Climate averages 1991–2020
Mongu weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: one of the coolest and one of 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 Mongu: daytime highs average 26.4°C and nights cool to about 11.4°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 19 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Livingstone (409 km away). In July its highs average 24.1°C, 2.3°C cooler than Mongu, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Mongu ranks 1st 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; Mongu is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 3.6°C to 30.0°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
Mongu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.3°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 262 | 24.9 | 12.913 h |
| February | 27.4°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 217 | 22.0 | 12.613 h |
| March | 27.9°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 149 | 18.6 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 26 | 4.3 | 11.812 h |
| May | 28.4°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| June | 26.4°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| July, selected | 26.4°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| August | 30.0°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| September | 33.7°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 3.0 | 0.7 | 12.012 h |
| October | 34.5°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 24 | 5.0 | 12.412 h |
| November | 30.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 131 | 18.8 | 12.813 h |
| December | 27.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 232 | 25.0 | 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
July in nearby cities
- Livingstone in JulyZambia · 409 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 10.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Choma in JulyZambia · 448 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 9.4°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Rundu in JulyNamibia · 465 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 10.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Tshilenge in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 477 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 15.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Solwezi in JulyZambia · 491 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 11.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mazabuka in JulyZambia · 500 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 12.0°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Luena in JulyAngola · 519 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 11.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Maun in JulyBotswana · 527 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 9.0°C · 0.4 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 Mongu) is explained once on the Mongu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.