Climate averages 1991–2020
Nchelenge weather
in December.
A warm, very wet month: the 11th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Nchelenge: daytime highs average 25.4°C and nights cool to about 22.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 246 mm of rain on roughly 29 days, which makes December a very wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 39 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mansa (207 km away). In December its highs average 25.7°C, about as warm as Nchelenge, with 241 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Nchelenge ranks joint 20th of 24 for the warmest December highs and 15th of 24 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 24 cities is 26.2°C; Nchelenge is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 25.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 246 mm to 211 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Mansa in DecemberZambia · 207 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 18.0°C · 241 mm rain
- Mulongo in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 254 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 21.2°C · 231 mm rain
- Manono in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 271 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 20.7°C · 209 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 275 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 18.1°C · 216 mm rain
- Likasi in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 284 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 17.1°C · 234 mm rain
- Kasama in DecemberZambia · 285 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 16.7°C · 267 mm rain
- Kambove in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 289 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 16.7°C · 239 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 292 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 17.4°C · 226 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.