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Monthly climate in Kalabo, Western, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kalabo features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1030 mm (40.6 inches) and receives 109 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kalabo enjoys an average of 3910 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 14 minutes to 12 hours 59 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kalabo, Western, Zambia §

The warmest months in Kalabo are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 28 °C (79 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 21 °C (66 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kalabo experiences 306 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 Kalabo, Western, 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 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kalabo, Western, Zambia §

Kalabo usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 231 mm (9.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kalabo are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kalabo, Western, 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) 241 (9.5) 262 (10.3) 170 (6.7) 50 (2.0) 3 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 13 (0.5) 98 (3.9) 192 (7.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 23 21 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Kalabo, Western, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Kalabo are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kalabo: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 41 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kalabo, Western, 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 267 287 328 334 337 317 331 337 336 352 340 339
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 53m 12h 33m 12h 9m 11h 44m 11h 24m 11h 14m 11h 19m 11h 36m 12h 0m 12h 25m 12h 47m 12h 59m

Solar UV radiation in Kalabo, Western, Zambia §

Kalabo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, 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 Kalabo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kalabo, Western, 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) 16 16 15 13 10 9 8 10 12 13 15 15