Climate averages 1991–2020
Mazabuka weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the joint 5th warmest and 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 Mazabuka: daytime highs average 26.7°C and nights cool to about 14.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kafue (47 km away). In August its highs average 26.1°C, 0.6°C cooler than Mazabuka, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Mazabuka ranks joint 13th 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; Mazabuka is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 30.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.0 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
Mazabuka climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.6°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 201 | 23.9 | 13.013 h |
| February | 26.5°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 144 | 19.8 | 12.613 h |
| March | 26.7°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 93 | 14.9 | 12.212 h |
| April | 26.5°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 21 | 4.1 | 11.812 h |
| May | 25.6°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 1.4 | 0.3 | 11.411 h |
| June | 23.6°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 0.4 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| July | 23.2°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| August, selected | 26.7°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| September | 30.6°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 12.012 h |
| October | 32.5°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 13 | 2.4 | 12.412 h |
| November | 30.8°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 74 | 12.5 | 12.813 h |
| December | 27.6°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 169 | 21.8 | 13.013 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
- Kafue in AugustZambia · 47 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 13.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Namalombwe in AugustZambia · 70 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 13.4°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Lusaka in AugustZambia · 76 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 13.3°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Chunga in AugustZambia · 82 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 13.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Madido in AugustZambia · 87 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 13.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Choma in AugustZambia · 133 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kabwe in AugustZambia · 174 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 13.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kapiri Mposhi in AugustZambia · 232 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.8°C · 0.3 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 Mazabuka) is explained once on the Mazabuka year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.