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Monthly climate in Mpulungu, Northern, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mpulungu features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1436 mm (56.6 inches) and receives 152 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mpulungu enjoys an average of 3828 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 36 minutes to 12 hours 36 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mpulungu, Northern, Zambia §

The warmest months in Mpulungu are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mpulungu experiences 278 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 Mpulungu, 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)		 30°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
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mpulungu, Northern, Zambia §

Mpulungu usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 25 rainy days and 270 mm (10.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mpulungu 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 Mpulungu, 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) 263 (10.3) 210 (8.3) 256 (10.1) 132 (5.2) 15 (0.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 63 (2.5) 202 (8.0) 292 (11.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 22 24 19 4 0 0 0 0 9 21 29

Monthly sunshine hours in Mpulungu, Northern, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Mpulungu are May, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mpulungu: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mpulungu, 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 233 273 315 323 346 331 341 342 332 346 329 312
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 33m 12h 21m 12h 7m 11h 53m 11h 41m 11h 36m 11h 39m 11h 49m 12h 2m 12h 17m 12h 30m 12h 36m

Solar UV radiation in Mpulungu, Northern, Zambia §

Mpulungu 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 Mpulungu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mpulungu, 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