Climate averages 1991–2020
Nchelenge weather
in June.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a warm month in Nchelenge: daytime highs average 25.5°C and nights cool to about 19.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mansa (207 km away). In June its highs average 25.0°C, 0.5°C cooler than Nchelenge, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Nchelenge ranks 2nd of 24 for the warmest June highs and 1st of 24 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 24 cities is 23.8°C; Nchelenge is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 25.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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 | 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
June in nearby cities
- Mansa in JuneZambia · 207 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 13.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mulongo in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 254 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Manono in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 271 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 21.4°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 275 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 16.7°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Likasi in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 284 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 12.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Kasama in JuneZambia · 285 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kambove in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 289 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 13.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 292 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 12.1°C · 0.1 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.