Mpulungu monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Mpulungu average temperature chart (Celsius) Mpulungu average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Mpulungu (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.4 28.9 29.3 29.6 29.5 28.8 28.7 30.2 32 32.5 30.5 28.6
°F 83.2 84 84.8 85.2 85.1 83.8 83.7 86.3 89.5 90.6 86.9 83.5

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.

Mpulungu monthly rainfall chart (mm) Mpulungu monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Mpulungu (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 258 232 224 109 15 1 0 0 3 22 122 244
inches 10.1 9.1 8.8 4.3 0.6 0 0 0 0.1 0.9 4.8 9.6
Rainy days 18 16 18 12 2 0 0 0 0 3 12 19

Average annual rainfall in Mpulungu: 1250.533mm (492.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Mpulungu average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Mpulungu
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.4 5.8 6.6 8.2 10.2 10.8 10.8 10.7 9.9 8.6 7.4 5.7

Day / night temperatures

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

Mpulungu average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Mpulungu average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Mpulungu (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 19.6 19.7 19.9 19.4 17.2 14.7 14.4 15.9 18.3 20 20.1 19.8
Max °C 28.7 29.1 29.6 29.8 29.8 29.1 29.1 30.5 32.3 32.9 30.8 28.9
Min °F 67.2 67.5 67.7 66.9 63 58.5 57.8 60.6 64.9 67.9 68.1 67.6
Max °F 75.4 75.9 76.5 76.3 74.3 71.4 71.1 73.8 77.5 79.5 77.7 75.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Mpulungu average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Mpulungu average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Mpulungu in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.3 28.8 29.3 28.9 27.6 26 24.7 24.3 24.7 25.9 27.3 28.1
°F 82.9 83.8 84.8 84 81.7 78.8 76.4 75.7 76.5 78.6 81.1 82.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Mpulungu average winspeed by month (km/h) Mpulungu average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Mpulungu (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 5 5 5 7 8 9 9 10 9 9 7 5
mph 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 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.

Mpulungu relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Mpulungu
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
80% 80% 79% 77% 71% 65% 60% 56% 51% 54% 66% 78%

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Mpulungu weather stats

Mpulungu weather statistics
Hottest month: October 32.5°C 90.5°F
Driest month: July 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: June 10.8hrs
Coldest month: July 28.7°C 83.7°F
Wettest month: January 258mm 10.2ins
Warmest sea: March 29.3°C 84.7°F
Map showing location of Mpulungu (-8.76234, 31.11405) Mpulungu map pin © Google

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