Monze weather in August

In August, Monze sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Monze's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monze's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
13°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:31 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
14%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.1
out of 10

Monze is town 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 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Monze reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 4°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Monze

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Monze 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°23624.912.94.1
Feb27° / 19°17121.112.54.4
Mar27° / 18°12417.912.15.4
Apr26° / 16°306.111.67.5
May25° / 13°30.611.38.9
Jun23° / 11°10.111.19.2
Jul23° / 11°10.211.19.2
Aug26° / 13°0011.59.1
Sep30° / 17°10.211.96.8
Oct32° / 20°153.212.45.0
Nov30° / 20°9113.912.84.3
Dec28° / 19°21123.6134.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Monze 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.

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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 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:385:54
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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 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Monze

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon
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Sep
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Is August a good time to visit Monze?

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

9.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Monze in August

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

In August, Monze sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Monze 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 Monze peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 19UV 16Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Monze 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 Monze is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1628 µg/m³Dec 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Monze?

Monze sits at 16.3°S, 27.5°E, 1,131 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Mazabuka, 55 km away.

ChomaKafueNampundweSinazongweChilanga TownshipNamalombweNamwala

Topography around Monze

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monze has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 1,118 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,042 m.

The land around Monze is covered by grassland (44%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (26%), trees (23%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

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53 m
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80 km
1,042 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Mazabuka 55 km · Choma 79 km · Kafue 94 km · Nampundwe 97 km · Sinazongwe 110 km · Chilanga Township 115 km · Namalombwe 124 km · Namwala 125 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 Monze (-16.2715°, 27.4772°, elevation 1,131 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).