Climate averages 1991–2020
Kapiri Mposhi weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 5th warmest and 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 Kapiri Mposhi: daytime highs average 25.5°C and nights cool to about 12.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 39 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kabwe (58 km away). In August its highs average 25.7°C, about as warm as Kapiri Mposhi, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Kapiri Mposhi ranks joint 18th of 24 for the warmest August highs and joint 17th of 24 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 24 cities is 26.6°C; Kapiri Mposhi is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.5°C to 29.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.3 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
Kapiri Mposhi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.2°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 253 | 26.4 | 12.813 h |
| February | 25.3°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 199 | 22.7 | 12.613 h |
| March | 25.3°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 141 | 19.3 | 12.212 h |
| April | 24.7°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 25 | 5.6 | 11.812 h |
| May | 24.1°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 3.2 | 0.8 | 11.511 h |
| June | 22.5°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 0.4 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| July | 22.3°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| August, selected | 25.5°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| September | 29.0°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 1.3 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.6°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 13 | 2.7 | 12.412 h |
| November | 29.0°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 93 | 13.0 | 12.713 h |
| December | 26.0°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 226 | 24.5 | 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
August in nearby cities
- Kabwe in AugustZambia · 58 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 13.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Luanshya in AugustZambia · 97 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 13.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ndola in AugustZambia · 113 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 13.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kitwe in AugustZambia · 139 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kalulushi in AugustZambia · 140 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 13.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chunga in AugustZambia · 156 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 13.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Madido in AugustZambia · 157 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 13.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Mufulira in AugustZambia · 165 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 14.6°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 Kapiri Mposhi) is explained once on the Kapiri Mposhi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.