Kaoma weather in July

In July, Kaoma sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of July to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kaoma's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaoma's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:50 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 13%; 1st clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.4; out of 10

Kaoma is city in Zambia.

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

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical July day in Kaoma 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 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

	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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27
Avg low (°C)	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	13	13	13

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

How July really feels in Kaoma

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Kaoma weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-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	27° / 19°	228	24.3	12.8	4.1
Feb	27° / 19°	184	21.2	12.5	4.3
Mar	28° / 18°	122	17.2	12.1	5.3
Apr	28° / 17°	21	3.7	11.7	7.5
May	27° / 15°	1	0.3	11.3	8.6
Jun	25° / 13°	0	0	11.1	9.3
Jul	25° / 12°	0	0	11.2	9.4
Aug	29° / 15°	0	0	11.5	7.8
Sep	32° / 19°	2	0.6	11.9	5.3
Oct	33° / 21°	18	4.4	12.3	4.1
Nov	30° / 20°	118	17.1	12.7	4.0
Dec	28° / 19°	210	24.6	12.9	4.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%.

	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 (%)	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95
Cloudier (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	95	5

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kaoma 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
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 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.

	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 July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, 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	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	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	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of July to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:07 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)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:50	5:58
2	11.1	6:50	5:58
3	11.1	6:50	5:59
4	11.1	6:50	5:59
5	11.1	6:50	5:59
6	11.2	6:51	6:00
7	11.2	6:51	6:00
8	11.2	6:51	6:00
9	11.2	6:51	6:00
10	11.2	6:51	6:01
11	11.2	6:51	6:01
12	11.2	6:51	6:01
13	11.2	6:51	6:02
14	11.2	6:50	6:02
15	11.2	6:50	6:02
16	11.2	6:50	6:02
17	11.2	6:50	6:03
18	11.2	6:50	6:03
19	11.2	6:50	6:03
20	11.2	6:50	6:04
21	11.2	6:50	6:04
22	11.2	6:49	6:04
23	11.3	6:49	6:05
24	11.3	6:49	6:05
25	11.3	6:49	6:05
26	11.3	6:49	6:05
27	11.3	6:48	6:06
28	11.3	6:48	6:06
29	11.3	6:48	6:06
30	11.3	6:47	6:06
31	11.3	6:47	6:07

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 5.34 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	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	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	5.6	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	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Kaoma

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Kaoma?

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

9.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kaoma in July

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kaoma in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kaoma peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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	14	12	10	9	9	10	12	11	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Kaoma 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 Kaoma is worst in September — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.0× the cleanest month (April, 6 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	7	6	12	24	28	33	34	19	9	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	12	Good
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	33	Moderate
Sep	34	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kaoma?

Kaoma sits at 14.8°S, 24.8°E, 1,126 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Kabompo, 147 km away.

Topography around Kaoma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaoma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 1,142 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Kaoma is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (35%), grassland (35%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km

62 m

grassland 50%

16 km

91 m

trees 35%

80 km

182 m

trees 72%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland

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

July weather nearby: Kabompo 147 km · Manyinga 160 km · Itezhi-Tezhi 170 km · Lukulu 174 km · Mufumbwe 184 km · Kasempa 185 km · Mongu 187 km · Namwala 206 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 Kaoma (-14.7833°, 24.8°, elevation 1,126 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	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	12
6	25	12
7	25	12
8	25	12
9	25	12
10	25	12
11	25	12
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	12
16	25	12
17	25	12
18	25	12
19	25	12
20	25	12
21	26	12
22	26	12
23	26	12
24	26	13
25	26	13
26	26	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	27	13
31	27	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	95	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	95	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	95	5

	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