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Monthly climate in Livingstone, Southern, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Livingstone features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (42 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 863 mm (34.0 inches) and receives 92 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Livingstone enjoys an average of 3939 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 3 minutes to 13 hours 9 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Livingstone, Southern, Zambia §

The warmest months in Livingstone are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 20 °C (63 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Livingstone experiences 284 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 Livingstone, 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 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Livingstone, Southern, Zambia §

Livingstone usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 210 mm (8.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Livingstone 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 Livingstone, 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) 188 (7.4) 281 (11.1) 109 (4.3) 32 (1.3) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 10 (0.4) 77 (3.0) 163 (6.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 22 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Livingstone, Southern, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Livingstone are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Livingstone: 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 Livingstone, 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 274 277 342 330 335 316 328 337 337 357 353 348
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 2m 12h 39m 12h 10m 11h 39m 11h 15m 11h 3m 11h 9m 11h 31m 11h 59m 12h 29m 12h 56m 13h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Livingstone, Southern, Zambia §

Livingstone experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 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 Livingstone UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Livingstone, 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 15 14 12 10 8 8 10 12 12 15 15