Choma weather in August

In August, Choma sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Choma's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Choma's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:33 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 14%; 1st clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.4; out of 10

Choma is human settlement in Zambia.

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 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Choma reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 4°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)	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

Choma weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 18°	222	24.3	12.9	4.3
Feb	26° / 18°	175	21.1	12.6	4.5
Mar	26° / 17°	125	17.6	12.1	5.5
Apr	25° / 15°	30	6.8	11.6	7.6
May	24° / 12°	4	1	11.2	9.1
Jun	22° / 10°	1	0.3	11	8.9
Jul	22° / 9°	1	0.4	11.1	8.9
Aug	25° / 12°	0	0	11.4	9.4
Sep	29° / 15°	2	0.4	11.9	7.8
Oct	30° / 18°	15	3.2	12.4	6.0
Nov	29° / 19°	96	13.8	12.8	5.0
Dec	27° / 18°	199	22.8	13	4.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%. 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 (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96
Cloudier (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	96	4
31	96	4

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Choma gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in August, 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.

	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 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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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 12 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	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	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	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
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	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:02 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)	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	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	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:23
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	6:41	5:55
2	11.3	6:41	5:56
3	11.3	6:40	5:56
4	11.3	6:40	5:56
5	11.3	6:39	5:56
6	11.3	6:39	5:57
7	11.3	6:38	5:57
8	11.3	6:38	5:57
9	11.3	6:37	5:57
10	11.3	6:37	5:58
11	11.4	6:36	5:58
12	11.4	6:36	5:58
13	11.4	6:35	5:58
14	11.4	6:34	5:59
15	11.4	6:34	5:59
16	11.4	6:33	5:59
17	11.4	6:33	5:59
18	11.5	6:32	5:59
19	11.5	6:31	6:00
20	11.5	6:31	6:00
21	11.5	6:30	6:00
22	11.5	6:29	6:00
23	11.5	6:29	6:00
24	11.5	6:28	6:01
25	11.6	6:27	6:01
26	11.6	6:26	6:01
27	11.6	6:26	6:01
28	11.6	6:25	6:01
29	11.6	6:24	6:01
30	11.6	6:23	6:02
31	11.7	6:23	6:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.87 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)	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4
Level	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	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Choma

In seasonPeak

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

Choma's monsoon runs December–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 August a good time to visit Choma?

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

9.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Choma in August

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

In August, Choma sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Choma in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Choma peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (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)	17	15	14	11	10	8	8	10	11	12	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Choma 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 Choma is worst in September — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (December, 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)	8	8	8	7	8	8	11	18	24	19	10	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Choma?

Choma sits at 16.8°S, 27.0°E, 1,317 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Kalomo, 59 km away.

Topography around Choma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Choma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 1,304 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m.

The land around Choma is covered by grassland (40%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%), trees (24%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

65 m

grassland 40%

16 km

190 m

grassland 43%

80 km

906 m

grassland 29%

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

August weather nearby: Kalomo 59 km · Maamba 64 km · Sinazongwe 71 km · Monze 79 km · Namwala 131 km · Mazabuka 133 km · Itezhi-Tezhi 156 km · Livingstone 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 Choma (-16.8089°, 26.9875°, elevation 1,317 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	23	10
2	23	10
3	23	10
4	24	10
5	24	11
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	11
10	24	11
11	24	11
12	25	11
13	25	11
14	25	11
15	25	12
16	25	12
17	25	12
18	25	12
19	25	12
20	26	12
21	26	12
22	26	12
23	26	12
24	26	13
25	26	13
26	26	13
27	26	13
28	27	13
29	27	13
30	27	13
31	27	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	96	4
31	96	4

	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 (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	96	4
31	96	4

	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 (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	96	4
31	96	4

	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 (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100