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Monthly climate in Kaputa, Northern, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kaputa features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1037 mm (40.8 inches) and receives 135 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kaputa enjoys an average of 3802 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 37 minutes to 12 hours 35 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kaputa, Northern, Zambia §

The warmest months in Kaputa are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 24 °C (72 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kaputa experiences 306 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 Kaputa, Northern, 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 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(85°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kaputa, Northern, Zambia §

Kaputa usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 22 rainy days and 200 mm (7.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kaputa 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 Kaputa, Northern, 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) 167 (6.6) 193 (7.6) 191 (7.5) 114 (4.5) 12 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 35 (1.4) 106 (4.2) 216 (8.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 22 20 24 18 2 0 0 0 0 8 17 24

Monthly sunshine hours in Kaputa, Northern, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Kaputa are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 0 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kaputa: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kaputa, Northern, 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 240 282 314 318 344 331 340 339 330 337 316 307
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 32m 12h 21m 12h 7m 11h 53m 11h 42m 11h 37m 11h 40m 11h 49m 12h 2m 12h 16m 12h 29m 12h 35m

Solar UV radiation in Kaputa, Northern, Zambia §

Kaputa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, 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 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kaputa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kaputa, Northern, 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 16 12 10 11 12 13 13 14 15