Kafue monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Kafue

Kafue average temperature chart (Celsius) Kafue average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Kafue (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.6 27.5 27.9 27.4 25.8 24 23.9 26.5 30.2 31.9 30.5 27.9
°F 81.6 81.5 82.2 81.4 78.4 75.2 75 79.7 86.4 89.4 86.9 82.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Kafue monthly rainfall chart (mm) Kafue monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Kafue (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 201 174 86 24 4 0 0 0 1 18 101 201
inches 7.9 6.8 3.4 0.9 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.7 4 7.9
Rainy days 17 14 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 16

Average annual rainfall in Kafue: 820.1mm (322.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Kafue

Kafue average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Kafue
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.2 6.5 7.7 9.2 9.7 9.8 9.9 10.4 10.2 9.5 7.9 6.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Kafue average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Kafue average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Kafue (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 18 17.7 16.9 14.9 11.3 8.9 8.6 11.2 15.2 18.2 18.6 18.3
Max °C 27.8 27.8 28.2 27.8 26.2 24.4 24.3 26.9 30.6 32.3 30.8 28.2
Min °F 64.4 63.8 62.3 58.7 52.3 47.9 47.4 52.1 59.4 64.7 65.5 64.9
Max °F 73.2 72.9 72.5 70.3 65.7 61.9 61.5 66.2 73.2 77.4 76.5 73.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Kafue average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Kafue average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Kafue in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.7 27.1 27.4 26.8 25.7 24.1 23 22.5 22.8 23.9 25.2 26.2
°F 80 80.8 81.4 80.3 78.2 75.4 73.3 72.5 73 74.9 77.4 79.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Kafue average winspeed by month (km/h) Kafue average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Kafue (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 8 6
mph 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 4

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Kafue relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Kafue
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
79% 79% 75% 69% 62% 59% 55% 48% 43% 45% 54% 73%

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Kafue weather stats

Kafue weather statistics
Hottest month: October 31.9°C 89.4°F
Driest month: June 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: August 10.4hrs
Coldest month: July 23.9°C 75°F
Wettest month: January 201mm 7.9ins
Warmest sea: March 27.4°C 81.3°F
Map showing location of Kafue (-15.76911, 28.18136) Kafue map pin © Google

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