Climate averages 1991–2020
Solwezi weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th 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.
July is a warm month in Solwezi: daytime highs average 25.2°C and nights cool to about 11.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
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 29 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kipushi (104 km away). In July its highs average 24.8°C, about as warm as Solwezi, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Solwezi ranks 2nd of 24 for the warmest July highs and joint 4th of 24 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 24 cities is 23.6°C; Solwezi is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 28.2°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
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, selected | 25.2°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Kipushi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 104 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 11.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 131 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 11.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Likasi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 137 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 12.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Kambove in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 146 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Chililabombwe in JulyZambia · 157 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 12.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chingola in JulyZambia · 167 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 11.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kolwezi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 190 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 13.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Kalulushi in JulyZambia · 200 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 11.0°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.