Climate averages 1991–2020
Nakonde 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 Nakonde: daytime highs average 22.8°C and nights cool to about 11.3°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 38 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tunduma (5 km away). In July its highs average 21.8°C, 1.0°C cooler than Nakonde, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Nakonde ranks 16th 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; Nakonde is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 25.0°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
Nakonde climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.7°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 277 | 28.5 | 12.613 h |
| February | 23.9°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 221 | 24.9 | 12.412 h |
| March | 23.8°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 248 | 27.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 23.2°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 120 | 17.1 | 11.912 h |
| May | 23.5°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 14 | 3.2 | 11.712 h |
| June | 23.0°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| July, selected | 22.8°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| August | 25.0°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| September | 27.4°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 2.6 | 0.7 | 12.012 h |
| October | 28.7°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 20 | 4.8 | 12.312 h |
| November | 27.5°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 110 | 14.5 | 12.513 h |
| December | 24.8°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 249 | 25.2 | 12.713 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
- Tunduma in JulyTanzania · 5 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 10.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Vwawa in JulyTanzania · 33 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Katumba in JulyTanzania · 96 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 11.5°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Kasama in JulyZambia · 197 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 10.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sumbawanga in JulyTanzania · 197 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 11.1°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Njombe in JulyTanzania · 222 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 7.6°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Makumbako in JulyTanzania · 236 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mzuzu in JulyMalawi · 274 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 10.7°C · 19 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 Nakonde) is explained once on the Nakonde year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.