Climate averages 1991–2020
Mansa weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and 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 Mansa: daytime highs average 24.8°C and nights cool to about 13.2°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 driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 32 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lubumbashi (163 km away). In July its highs average 25.3°C, about as warm as Mansa, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Mansa ranks joint 4th of 24 for the warmest July highs and joint 1st of 24 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 24 cities is 23.6°C; Mansa is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 27.5°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
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, selected | 24.8°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Lubumbashi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 163 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 11.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Mufulira in JulyZambia · 166 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 12.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chililabombwe in JulyZambia · 174 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 12.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chingola in JulyZambia · 184 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 11.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kipushi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 190 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 11.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Kitwe in JulyZambia · 193 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ndola in JulyZambia · 198 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 11.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kalulushi in JulyZambia · 202 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 11.0°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.