Kitwe monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Kitwe average temperature chart (Celsius) Kitwe average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Kitwe (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.1 27.2 27.6 27.7 26.8 25.3 25.3 27.8 30.8 31.6 29.5 27.3
°F 80.7 81 81.7 81.8 80.3 77.5 77.5 82 87.4 88.9 85.2 81.1

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.

Kitwe monthly rainfall chart (mm) Kitwe monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Kitwe (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 299 249 183 56 5 0 0 0 2 30 145 282
inches 11.8 9.8 7.2 2.2 0.2 0 0 0 0.1 1.2 5.7 11.1
Rainy days 23 19 17 7 1 0 0 0 0 5 14 22

Average annual rainfall in Kitwe: 1266.4mm (498.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Kitwe average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Kitwe
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.2 5.4 6.5 8.6 9.6 9.9 10.3 10.5 10.1 9.3 7.3 5.3

Day / night temperatures

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

Kitwe average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Kitwe average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Kitwe (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 16.9 16.9 16.3 13.8 9.2 5.5 5 7.8 11.4 14.8 16.6 17.1
Max °C 27.3 27.5 27.9 28 27.3 25.8 25.8 28.3 31.3 32 29.9 27.6
Min °F 62.4 62.4 61.3 56.8 48.5 41.8 41 46 52.4 58.6 61.8 62.7
Max °F 71.8 72 71.8 69.6 64.8 60.1 59.7 64.4 70.3 74.1 73.8 72.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Kitwe average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Kitwe average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Kitwe in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.7 28.3 28.8 28.3 27.1 25.3 23.9 23.4 23.8 25.1 26.6 27.4
°F 81.9 82.9 83.8 82.9 80.7 77.5 75 74.2 74.9 77.2 79.9 81.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Kitwe average winspeed by month (km/h) Kitwe average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Kitwe (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 6 5 4
mph 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3

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.

Kitwe relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Kitwe
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
81% 82% 79% 73% 66% 61% 56% 48% 42% 47% 65% 80%

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Kitwe weather stats

Kitwe weather statistics
Hottest month: October 31.6°C 88.9°F
Driest month: July 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: August 10.5hrs
Coldest month: July 25.3°C 77.5°F
Wettest month: January 299mm 11.8ins
Warmest sea: March 28.8°C 83.8°F
Map showing location of Kitwe (-12.80243, 28.21323) Kitwe map pin © Google

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