Chipata weather in August

In August, Chipata sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Chipata's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chipata's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:07 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover: 29%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.8; out of 10

Chipata is city.

Founded: 1899

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Chipata reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

	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)	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Chipata weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 19°	279	27.4	12.7	3.8
Feb	26° / 18°	219	22.7	12.5	4.2
Mar	26° / 18°	166	21.6	12.1	4.8
Apr	26° / 16°	35	7.3	11.7	7.2
May	25° / 14°	5	1.2	11.4	8.7
Jun	24° / 12°	1	0.1	11.2	9.1
Jul	23° / 11°	1	0.2	11.3	9.0
Aug	26° / 13°	1	0.2	11.5	8.8
Sep	29° / 16°	2	0.4	11.9	7.5
Oct	31° / 19°	18	3.4	12.3	5.7
Nov	30° / 20°	78	12	12.6	4.6
Dec	27° / 19°	240	25.2	12.8	4.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	90
Cloudier (%)	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	86	14
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	90	10

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chipata gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 99% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
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	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:41 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)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	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	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58
Sunset (PM)	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:14	5:37
2	11.4	6:13	5:37
3	11.4	6:13	5:38
4	11.4	6:13	5:38
5	11.4	6:12	5:38
6	11.4	6:12	5:38
7	11.4	6:12	5:38
8	11.5	6:11	5:39
9	11.5	6:11	5:39
10	11.5	6:10	5:39
11	11.5	6:10	5:39
12	11.5	6:09	5:39
13	11.5	6:09	5:39
14	11.5	6:08	5:40
15	11.5	6:08	5:40
16	11.5	6:07	5:40
17	11.6	6:07	5:40
18	11.6	6:06	5:40
19	11.6	6:06	5:40
20	11.6	6:05	5:40
21	11.6	6:04	5:40
22	11.6	6:04	5:40
23	11.6	6:03	5:41
24	11.6	6:02	5:41
25	11.6	6:02	5:41
26	11.7	6:01	5:41
27	11.7	6:01	5:41
28	11.7	6:00	5:41
29	11.7	5:59	5:41
30	11.7	5:59	5:41
31	11.7	5:58	5:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.68 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)	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Chipata

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Chipata?

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

8.8

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.3

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chipata in August

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

In August, Chipata sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Chipata in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chipata peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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)	16	15	15	13	10	9	9	11	11	12	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Chipata in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Chipata is worst in August — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 11 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	14	15	15	16	18	21	26	24	19	13	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Chipata?

Chipata sits at 13.6°S, 32.6°E, 1,147 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Mchinji, 31 km away.

Topography around Chipata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chipata has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m around an average of 1,209 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 735 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,173 m.

The land around Chipata is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), shrubs (28%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (24%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), trees (25%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

498 m

artificial surfaces 34%

16 km

735 m

cropland 34%

80 km

1,173 m

cropland 38%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← July Chipata year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Mchinji 31 km · Katete 77 km · Kasungu 112 km · Sinda 115 km · Mponela 118 km · Lilongwe 128 km · Petauke 159 km · Lundazi 160 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 Chipata (-13.6333°, 32.65°, elevation 1,147 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	24	12
2	24	12
3	24	12
4	25	12
5	25	12
6	25	13
7	25	13
8	25	13
9	25	13
10	25	13
11	25	13
12	25	13
13	25	13
14	26	13
15	26	13
16	26	13
17	26	13
18	26	13
19	26	13
20	26	13
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	14
24	27	14
25	27	14
26	27	14
27	27	14
28	27	14
29	27	14
30	27	14
31	27	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	86	14
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
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	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	86	14
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
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	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	86	14
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
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	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2