Climate averages 1991–2020
Solwezi weather
in June.
A warm, very dry month: the joint 8th warmest and the 3rd 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 Solwezi: daytime highs average 25.3°C and nights cool to about 12.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 25 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kipushi (104 km away). In June its highs average 25.0°C, about as warm as Solwezi, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Solwezi ranks 3rd of 24 for the warmest June highs and joint 13th of 24 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 24 cities is 23.8°C; Solwezi is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 25.2°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
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, selected | 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 | 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
June in nearby cities
- Kipushi in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 104 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 131 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 12.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Likasi in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 137 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 12.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Kambove in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 146 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 13.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chililabombwe in JuneZambia · 157 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 13.1°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Chingola in JuneZambia · 167 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 12.1°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kolwezi in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 190 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 13.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kalulushi in JuneZambia · 200 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 11.7°C · 0.2 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.