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Kabwe, Zambia climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Kabwe has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is October with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 9°C at night. Precipitation totals about 644 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 157 mm while June barely receives 3 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Kabwe climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 157 | 114 | 68 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 81 | 129 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 157 | 114 | 68 | 17 | 3 | 3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 16 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 81 | 129 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 82 | 77 | 65 | 44 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 36 | 64 | 80 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 79 | 80 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 42 | 36 | 38 | 51 | 72 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 82 | 77 | 65 | 44 | 30 | 29 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 79 | 80 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 52 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 29 | 22 | 22 | 36 | 64 | 80 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 50 | 42 | 36 | 38 | 51 | 72 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Lusaka Intl, a weather station, about 99 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.