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Monthly climate in Sinazongwe, Southern, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sinazongwe features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1133 mm (44.6 inches) and receives 96 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sinazongwe enjoys an average of 3942 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 5 minutes to 13 hours 7 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sinazongwe, Southern, Zambia §

The warmest months in Sinazongwe are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (81 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 23 °C (68 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sinazongwe experiences 260 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 Sinazongwe, 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)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Minimum 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sinazongwe, Southern, Zambia §

Sinazongwe usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 283 mm (11.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sinazongwe are June, August and September. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sinazongwe, 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) 278 (11.0) 333 (13.1) 156 (6.2) 40 (1.6) 8 (0.3) 4 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 8 (0.3) 62 (2.4) 237 (9.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 23 17 9 1 0 1 0 0 1 8 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Sinazongwe, Southern, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Sinazongwe are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sinazongwe: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sinazongwe, 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 271 279 338 332 335 319 331 339 338 359 351 345
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 0m 12h 38m 12h 9m 11h 40m 11h 17m 11h 5m 11h 11m 11h 32m 11h 59m 12h 28m 12h 54m 13h 7m

Solar UV radiation in Sinazongwe, Southern, Zambia §

Sinazongwe 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 Sinazongwe UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sinazongwe, 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 11 12 14 15