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Monthly climate in Maamba, Southern, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Maamba features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1075 mm (42.3 inches) and receives 95 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Maamba enjoys an average of 3923 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 5 minutes to 13 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Maamba, Southern, Zambia §

The warmest months in Maamba are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 19 °C (63 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Maamba experiences 262 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 Maamba, 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 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Maamba, Southern, Zambia §

Maamba usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 267 mm (10.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Maamba are July, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Maamba, 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) 273 (10.7) 307 (12.1) 129 (5.1) 35 (1.4) 7 (0.3) 3 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 14 (0.5) 82 (3.2) 221 (8.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 22 17 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Maamba, Southern, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Maamba are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Maamba: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Maamba, 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 267 272 336 332 335 320 331 339 338 359 351 339
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 1m 12h 38m 12h 10m 11h 40m 11h 16m 11h 5m 11h 11m 11h 32m 11h 59m 12h 28m 12h 55m 13h 8m

Solar UV radiation in Maamba, Southern, Zambia §

Maamba experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February 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 Maamba UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Maamba, 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 14 13 10 8 8 10 12 12 14 15