Kansanshi weather in August

In August, Kansanshi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kansanshi's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kansanshi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:31 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
25%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Kansanshi is city in Zambia.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kansanshi reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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Kansanshi weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°32329.312.63.6
Feb25° / 17°26525.512.43.8
Mar26° / 17°24525.812.14.2
Apr26° / 16°6310.411.76.6
May26° / 14°4111.58.4
Jun25° / 12°00.111.39.2
Jul25° / 11°0011.49.3
Aug28° / 14°0011.68.3
Sep30° / 17°41.311.96.2
Oct30° / 18°41712.35.1
Nov27° / 17°18722.612.64.3
Dec25° / 17°3082912.73.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kansanshi gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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.

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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 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 6:37 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:376:04
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 6.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kansanshi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon
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Is August a good time to visit Kansanshi?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kansanshi in August

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

In August, Kansanshi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kansanshi 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 Kansanshi peaks around January 19 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 19UV 16Jun 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kansanshi 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 Kansanshi is worst in August — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.6× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodAug 1584 µg/m³Apr 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May11Good
Jun29Moderate
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep53Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kansanshi?

Kansanshi sits at 12.1°S, 26.4°E, 1,429 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Solwezi, 9.0 km away.

KipushiChisasaLubumbashiLikasiKamboveChililabombwe

Topography around Kansanshi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kansanshi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 1,417 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 508 m.

The land around Kansanshi is covered by bare terrain (58%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
229 m
16 km
415 m
80 km
508 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Solwezi 9.0 km · Manyama 67 km · Kipushi 97 km · Chisasa 101 km · Lubumbashi 124 km · Likasi 128 km · Kambove 137 km · Chililabombwe 155 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 Kansanshi (-12.0951°, 26.4273°, elevation 1,429 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).