Climate averages 1991–2020
Choma weather
in June.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a mild month in Choma: daytime highs average 21.2°C and nights cool to about 10.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes June a very dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 09 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mazabuka (133 km away). In June its highs average 23.6°C, 2.4°C warmer than Choma, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Choma ranks 24th of 24 for the warmest June highs and 24th of 24 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 24 cities is 23.8°C; Choma is 2.7°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 20.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 1.3 mm.
The annual picture
June 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
Choma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.8°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 222 | 24.2 | 13.013 h |
| February | 24.7°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 176 | 21.3 | 12.713 h |
| March | 24.6°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 125 | 17.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 23.9°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 30 | 6.8 | 11.712 h |
| May | 23.0°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 3.9 | 1.0 | 11.311 h |
| June, selected | 21.2°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.111 h |
| July | 20.8°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 1.3 | 0.4 | 11.211 h |
| August | 24.4°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| September | 28.3°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 2.0 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.0°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 15 | 3.1 | 12.512 h |
| November | 28.3°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 96 | 13.8 | 12.913 h |
| December | 25.4°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 199 | 22.8 | 13.113 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
June in nearby cities
- Mazabuka in JuneZambia · 133 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 12.6°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Livingstone in JuneZambia · 166 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Kafue in JuneZambia · 172 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 12.2°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Namalombwe in JuneZambia · 203 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 11.6°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Lusaka in JuneZambia · 209 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 11.6°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Chunga in JuneZambia · 215 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Madido in JuneZambia · 219 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Kabwe in JuneZambia · 306 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 11.5°C · 0.6 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 Choma) is explained once on the Choma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.