Climate averages 1991–2020
Chililabombwe weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Chililabombwe: daytime highs average 24.7°C and nights cool to about 12.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 28 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chingola (19 km away). In July its highs average 24.0°C, 0.8°C cooler than Chililabombwe, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Chililabombwe ranks joint 6th of 24 for the warmest July highs and joint 4th of 24 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 24 cities is 23.6°C; Chililabombwe is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 27.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Chililabombwe climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.4°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 290 | 28.8 | 12.813 h |
| February | 25.6°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 244 | 25.1 | 12.513 h |
| March | 25.7°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 200 | 24.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.7°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 42 | 7.7 | 11.812 h |
| May | 26.3°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 3.4 | 1.0 | 11.612 h |
| June | 24.9°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| July, selected | 24.7°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| August | 27.7°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| September | 30.7°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 1.8 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| October | 31.4°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 23 | 4.2 | 12.412 h |
| November | 28.4°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 155 | 19.0 | 12.713 h |
| December | 25.7°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 266 | 28.2 | 12.813 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Chingola in JulyZambia · 19 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 11.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mufulira in JulyZambia · 50 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 12.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kalulushi in JulyZambia · 61 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 11.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kitwe in JulyZambia · 65 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 87 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 11.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Kipushi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 91 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 11.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Luanshya in JulyZambia · 107 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 11.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ndola in JulyZambia · 110 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 11.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Chililabombwe) is explained once on the Chililabombwe year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.