Climate averages 1991–2020
Nchelenge weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd 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 Nchelenge: daytime highs average 26.7°C and nights cool to about 20.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mansa (207 km away). In August its highs average 27.5°C, 0.8°C warmer than Nchelenge, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Nchelenge ranks joint 13th of 24 for the warmest August highs and joint 17th of 24 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 24 cities is 26.6°C; Nchelenge is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 28.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 5.0 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
Nchelenge climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.7°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 211 | 27.1 | 12.613 h |
| February | 26.1°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 183 | 22.7 | 12.412 h |
| March | 25.8°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 253 | 27.2 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.8°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 132 | 15.9 | 11.912 h |
| May | 26.4°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 10 | 2.1 | 11.712 h |
| June | 25.5°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| July | 25.0°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| August, selected | 26.7°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| September | 28.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 5.0 | 1.6 | 12.012 h |
| October | 28.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 59 | 11.7 | 12.312 h |
| November | 26.3°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 189 | 23.1 | 12.513 h |
| December | 25.4°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 246 | 28.8 | 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
August in nearby cities
- Mansa in AugustZambia · 207 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 15.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mulongo in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 254 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 20.9°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Manono in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 271 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 21.9°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 275 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 17.2°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Likasi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 284 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 14.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Kasama in AugustZambia · 285 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 12.6°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Kambove in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 289 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 14.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 292 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 0 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 Nchelenge) is explained once on the Nchelenge year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.