Climate averages 1991–2020
Chingola weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Chingola: daytime highs average 26.8°C and nights cool to about 14.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chililabombwe (19 km away). In August its highs average 27.7°C, 0.8°C warmer than Chingola, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Chingola ranks joint 11th of 24 for the warmest August highs and joint 3rd of 24 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 24 cities is 26.6°C; Chingola is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.1°C to 29.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.1 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Chingola climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.0°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 269 | 28.0 | 12.813 h |
| February | 25.1°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 232 | 24.4 | 12.513 h |
| March | 25.2°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 175 | 21.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.2°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 34 | 6.5 | 11.812 h |
| May | 25.5°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 2.1 | 0.6 | 11.512 h |
| June | 24.1°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| July | 24.0°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| August, selected | 26.8°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| September | 29.9°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 1.1 | 0.3 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.8°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 17 | 3.4 | 12.412 h |
| November | 28.2°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 130 | 16.5 | 12.713 h |
| December | 25.4°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 249 | 27.3 | 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
August in nearby cities
- Chililabombwe in AugustZambia · 19 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 15.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mufulira in AugustZambia · 39 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 14.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kalulushi in AugustZambia · 42 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 13.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kitwe in AugustZambia · 47 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Luanshya in AugustZambia · 89 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 13.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ndola in AugustZambia · 95 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 13.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 106 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Kipushi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 110 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 13.7°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 Chingola) is explained once on the Chingola year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.