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Mansa, Zambia climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Mansa has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is October with an average daily high near 34°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 11°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1184 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 266 mm while July barely receives 0 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)Mansa climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 264 | 230 | 202 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 145 | 266 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 264 | 230 | 202 | 50 | 3 | 0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 19 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 145 | 266 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | — | 0.3 | — | — | 3 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | — | 0.3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 3 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 89 | 88 | 79 | 53 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 54 | 76 | 87 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 69 | 61 | 55 | 46 | 39 | 41 | 61 | 79 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 89 | 88 | 79 | 53 | 29 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 69 | 61 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 18 | 20 | 29 | 54 | 76 | 87 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 55 | 46 | 39 | 41 | 61 | 79 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
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.