Solwezi monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Solwezi average temperature chart (Celsius) Solwezi average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Solwezi (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.2 26.6 26.6 26.7 25.9 24.7 24.9 27.2 30.1 30.5 27.9 26.3
°F 79.1 79.9 79.9 80.1 78.7 76.5 76.9 81 86.2 86.8 82.2 79.3

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.

Solwezi monthly rainfall chart (mm) Solwezi monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Solwezi (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 274 237 231 72 5 0 0 1 4 46 163 266
inches 10.8 9.3 9.1 2.9 0.2 0 0 0 0.1 1.8 6.4 10.5
Rainy days 24 21 19 8 1 0 0 0 1 6 17 24

Average annual rainfall in Solwezi: 1311.967mm (516.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Solwezi average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Solwezi
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 4.8 5 5.9 8.3 9.8 10.3 10.3 10.3 9.6 8.2 6.6 5.2

Day / night temperatures

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

Solwezi average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Solwezi average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Solwezi (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 16.2 16.2 15.7 13.6 9.3 6 5.6 8.1 11.3 14.4 15.8 16.1
Max °C 26.4 26.9 26.9 27.1 26.4 25.2 25.4 27.7 30.6 30.9 28.2 26.5
Min °F 61.2 61.1 60.3 56.4 48.7 42.8 42.1 46.6 52.3 57.8 60.4 61
Max °F 70.3 70.7 70.3 68.5 64 60.1 59.9 64.2 69.6 72.7 71.6 70.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Solwezi average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Solwezi average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Solwezi in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.5 28.1 28.7 28.2 26.9 25 23.6 23.1 23.5 24.9 26.4 27.2
°F 81.6 82.6 83.7 82.7 80.5 77.1 74.5 73.5 74.3 76.8 79.6 81

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

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

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.

Solwezi relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Solwezi
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
79% 78% 77% 72% 66% 60% 55% 49% 43% 52% 65% 78%

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Solwezi weather stats

Solwezi weather statistics
Hottest month: October 30.5°C 86.9°F
Driest month: June 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: June 10.3hrs
Coldest month: July 24.9°C 76.8°F
Wettest month: January 274mm 10.8ins
Warmest sea: March 28.7°C 83.7°F
Map showing location of Solwezi (-12.1688, 26.38938) Solwezi map pin © Google

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