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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Chililabombwe Zambia

In Chililabombwe, the wet season is overcast, the dry season is mostly clear, and it is warm year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 47°F to 92°F and is rarely below 43°F or above 97°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Chililabombwe for hot-weather activities is from early September to late October.

Climate in Chililabombwe

warmhotwarmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow89%89%13%13%clearovercastprecipitation: 9.9 inprecipitation: 9.9 in0.0 in0.0 inmuggy: 41%muggy: 41%0%0%drydrybeach/pool score: 7.4beach/pool score: 7.43.13.1
Chililabombwe weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 1.9 months, from September 10 to November 7, with an average daily high temperature above 89°F. The hottest month of the year in Chililabombwe is October, with an average high of 92°F and low of 64°F.

The cool season lasts for 7.3 months, from December 17 to July 27, with an average daily high temperature below 79°F. The coldest month of the year in Chililabombwe is June, with an average low of 48°F and high of 76°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Chililabombwe

Average High and Low Temperature in ChililabombwehotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 276°FJul 276°FOct 992°FOct 992°F47°F47°F64°F64°FSep 1089°FSep 1089°FNov 789°FNov 789°FDec 1779°FDec 1779°F57°F57°F65°F65°F63°F63°F49°F49°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 77°F77°F78°F78°F77°F76°F77°F83°F90°F92°F87°F79°F
Temp. 69°F69°F69°F67°F64°F61°F61°F66°F74°F78°F75°F71°F
Low 63°F62°F62°F58°F53°F48°F48°F52°F59°F64°F65°F63°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Chililabombwe

Average Hourly Temperature in ChililabombweJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoldcoolcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmhotcomfortablecold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
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In Chililabombwe, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Chililabombwe begins around April 9 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around October 17.

The clearest month of the year in Chililabombwe is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 87% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 17 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around April 9.

The cloudiest month of the year in Chililabombwe is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 87% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Chililabombwe

Cloud Cover Categories in ChililabombweclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jun 2589%Jun 2589%Jan 913%Jan 913%Apr 950%Apr 950%Oct 1751%Oct 1751%NowNowclearovercastpartly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 87%82%69%46%26%14%13%17%25%49%71%84%
Clearer 13%18%31%54%74%86%87%83%75%51%29%16%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Chililabombwe varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.6 months, from November 12 to March 31, with a greater than 41% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Chililabombwe is January, with an average of 25.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.4 months, from March 31 to November 12. The month with the fewest wet days in Chililabombwe is June, with an average of 0.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Chililabombwe is January, with an average of 25.0 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 83% on January 16.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Chililabombwe

Daily Chance of Precipitation in ChililabombwewetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 1683%Jan 1683%Jun 180%Jun 180%Nov 1241%Nov 1241%Mar 3141%Mar 3141%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 25.0d22.3d18.9d5.9d0.7d0.0d0.1d0.1d0.6d4.1d14.0d23.5d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Chililabombwe experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.9 months, from October 5 to May 1, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Chililabombwe is January, with an average rainfall of 9.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.1 months, from May 1 to October 5. The month with the least rain in Chililabombwe is July, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Chililabombwe

Average Monthly Rainfall in ChililabombwerainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 inJan 269.9 inJan 269.9 inJul 20.0 inJul 20.0 inOct 50.5 inOct 50.5 inMay 10.5 inMay 10.5 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 9.7″9.3″5.8″1.6″0.2″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″1.0″4.4″9.5″

The length of the day in Chililabombwe does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 51 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 11 hours, 24 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 51 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Chililabombwe

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in ChililabombweJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 51 minDec 2112 hr, 51 minDec 2112 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2011 hr, 24 minJun 2011 hr, 24 minJun 20daydaynightNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 12.8h12.5h12.2h11.8h11.5h11.4h11.5h11.7h12.0h12.4h12.7h12.8h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:32 AM on November 20, and the latest sunrise is 58 minutes later at 6:30 AM on July 11. The earliest sunset is at 5:49 PM on May 31, and the latest sunset is 52 minutes later at 6:41 PM on January 24.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Chililabombwe during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Chililabombwe

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in ChililabombweJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 205:32 AMNov 205:32 AM6:41 PMJan 246:41 PMJan 24May 315:49 PMMay 315:49 PM6:30 AMJul 116:30 AMJul 11daySolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Chililabombwe

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in ChililabombweJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060607070000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060607070808054NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Chililabombwe

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Chililabombwe experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from November 17 to April 16, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 10% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Chililabombwe is March, with 11.5 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Chililabombwe is June, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Chililabombwe

Humidity Comfort Levels in ChililabombwemuggymuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 150%Jul 150%Mar 1041%Mar 1041%Nov 1710%Nov 1710%Apr 1610%Apr 1610%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 10.5d10.9d11.5d3.6d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.4d3.0d8.8d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Chililabombwe experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.3 months, from June 1 to November 11, with average wind speeds of more than 7.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Chililabombwe is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.7 months, from November 11 to June 1. The calmest month of the year in Chililabombwe is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Chililabombwe

Average Wind Speed in ChililabombwewindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphSep 1310.4 mphSep 1310.4 mphFeb 215.3 mphFeb 215.3 mphJun 17.8 mphJun 17.8 mphNov 117.8 mphNov 117.8 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 5.45.46.17.57.88.29.09.710.39.77.45.7

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Chililabombwe varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 3.9 weeks, from January 15 to February 11, with a peak percentage of 34% on February 2. The wind is most often from the east for 11 months, from February 11 to January 15, with a peak percentage of 37% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Chililabombwe

Wind Direction in ChililabombweEWEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Chililabombwe throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Chililabombwe for general outdoor tourist activities is from late April to mid September, with a peak score in the third week of August.

Tourism Score in Chililabombwe

Tourism Score in Chililabombwebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.28.24.14.17.97.9NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Chililabombwe for hot-weather activities is from early September to late October, with a peak score in the last week of September.

Beach/Pool Score in Chililabombwe

Beach/Pool Score in Chililabombwebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.47.43.13.14.84.83.83.8NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Chililabombwe are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Chililabombwe

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in ChililabombweJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotswelteringvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Chililabombwe

Growing Degree Days in ChililabombweJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°F7,000°F7,000°FJul 990°FJul 990°FSep 2900°FSep 2900°FOct 101,800°FOct 101,800°FJun 306,775°FJun 306,775°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.1 months, from August 29 to November 3, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Chililabombwe is October, with an average of 7.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from December 9 to February 27, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Chililabombwe is January, with an average of 5.1 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Chililabombwe

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in ChililabombwebrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhOct 37.2 kWhOct 37.2 kWhJan 185.1 kWhJan 185.1 kWhDec 95.5 kWhDec 95.5 kWhFeb 275.5 kWhFeb 275.5 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.15.35.96.46.15.86.06.57.17.26.45.4

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Chililabombwe are -12.365 deg latitude, 27.823 deg longitude, and 4,318 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Chililabombwe contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 459 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,307 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (761 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,877 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Chililabombwe is covered by grassland (55%), artificial surfaces (27%), and trees (10%), within 10 miles by trees (52%) and shrubs (18%), and within 50 miles by trees (71%) and shrubs (20%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Chililabombwe, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Chililabombwe is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Chililabombwe, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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