Climate averages 1991–2020
Livingstone 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 Livingstone: daytime highs average 24.1°C and nights cool to about 10.4°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 10 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Choma (166 km away). In July its highs average 20.8°C, 3.3°C cooler than Livingstone, with 1.3 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Livingstone ranks 11th of 24 for the warmest July highs and joint 13th of 24 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 24 cities is 23.6°C; Livingstone is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 27.9°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
Livingstone climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.2°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 208 | 21.2 | 13.113 h |
| February | 27.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 164 | 17.6 | 12.713 h |
| March | 28.1°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 97 | 13.9 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.8°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 20 | 3.8 | 11.712 h |
| May | 26.6°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 2.0 | 0.5 | 11.311 h |
| June | 24.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.111 h |
| July, selected | 24.1°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| August | 27.9°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| September | 32.1°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 2.7 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| October | 34.2°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 11 | 2.9 | 12.512 h |
| November | 32.1°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 88 | 13.4 | 12.913 h |
| December | 29.0°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 181 | 20.6 | 13.213 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
- Choma in JulyZambia · 166 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 9.4°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Mazabuka in JulyZambia · 299 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 12.0°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kafue in JulyZambia · 338 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 11.6°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Maun in JulyBotswana · 350 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 9.0°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Namalombwe in JulyZambia · 369 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 11.1°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Lusaka in JulyZambia · 375 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 11.0°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Chunga in JulyZambia · 381 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Bulawayo in JulyZimbabwe · 385 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 7.8°C · 2.6 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 Livingstone) is explained once on the Livingstone year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.