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Monthly climate in Gwembe, Southern, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gwembe features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1036 mm (40.8 inches) and receives 110 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gwembe enjoys an average of 3924 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 8 minutes to 13 hours 4 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gwembe, Southern, Zambia §

The warmest months in Gwembe are October, November and December, 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 16 to 18 °C (61 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gwembe experiences 218 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 Gwembe, Southern, 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
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gwembe, Southern, Zambia §

Gwembe usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 236 mm (9.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gwembe are June, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gwembe, Southern, 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) 230 (9.0) 258 (10.2) 153 (6.0) 46 (1.8) 9 (0.4) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 18 (0.7) 92 (3.6) 221 (8.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 24 18 8 3 0 1 0 0 2 13 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Gwembe, Southern, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Gwembe are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gwembe: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 35 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gwembe, Southern, 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 264 277 335 330 336 319 332 340 339 360 348 336
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 58m 12h 36m 12h 9m 11h 41m 11h 19m 11h 8m 11h 14m 11h 33m 11h 59m 12h 27m 12h 52m 13h 4m

Solar UV radiation in Gwembe, Southern, Zambia §

Gwembe 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 Gwembe UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gwembe, Southern, 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