Zambezi monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Zambezi average temperature chart (Celsius) Zambezi average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Zambezi (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.5 28.6 29.1 29.3 28.2 26.6 26.9 29.6 33 32.8 30.2 28.5
°F 83.3 83.5 84.3 84.7 82.8 79.8 80.4 85.3 91.4 91 86.3 83.4

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.

Zambezi monthly rainfall chart (mm) Zambezi monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Zambezi (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 227 209 158 33 3 1 0 0 7 41 143 212
inches 8.9 8.2 6.2 1.3 0.1 0 0 0 0.3 1.6 5.6 8.3
Rainy days 22 19 17 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 16 20

Average annual rainfall in Zambezi: 1042.8mm (410.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Zambezi average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Zambezi
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.9 5.9 6.7 9 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.4 9.6 8.5 6.7 5.8

Day / night temperatures

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

Zambezi average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Zambezi average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Zambezi (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 17.5 17.8 17.3 15 11 7.4 7.3 10.1 14.6 16.9 17.3 17.6
Max °C 28.8 28.9 29.4 29.6 28.7 27.1 27.4 30.1 33.5 33.2 30.5 28.8
Min °F 63.4 64 63.1 59 51.7 45.2 45.1 50.2 58.2 62.3 63.1 63.7
Max °F 73.6 73.9 73.9 72.1 67.6 63 63.1 68.2 75.2 77 75 73.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Zambezi average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Zambezi average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Zambezi in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.8 27.5 28 27.5 26.2 24.3 22.8 22.2 22.7 24.1 25.7 26.5
°F 80.3 81.5 82.4 81.4 79.2 75.7 73 72 72.8 75.3 78.2 79.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

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

Zambezi relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Zambezi
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
79% 79% 78% 71% 61% 55% 50% 43% 40% 55% 68% 78%

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Zambezi weather stats

Zambezi weather statistics
Hottest month: October 32.8°C 91°F
Driest month: July 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: July 10.4hrs
Coldest month: June 26.6°C 79.9°F
Wettest month: January 227mm 8.9ins
Warmest sea: March 28°C 82.4°F
Map showing location of Zambezi (-13.54323, 23.10466) Zambezi map pin © Google

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