Climate averages 1991–2020
Kitwe weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and one of 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 Kitwe: daytime highs average 27.7°C and nights cool to about 13.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 41 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kalulushi (14 km away). In August its highs average 27.1°C, 0.6°C cooler than Kitwe, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Kitwe ranks joint 4th of 24 for the warmest August highs and joint 3rd of 24 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 24 cities is 26.6°C; Kitwe is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.2°C to 30.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.1 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
Kitwe climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.6°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 278 | 28.4 | 12.813 h |
| February | 25.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 233 | 24.4 | 12.513 h |
| March | 25.9°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 172 | 21.9 | 12.212 h |
| April | 26.1°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 34 | 6.8 | 11.812 h |
| May | 26.4°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 2.5 | 0.8 | 11.512 h |
| June | 24.9°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| July | 24.7°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| August, selected | 27.7°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| September | 30.9°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 12.012 h |
| October | 32.0°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 17 | 3.6 | 12.412 h |
| November | 29.5°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 123 | 16.9 | 12.713 h |
| December | 26.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 256 | 27.7 | 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
- Kalulushi in AugustZambia · 14 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 13.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mufulira in AugustZambia · 28 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 14.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Luanshya in AugustZambia · 43 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 13.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chingola in AugustZambia · 47 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 14.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ndola in AugustZambia · 49 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 13.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chililabombwe in AugustZambia · 65 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 15.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kapiri Mposhi in AugustZambia · 139 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 150 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 0 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 Kitwe) is explained once on the Kitwe year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.