Chinsali weather in July

In July, Chinsali sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of July to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Chinsali's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chinsali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
13°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:14 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
26%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.1
out of 10

Chinsali is city in Muchinga Province, Zambia.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Chinsali reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than August.

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How July really feels in Chinsali

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Chinsali weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°20526.412.53.9
Feb26° / 18°15422.612.34.1
Mar26° / 18°13224.112.14.3
Apr26° / 17°4711.111.86.4
May26° / 15°51.211.58.3
Jun25° / 13°0011.49.0
Jul25° / 13°0011.49.1
Aug27° / 14°0011.78.4
Sep30° / 16°10.111.96.5
Oct32° / 19°92.212.25.0
Nov31° / 19°6811.412.54.3
Dec28° / 19°17023.712.64.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Chinsali gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in July, the driest month. 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.

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Humidity in July

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of July to 11 h 30 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 6:13 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Chinsali

In seasonPeak

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

Chinsali's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Is July a good time to visit Chinsali?

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

9.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chinsali in July

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

In July, Chinsali sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chinsali 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 Chinsali peaks around February 16 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 17Jun 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Chinsali 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 Chinsali is worst in September — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 9.2× the cleanest month (May, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 2153 µg/m³May 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May6Good
Jun8Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep54Poor
Oct49Poor
Nov18Moderate
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chinsali?

Chinsali sits at 10.5°S, 32.1°E, 1,286 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Isoka, 74 km away.

IsokaKasamaNakondeTundumaMpikaChitipaVwawaMlowo

Topography around Chinsali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chinsali has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 1,289 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,099 m.

The land around Chinsali is covered by cropland (36%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), trees (25%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

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155 m
16 km
218 m
80 km
1,099 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
July weather nearby: Isoka 74 km · Kasama 105 km · Nakonde 152 km · Tunduma 157 km · Mpika 159 km · Chitipa 160 km · Vwawa 185 km · Mlowo 198 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
Protestant 75%Roman Catholic 20%other 3%none 2%

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 Chinsali (-10.5414°, 32.0816°, elevation 1,286 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).