Mkushi monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Mkushi average temperature chart (Celsius) Mkushi average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Mkushi (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.1 26.4 26.7 26.3 25 23.4 23.3 25.6 29.1 30.6 29 26.5
°F 79 79.5 80 79.3 77 74.2 74 78.1 84.3 87.1 84.3 79.6

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.

Mkushi monthly rainfall chart (mm) Mkushi monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Mkushi (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 269 237 149 38 5 4 0 1 2 21 116 265
inches 10.6 9.3 5.9 1.5 0.2 0.1 0 0 0.1 0.8 4.6 10.4
Rainy days 21 19 14 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 12 21

Average annual rainfall in Mkushi: 1123.734mm (442.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Mkushi average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Mkushi
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.4 5.6 6.8 8.5 9.5 9.7 10 10.3 10 9.3 7.6 5.5

Day / night temperatures

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

Mkushi average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Mkushi average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Mkushi (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 16.7 16.6 16.1 14.2 11.1 8.8 8.1 10 13.2 15.7 16.7 16.7
Max °C 26.4 26.6 27 26.6 25.4 23.8 23.7 26 29.5 31 29.4 26.7
Min °F 62 61.9 60.9 57.6 51.9 47.8 46.6 50 55.7 60.2 62 62.1
Max °F 70.7 70.9 70.7 68.7 64.8 61.3 60.6 64.4 70.3 73.9 73.4 71.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Mkushi average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Mkushi average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Mkushi in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.6 28 28.5 28 26.8 25.1 23.9 23.4 23.7 24.9 26.3 27.2
°F 81.6 82.5 83.3 82.4 80.3 77.3 74.9 74.1 74.7 76.8 79.4 81

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

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

Mkushi relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Mkushi
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
82% 82% 79% 73% 66% 61% 56% 48% 41% 45% 61% 79%

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Mkushi weather stats

Mkushi weather statistics
Hottest month: October 30.6°C 87.1°F
Driest month: July 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: August 10.3hrs
Coldest month: July 23.3°C 73.9°F
Wettest month: January 269mm 10.6ins
Warmest sea: March 28.5°C 83.3°F
Map showing location of Mkushi (-13.62015, 29.3939) Mkushi map pin © Google

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