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Monthly climate in Nakambala, Southern, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nakambala features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 760 mm (29.9 inches) and receives 91 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nakambala enjoys an average of 3915 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nakambala, Southern, Zambia §

The warmest months in Nakambala are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (77 - 80 °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, Nakambala experiences 276 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 Nakambala, 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
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nakambala, Southern, Zambia §

Nakambala usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 175 mm (6.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nakambala 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 Nakambala, 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) 198 (7.8) 191 (7.5) 122 (4.8) 23 (0.9) 7 (0.3) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 11 (0.4) 69 (2.7) 137 (5.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 22 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Nakambala, Southern, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Nakambala are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nakambala: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nakambala, 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 265 282 339 326 337 318 330 340 338 358 343 334
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 56m 12h 35m 12h 9m 11h 42m 11h 21m 11h 11m 11h 16m 11h 35m 12h 0m 12h 26m 12h 50m 13h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Nakambala, Southern, Zambia §

Nakambala 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 Nakambala UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nakambala, 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 9 9 10 12 12 14 16