Chipata monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Chipata average temperature chart (Celsius) Chipata average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Chipata (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.9 27.1 27.5 27.2 26.2 24.7 24.6 26.4 29.7 31.3 30.5 27.8
°F 80.4 80.7 81.4 80.9 79.2 76.5 76.2 79.6 85.4 88.3 86.9 82.1

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.

Chipata monthly rainfall chart (mm) Chipata monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Chipata (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 252 224 161 52 4 1 0 0 1 15 28 223
inches 9.9 8.8 6.3 2 0.2 0 0 0 0.1 0.6 1.1 8.8
Rainy days 20 17 14 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 19

Average annual rainfall in Chipata: 978.8mm (385.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Chipata average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Chipata
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.4 5.8 7 8.3 9.2 9.2 9 9.5 9.8 9.2 7.7 5.7

Day / night temperatures

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

Chipata average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Chipata average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Chipata (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 17.9 17.7 17.5 16.2 13.7 11.2 11.1 13.3 16.8 19 19 18.4
Max °C 27.1 27.3 27.7 27.5 26.6 25.1 24.9 26.8 30 31.6 30.8 28.1
Min °F 64.2 63.9 63.5 61.1 56.6 52.1 52 55.9 62.2 66.2 66.2 65
Max °F 72.5 72.5 72.7 71.2 68.2 64.6 64.4 68 74.1 77.5 76.8 73.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Chipata average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Chipata average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Chipata in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.9 28.3 28.7 28.3 27.1 25.6 24.4 23.9 24.2 25.3 26.6 27.6
°F 82.2 83 83.7 82.9 80.8 78.1 75.9 75.1 75.6 77.5 80 81.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Chipata average winspeed by month (km/h) Chipata average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Chipata (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 9 7
mph 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 5

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.

Chipata relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Chipata
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
81% 82% 79% 73% 65% 61% 57% 50% 44% 46% 57% 75%

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Chipata weather stats

Chipata weather statistics
Hottest month: October 31.3°C 88.3°F
Driest month: July 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: August 9.5hrs
Coldest month: July 24.6°C 76.3°F
Wettest month: January 252mm 9.9ins
Warmest sea: March 28.7°C 83.7°F
Map showing location of Chipata (-13.63333, 32.65) Chipata map pin © Google

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