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Monthly climate in Senanga, Western, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Senanga features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 970 mm (38.2 inches) and receives 104 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Senanga enjoys an average of 3942 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 10 minutes to 13 hours 3 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Senanga, Western, Zambia §

The warmest months in Senanga 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 18 to 21 °C (65 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Senanga experiences 302 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 Senanga, 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 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(99°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
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Senanga, Western, Zambia §

Senanga usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 225 mm (8.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Senanga 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 Senanga, 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) 237 (9.3) 246 (9.7) 147 (5.8) 41 (1.6) 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 15 (0.6) 92 (3.6) 191 (7.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 22 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 22

Monthly sunshine hours in Senanga, Western, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Senanga are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Senanga: 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 Senanga, 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 277 291 333 332 336 315 330 337 337 355 347 346
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 57m 12h 36m 12h 9m 11h 42m 11h 20m 11h 10m 11h 15m 11h 34m 12h 0m 12h 27m 12h 51m 13h 3m

Solar UV radiation in Senanga, Western, Zambia §

Senanga 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 Senanga UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Senanga, 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