Kasama weather in July

In July, Kasama sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 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 66% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of July to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kasama's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kasama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
12°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:17 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Kasama is District in Northern province of Zambia.

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

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 Kasama reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than August.

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Kasama 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°28628.912.53.6
Feb26° / 17°2272412.33.9
Mar26° / 17°21626.412.14.1
Apr26° / 16°8514.311.85.9
May26° / 14°81.711.58.2
Jun25° / 12°0011.48.9
Jul25° / 12°0011.59.0
Aug28° / 13°10.111.78.3
Sep30° / 16°20.511.96.4
Oct31° / 18°183.712.25.0
Nov30° / 18°12315.112.54.3
Dec27° / 18°26726.212.63.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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

Any precipitation

Kasama 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.

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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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Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 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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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of July to 11 h 30 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 6:16 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:165:41
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Kasama

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon
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Is July a good time to visit Kasama?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kasama in July

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kasama 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 Kasama peaks around February 16 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 17Jun 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kasama 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 Kasama is worst in September — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.7× the cleanest month (May, 6 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1660 µg/m³May 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul12Good
Aug29Moderate
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct31Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kasama?

Kasama sits at 10.2°S, 31.2°E, 1,394 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Chinsali, 105 km away.

ChinsaliLuwinguMporokosoMbalaIsokaMpulunguMpikaNakonde

Topography around Kasama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kasama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 1,365 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 563 m.

The land around Kasama is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (43%), shrubs (21%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

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125 m
16 km
233 m
80 km
563 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
July weather nearby: Chinsali 105 km · Luwingu 137 km · Mporokoso 149 km · Mbala 154 km · Isoka 159 km · Mpulungu 161 km · Mpika 183 km · Nakonde 197 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 Kasama (-10.2129°, 31.1808°, elevation 1,394 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).