Climate averages 1991–2020
Kafue 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 Kafue: daytime highs average 22.7°C and nights cool to about 11.6°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 17 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lusaka (42 km away). In July its highs average 21.7°C, 1.0°C cooler than Kafue, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Kafue ranks 17th of 24 for the warmest July highs and 16th of 24 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 24 cities is 23.6°C; Kafue is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 3.4°C to 26.1°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
Kafue climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.5°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 239 | 25.0 | 12.913 h |
| February | 26.4°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 181 | 21.7 | 12.613 h |
| March | 26.3°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 131 | 18.7 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.9°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 27 | 5.6 | 11.812 h |
| May | 25.0°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 2.2 | 0.6 | 11.411 h |
| June | 23.0°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.211 h |
| July, selected | 22.7°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| August | 26.1°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| September | 30.0°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 1.5 | 0.3 | 12.012 h |
| October | 32.0°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 13 | 2.9 | 12.412 h |
| November | 30.6°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 91 | 13.1 | 12.813 h |
| December | 27.4°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 232 | 23.6 | 13.013 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
- Lusaka in JulyZambia · 42 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 11.0°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Namalombwe in JulyZambia · 42 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 11.1°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Mazabuka in JulyZambia · 47 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 12.0°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Madido in JulyZambia · 51 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 11.2°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Chunga in JulyZambia · 51 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Kabwe in JulyZambia · 150 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 11.0°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Choma in JulyZambia · 172 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 9.4°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Kapiri Mposhi in JulyZambia · 207 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 10.6°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 Kafue) is explained once on the Kafue year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.