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Monthly climate in Namwala, Southern, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Namwala 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 (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 854 mm (33.6 inches) and receives 90 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Namwala enjoys an average of 3942 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 Namwala, Southern, Zambia §

The warmest months in Namwala 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, Namwala experiences 282 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 Namwala, 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 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(89°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)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°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)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Namwala, Southern, Zambia §

Namwala usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 20 rainy days and 208 mm (8.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Namwala 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 Namwala, 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) 216 (8.5) 229 (9.0) 106 (4.2) 24 (0.9) 5 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 13 (0.5) 80 (3.2) 179 (7.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 23 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Namwala, Southern, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Namwala are March, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Namwala: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Namwala, 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 272 293 342 328 335 318 330 339 337 358 347 337
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 55m 12h 35m 12h 9m 11h 43m 11h 21m 11h 11m 11h 16m 11h 35m 12h 0m 12h 26m 12h 50m 13h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Namwala, Southern, Zambia §

Namwala 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 Namwala UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Namwala, 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 8 11 12 13 15 16