Climate averages 1991–2020
Chipata weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the 2nd 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 Chipata: daytime highs average 23.3°C and nights cool to about 12.2°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 (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 24 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lilongwe (128 km away). In July its highs average 22.6°C, 0.7°C cooler than Chipata, with 1.0 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Chipata ranks 14th of 24 for the warmest July highs and joint 21st of 24 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 24 cities is 23.6°C; Chipata is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.6°C to 25.9°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
Chipata climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 279 | 27.4 | 12.813 h |
| February | 25.3°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 221 | 22.9 | 12.513 h |
| March | 25.4°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 166 | 21.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 35 | 7.3 | 11.812 h |
| May | 25.0°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 4.7 | 1.2 | 11.511 h |
| June | 23.6°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| July, selected | 23.3°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| August | 25.9°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| September | 29.1°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 1.8 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.8°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 18 | 3.4 | 12.412 h |
| November | 30.4°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 78 | 12.0 | 12.713 h |
| December | 27.0°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 240 | 25.2 | 12.913 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
- Lilongwe in JulyMalawi · 128 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 10.8°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Lichinga in JulyMozambique · 282 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 9.6°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Mzuzu in JulyMalawi · 283 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 10.7°C · 19 mm rain
- Tete in JulyMozambique · 298 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 17.1°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Mandimba in JulyMozambique · 333 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 13.3°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Zomba in JulyMalawi · 347 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.3°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Blantyre in JulyMalawi · 349 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 11.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Kasama in JulyZambia · 413 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 10.9°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 Chipata) is explained once on the Chipata year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.