Climate averages 1991–2020
Nchelenge weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: 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 Nchelenge: daytime highs average 25.0°C and nights cool to about 18.9°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 (one of the driest months 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 Mansa (207 km away). In July its highs average 24.8°C, about as warm as Nchelenge, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Nchelenge ranks 3rd 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; Nchelenge is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 26.7°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
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, selected | 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 | 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
July in nearby cities
- Mansa in JulyZambia · 207 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 13.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Mulongo in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 254 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 19.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Manono in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 271 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 21.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 275 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 16.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Likasi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 284 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 12.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Kasama in JulyZambia · 285 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 10.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kambove in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 289 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 292 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 11.5°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.