Climate averages 1991–2020
Kasama weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: one of the coolest and one of the 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 Kasama: daytime highs average 24.4°C and nights cool to about 10.9°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nakonde (197 km away). In July its highs average 22.8°C, 1.6°C cooler than Kasama, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Kasama ranks 8th of 24 for the warmest July highs and joint 4th of 24 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 24 cities is 23.6°C; Kasama is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.5°C to 26.8°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
Kasama climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.9°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 286 | 28.9 | 12.613 h |
| February | 25.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 229 | 24.2 | 12.412 h |
| March | 25.0°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 216 | 26.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 24.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 85 | 14.2 | 11.912 h |
| May | 25.0°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 8.1 | 1.6 | 11.712 h |
| June | 24.5°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| July, selected | 24.4°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| August | 26.8°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| September | 29.4°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 2.1 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.6°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 18 | 3.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 28.8°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 123 | 15.1 | 12.613 h |
| December | 25.8°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 267 | 26.2 | 12.713 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
- Nakonde in JulyZambia · 197 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Tunduma in JulyTanzania · 201 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 10.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Vwawa in JulyTanzania · 228 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Sumbawanga in JulyTanzania · 254 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 11.1°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Mansa in JulyZambia · 273 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 13.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Nchelenge in JulyZambia · 285 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 18.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Katumba in JulyTanzania · 288 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 11.5°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Mzuzu in JulyMalawi · 340 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 10.7°C · 19 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 Kasama) is explained once on the Kasama year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.