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Monthly climate in Mungwi, Northern, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mungwi features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (46 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1332 mm (52.5 inches) and receives 136 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mungwi enjoys an average of 3827 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 31 minutes to 12 hours 41 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mungwi, Northern, Zambia §

The warmest months in Mungwi are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (74 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 20 °C (65 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mungwi experiences 264 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 Mungwi, 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
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average high 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mungwi, Northern, Zambia §

Mungwi usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 24 rainy days and 273 mm (10.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mungwi are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mungwi, 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) 270 (10.6) 248 (9.8) 235 (9.3) 118 (4.6) 9 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 21 (0.8) 128 (5.0) 302 (11.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 23 27 16 2 0 0 0 0 5 14 25

Monthly sunshine hours in Mungwi, Northern, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Mungwi are May, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mungwi: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 8 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mungwi, 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 238 277 318 327 338 327 335 339 327 348 333 315
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 37m 12h 24m 12h 7m 11h 51m 11h 37m 11h 31m 11h 34m 11h 46m 12h 2m 12h 19m 12h 34m 12h 41m

Solar UV radiation in Mungwi, Northern, Zambia §

Mungwi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, 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 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Mungwi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mungwi, 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 17 16 15 12 10 11 12 13 13 14 15