Climate averages 1991–2020
Nchelenge weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Nchelenge: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 59 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 18 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mansa (207 km away). In October its highs average 31.3°C, 3.2°C warmer than Nchelenge, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Nchelenge ranks 24th of 24 for the warmest October highs and 24th of 24 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 24 cities is 31.2°C; Nchelenge is 3.1°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 26.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 59 mm to 189 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Mansa in OctoberZambia · 207 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 19.8°C · 18 mm rain
- Mulongo in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 254 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 21.8°C · 119 mm rain
- Manono in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 271 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 21.4°C · 120 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 275 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 19.2°C · 73 mm rain
- Likasi in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 284 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 18.5°C · 37 mm rain
- Kasama in OctoberZambia · 285 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 17.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Kambove in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 289 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 18.4°C · 45 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 292 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 18.9°C · 25 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.