Chiengi weather in July

In July, Chiengi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of July to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Chiengi's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chiengi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:23 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover: 21%; 1st clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.0; out of 10

Chiengi is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Chiengi reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	15
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	28	16
13	28	16
14	28	16
15	28	16
16	28	16
17	28	16
18	28	16
19	28	16
20	28	16
21	28	16
22	29	16
23	29	16
24	29	16
25	29	16
26	29	16
27	29	16
28	29	16
29	29	16
30	29	16
31	29	16

Chiengi weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 19°	215	23.6	12.4	4.2
Feb	28° / 19°	180	20.5	12.3	4.3
Mar	28° / 19°	242	24.9	12.1	4.1
Apr	28° / 19°	115	14.7	11.8	5.3
May	29° / 18°	10	2	11.6	6.8
Jun	28° / 16°	0	0	11.5	7.7
Jul	28° / 16°	0	0	11.5	8.0
Aug	30° / 17°	1	0.1	11.7	6.4
Sep	32° / 19°	10	2.4	11.9	5.0
Oct	31° / 20°	74	12.9	12.2	4.2
Nov	28° / 19°	205	22.6	12.4	3.9
Dec	27° / 19°	266	26.6	12.5	3.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	86	86	87	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89
Cloudier (%)	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Chiengi gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
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22	8	calm
23	8	calm
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25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of July to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:58 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21
Sunset (PM)	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:22	5:52
2	11.5	6:22	5:52
3	11.5	6:22	5:52
4	11.5	6:22	5:52
5	11.5	6:22	5:53
6	11.5	6:22	5:53
7	11.5	6:22	5:53
8	11.5	6:22	5:53
9	11.5	6:23	5:54
10	11.5	6:23	5:54
11	11.5	6:23	5:54
12	11.5	6:23	5:54
13	11.5	6:23	5:55
14	11.5	6:23	5:55
15	11.5	6:23	5:55
16	11.5	6:23	5:55
17	11.5	6:23	5:55
18	11.5	6:23	5:56
19	11.6	6:23	5:56
20	11.6	6:23	5:56
21	11.6	6:23	5:56
22	11.6	6:22	5:56
23	11.6	6:22	5:57
24	11.6	6:22	5:57
25	11.6	6:22	5:57
26	11.6	6:22	5:57
27	11.6	6:22	5:57
28	11.6	6:22	5:57
29	11.6	6:22	5:58
30	11.6	6:21	5:58
31	11.6	6:21	5:58

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 5.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.0	Intense
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Chiengi

In seasonPeak

None of Chiengi's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Chiengi's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Chiengi?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

9.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Chiengi for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Chiengi in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Chiengi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chiengi in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chiengi peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	16	14	10	10	10	9	12	13	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Chiengi in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Chiengi is worst in August — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.8× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	12	9	7	7	15	46	80	63	28	14	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	9	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	7	Good
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	46	Poor
Aug	80	Unhealthy
Sep	63	Unhealthy
Oct	28	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Chiengi?

Chiengi sits at 8.7°S, 29.2°E, 993 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Pweto, 36 km away.

Topography around Chiengi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chiengi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chiengi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m around an average of 985 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,011 m.

The land around Chiengi is covered by water (26%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (33%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

260 m

water 26%

16 km

471 m

trees 33%

80 km

1,011 m

trees 49%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← June Chiengi year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Pweto 36 km · Kaputa 59 km · Nchelenge 89 km · Kawambwa 126 km · Pepa 127 km · Mporokoso 132 km · Mwansabombwe 136 km · Kituku 166 km

Zambia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 30% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,318; 2025
Happiness: 4.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 5.2; per 100k, 2015
Road deaths: 20.5; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 573
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Chiengi (-8.6604°, 29.1614°, elevation 993 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	15
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	28	16
13	28	16
14	28	16
15	28	16
16	28	16
17	28	16
18	28	16
19	28	16
20	28	16
21	28	16
22	29	16
23	29	16
24	29	16
25	29	16
26	29	16
27	29	16
28	29	16
29	29	16
30	29	16
31	29	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	15
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	28	16
13	28	16
14	28	16
15	28	16
16	28	16
17	28	16
18	28	16
19	28	16
20	28	16
21	28	16
22	29	16
23	29	16
24	29	16
25	29	16
26	29	16
27	29	16
28	29	16
29	29	16
30	29	16
31	29	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	15
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	28	16
13	28	16
14	28	16
15	28	16
16	28	16
17	28	16
18	28	16
19	28	16
20	28	16
21	28	16
22	29	16
23	29	16
24	29	16
25	29	16
26	29	16
27	29	16
28	29	16
29	29	16
30	29	16
31	29	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3