Kalulushi weather in July

In July, Kalulushi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 74% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kalulushi's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalulushi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:34 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover: 22%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.3; out of 10

Kalulushi 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 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kalulushi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Kalulushi weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-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	26° / 18°	273	28	12.7	3.7
Feb	26° / 18°	227	24.3	12.4	3.9
Mar	26° / 17°	172	21.6	12.1	4.8
Apr	26° / 16°	32	6.7	11.7	7.1
May	26° / 14°	3	0.8	11.4	8.5
Jun	25° / 12°	0	0.1	11.3	9.2
Jul	25° / 11°	0	0	11.3	9.3
Aug	27° / 14°	0	0	11.6	8.4
Sep	30° / 17°	1	0.3	11.9	6.3
Oct	32° / 19°	17	3.7	12.3	5.0
Nov	29° / 19°	124	16.5	12.6	4.4
Dec	27° / 18°	253	26.8	12.7	3.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% 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 (%)	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89
Cloudier (%)	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
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

Kalulushi 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
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20	0
21	0
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27	0
28	0
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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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
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19	100
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31	100

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 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 6:33 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:56 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)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	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	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31
Sunset (PM)	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	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	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:33	5:49
2	11.3	6:33	5:49
3	11.3	6:34	5:49
4	11.3	6:34	5:49
5	11.3	6:34	5:50
6	11.3	6:34	5:50
7	11.3	6:34	5:50
8	11.3	6:34	5:50
9	11.3	6:34	5:51
10	11.3	6:34	5:51
11	11.3	6:34	5:51
12	11.3	6:34	5:51
13	11.3	6:34	5:52
14	11.3	6:34	5:52
15	11.3	6:34	5:52
16	11.3	6:34	5:53
17	11.3	6:34	5:53
18	11.3	6:34	5:53
19	11.3	6:34	5:53
20	11.3	6:34	5:54
21	11.3	6:33	5:54
22	11.3	6:33	5:54
23	11.4	6:33	5:54
24	11.4	6:33	5:55
25	11.4	6:33	5:55
26	11.4	6:32	5:55
27	11.4	6:32	5:55
28	11.4	6:32	5:56
29	11.4	6:32	5:56
30	11.4	6:31	5:56
31	11.4	6:31	5:56

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 5.36 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	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6
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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
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23	5.5	Bright
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25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Kalulushi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon

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Is July a good time to visit Kalulushi?

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

9.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.1

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kalulushi in July

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

In July, Kalulushi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kalulushi 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 Kalulushi peaks around January 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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	10	11	12	12	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	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	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Kalulushi 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 Kalulushi is worst in August — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (May, 15 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)	16	18	17	15	15	25	56	72	51	35	21	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	56	Unhealthy
Aug	72	Unhealthy
Sep	51	Poor
Oct	35	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Kalulushi?

Kalulushi sits at 12.8°S, 28.1°E, 1,304 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Kitwe, 14 km away.

Topography around Kalulushi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalulushi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 1,292 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m.

The land around Kalulushi is covered by artificial surfaces (28%), trees (27%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (35%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

artificial surfaces 28%

16 km

152 m

grassland 35%

80 km

469 m

trees 58%

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

July weather nearby: Kitwe 14 km · Chambishi 24 km · Mufulira 36 km · Chingola 42 km · Luanshya 48 km · Mokambo 54 km · Ndola 60 km · Chililabombwe 61 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 Kalulushi (-12.8415°, 28.0948°, elevation 1,304 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	11
2	24	11
3	24	11
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21	25	11
22	25	12
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24	25	12
25	25	12
26	25	12
27	25	12
28	25	12
29	26	12
30	26	12
31	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
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 (%)
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	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
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11	100
12	100
13	100
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	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	11
2	24	11
3	24	11
4	24	11
5	24	11
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	11
10	24	11
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15	24	11
16	24	11
17	25	11
18	25	11
19	25	11
20	25	11
21	25	11
22	25	12
23	25	12
24	25	12
25	25	12
26	25	12
27	25	12
28	25	12
29	26	12
30	26	12
31	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	89	11
25	89	11
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28	89	11
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	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
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	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
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	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	11
2	24	11
3	24	11
4	24	11
5	24	11
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	11
10	24	11
11	24	11
12	24	11
13	24	11
14	24	11
15	24	11
16	24	11
17	25	11
18	25	11
19	25	11
20	25	11
21	25	11
22	25	12
23	25	12
24	25	12
25	25	12
26	25	12
27	25	12
28	25	12
29	26	12
30	26	12
31	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
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 (%)
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