Mpulungu weather in July

In July, Mpulungu sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of July to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mpulungu's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mpulungu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:15 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 1st clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.8; out of 10

Mpulungu is human settlement 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mpulungu reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Mpulungu weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 8th-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	25° / 20°	271	27.3	12.5	3.9
Feb	26° / 20°	215	23.5	12.3	4.1
Mar	26° / 20°	227	26.7	12.1	4.0
Apr	27° / 20°	102	15.1	11.8	5.7
May	27° / 19°	10	2.4	11.6	7.9
Jun	27° / 17°	0	0	11.5	8.6
Jul	26° / 17°	0	0	11.5	8.8
Aug	28° / 18°	0	0.1	11.7	8.2
Sep	29° / 20°	3	0.8	11.9	6.7
Oct	29° / 21°	48	8.6	12.2	5.6
Nov	27° / 20°	178	22.2	12.4	4.5
Dec	25° / 20°	267	28	12.5	3.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

	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 (%)	84	84	85	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89
Cloudier (%)	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	90	10
23	89	11
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

Mpulungu 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 99% 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 (%)	97	97	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98
Comfortable (%)	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in July

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

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.

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

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of July to 11 h 36 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 6:14 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:50 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)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13
Sunset (PM)	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:14	5:44
2	11.5	6:14	5:44
3	11.5	6:14	5:44
4	11.5	6:14	5:44
5	11.5	6:15	5:45
6	11.5	6:15	5:45
7	11.5	6:15	5:45
8	11.5	6:15	5:45
9	11.5	6:15	5:46
10	11.5	6:15	5:46
11	11.5	6:15	5:46
12	11.5	6:15	5:46
13	11.5	6:15	5:47
14	11.5	6:15	5:47
15	11.5	6:15	5:47
16	11.5	6:15	5:47
17	11.5	6:15	5:47
18	11.5	6:15	5:48
19	11.5	6:15	5:48
20	11.6	6:15	5:48
21	11.6	6:15	5:48
22	11.6	6:15	5:48
23	11.6	6:15	5:49
24	11.6	6:15	5:49
25	11.6	6:14	5:49
26	11.6	6:14	5:49
27	11.6	6:14	5:49
28	11.6	6:14	5:49
29	11.6	6:14	5:50
30	11.6	6:14	5:50
31	11.6	6:13	5:50

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 5.81 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)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9
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	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Mpulungu

In seasonPeak

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

Mpulungu sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

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

Cyclone

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Mpulungu?

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

8.8

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 Mpulungu for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mpulungu in July

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

In July, Mpulungu sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Mpulungu in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mpulungu peaks around February 17 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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	17	16	14	11	10	11	11	12	13	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Mpulungu 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 Mpulungu is worst in September — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.5× the cleanest month (May, 7 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)	11	11	9	7	7	14	29	51	51	35	13	9
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	7	Good
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	51	Poor
Sep	51	Poor
Oct	35	Poor
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mpulungu?

Mpulungu sits at 8.8°S, 31.1°E, 800 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Mbala, 29 km away.

Topography around Mpulungu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mpulungu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 790 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,008 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,496 m.

The land around Mpulungu is covered by water (43%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

176 m

water 43%

16 km

1,008 m

water 44%

80 km

1,496 m

trees 37%

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

July weather nearby: Mbala 29 km · Matai 68 km · Sumbawanga 104 km · Laela 105 km · Mporokoso 128 km · Chala 132 km · Namanyere 139 km · Kirando 160 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 Mpulungu (-8.7623°, 31.114°, elevation 800 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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	26	17
2	26	17
3	26	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	16
7	26	16
8	26	16
9	26	16
10	26	16
11	26	16
12	26	16
13	26	16
14	26	16
15	26	16
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	17
20	26	17
21	26	17
22	26	17
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	27	17
27	27	17
28	27	17
29	27	17
30	27	17
31	27	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	90	10
23	89	11
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 (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	90	10
23	89	11
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 (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	90	10
23	89	11
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 (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	98	2
31	98	2