Climate averages 1991–2020
Solwezi weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd 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.
August is a hot month in Solwezi: daytime highs average 28.2°C and nights cool to about 13.9°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 (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 43 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kipushi (104 km away). In August its highs average 27.7°C, 0.5°C cooler than Solwezi, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Solwezi ranks 2nd of 24 for the warmest August highs and joint 3rd of 24 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 24 cities is 26.6°C; Solwezi is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 30.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 3.2 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
Solwezi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.1°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 280 | 28.0 | 12.713 h |
| February | 25.3°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 235 | 24.8 | 12.512 h |
| March | 25.5°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 209 | 24.2 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.6°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 48 | 8.0 | 11.812 h |
| May | 26.6°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 3.2 | 0.8 | 11.612 h |
| June | 25.3°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| July | 25.2°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| August, selected | 28.2°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| September | 30.9°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 3.2 | 0.8 | 12.012 h |
| October | 31.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 31 | 5.8 | 12.412 h |
| November | 27.6°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 162 | 20.7 | 12.713 h |
| December | 25.3°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 278 | 28.3 | 12.813 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
- Kipushi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 104 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 131 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Likasi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 137 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 14.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Kambove in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 146 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 14.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chililabombwe in AugustZambia · 157 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 15.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chingola in AugustZambia · 167 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 14.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kolwezi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 190 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 15.6°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kalulushi in AugustZambia · 200 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 13.5°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 Solwezi) is explained once on the Solwezi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.