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Monthly climate in Choma, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Choma features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 857 mm (33.7 inches) and receives 105 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Choma enjoys an average of 3940 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 7 minutes to 13 hours 6 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Choma, Zambia §

The warmest months in Choma are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 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 15 to 18 °C (60 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Choma experiences 203 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 Choma, 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 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Choma, Zambia §

Choma usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 197 mm (7.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Choma are June, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Choma, 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) 220 (8.7) 183 (7.2) 132 (5.2) 34 (1.3) 8 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 13 (0.5) 74 (2.9) 188 (7.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 25 18 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 19

Monthly sunshine hours in Choma, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Choma are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Choma: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Choma, 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 269 280 339 332 335 319 332 339 338 359 352 341
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 59m 12h 37m 12h 9m 11h 41m 11h 18m 11h 7m 11h 13m 11h 33m 11h 59m 12h 28m 12h 53m 13h 6m

Solar UV radiation in Choma, Zambia §

Choma experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February 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 exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Choma UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Choma, 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) 17 16 15 13 10 9 9 11 12 13 15 16