 15