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Monthly climate in Mwinilunga, North-Western, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mwinilunga features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1335 mm (52.6 inches) and receives 157 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mwinilunga enjoys an average of 3685 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 25 minutes to 12 hours 47 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mwinilunga, North-Western, Zambia §

The warmest months in Mwinilunga are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (71 - 74 °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 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mwinilunga experiences 256 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 Mwinilunga, North-Western, 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
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mwinilunga, North-Western, Zambia §

Mwinilunga usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 26 rainy days and 255 mm (10.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mwinilunga 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 Mwinilunga, North-Western, 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) 202 (7.9) 222 (8.8) 239 (9.4) 105 (4.1) 12 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 57 (2.3) 190 (7.5) 304 (12.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 25 26 16 2 0 0 0 0 13 22 29

Monthly sunshine hours in Mwinilunga, North-Western, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Mwinilunga are May, July and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 45 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mwinilunga: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mwinilunga, North-Western, 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 223 263 303 320 334 324 330 329 325 336 312 279
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 42m 12h 27m 12h 8m 11h 49m 11h 33m 11h 25m 11h 29m 11h 43m 12h 1m 12h 21m 12h 38m 12h 47m

Solar UV radiation in Mwinilunga, North-Western, Zambia §

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

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mwinilunga, North-Western, 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 16 16 14 12 10 9 11 12 13 15 16