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Monthly climate in Solwezi, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Solwezi features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1334 mm (52.5 inches) and receives 138 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Solwezi enjoys an average of 3783 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 24 minutes to 12 hours 48 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Solwezi, Zambia §

The warmest months in Solwezi are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 24 °C (73 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 20 °C (63 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Solwezi experiences 252 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 Solwezi, 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)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Solwezi, Zambia §

Solwezi usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 26 rainy days and 272 mm (10.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Solwezi 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 Solwezi, 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) 284 (11.2) 255 (10.0) 71 (2.8) 10 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 39 (1.5) 152 (6.0) 277 (10.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 25 26 11 1 0 0 0 0 5 19 27

Monthly sunshine hours in Solwezi, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Solwezi are May, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 53 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Solwezi: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Solwezi, 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 241 280 310 324 334 324 332 333 329 343 326 300
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 44m 12h 28m 12h 8m 11h 48m 11h 32m 11h 24m 11h 28m 11h 42m 12h 1m 12h 21m 12h 39m 12h 48m

Solar UV radiation in Solwezi, Zambia §

Solwezi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March 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 / 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 Solwezi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Solwezi, 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 11 10 9 11 12 12 15 16