Climate averages 1991–2020
Mansa weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the joint 2nd 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 Mansa: daytime highs average 27.5°C and nights cool to about 15.5°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 (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lubumbashi (163 km away). In August its highs average 28.1°C, 0.6°C warmer than Mansa, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Mansa ranks 7th 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; Mansa is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 30.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.2 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
Mansa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 248 | 27.5 | 12.713 h |
| February | 25.5°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 216 | 23.9 | 12.512 h |
| March | 25.5°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 176 | 22.7 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.4°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 38 | 6.6 | 11.912 h |
| May | 26.0°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 1.9 | 0.4 | 11.612 h |
| June | 25.0°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| July | 24.8°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| August, selected | 27.5°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| September | 30.4°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 1.2 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 31.3°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 18 | 3.3 | 12.312 h |
| November | 28.7°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 124 | 15.7 | 12.613 h |
| December | 25.7°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 241 | 26.3 | 12.813 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
- Lubumbashi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 163 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Mufulira in AugustZambia · 166 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 14.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chililabombwe in AugustZambia · 174 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 15.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chingola in AugustZambia · 184 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 14.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kipushi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 190 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kitwe in AugustZambia · 193 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ndola in AugustZambia · 198 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 13.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kalulushi in AugustZambia · 202 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 13.5°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 Mansa) is explained once on the Mansa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.