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Monthly climate in Mbala, Northern, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mbala features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1356 mm (53.4 inches) and receives 153 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mbala enjoys an average of 3809 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 36 minutes to 12 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mbala, Northern, Zambia §

The warmest months in Mbala are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mbala experiences 259 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 Mbala, 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 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mbala, Northern, Zambia §

Mbala usually has the most precipitation in March, November and December, with an average of 25 rainy days and 239 mm (9.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mbala 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 Mbala, 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) 194 (7.6) 194 (7.6) 201 (7.9) 157 (6.2) 17 (0.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 74 (2.9) 241 (9.5) 275 (10.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 22 23 25 20 4 0 0 0 0 9 22 28

Monthly sunshine hours in Mbala, Northern, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Mbala are May, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mbala: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mbala, 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 231 268 312 319 345 330 342 343 332 347 328 306
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 33m 12h 22m 12h 7m 11h 53m 11h 41m 11h 36m 11h 38m 11h 48m 12h 2m 12h 17m 12h 30m 12h 37m

Solar UV radiation in Mbala, Northern, Zambia §

Mbala 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 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Mbala UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mbala, 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 13 10 11 13 13 14 14 15