Nchelenge weather in July

In July, Nchelenge sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 19°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 83% 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 Nchelenge's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nchelenge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:26 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
18%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.3
out of 10

Nchelenge is town.

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 Nchelenge reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Nchelenge 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° / 22°21127.212.53.9
Feb26° / 23°18122.512.34.1
Mar26° / 22°25427.212.14.0
Apr26° / 22°13215.911.85.6
May27° / 22°102.111.68.2
Jun25° / 20°0011.59.1
Jul25° / 19°0011.59.3
Aug27° / 21°00.111.78.8
Sep28° / 23°51.611.97.3
Oct28° / 24°5911.712.25.6
Nov27° / 23°18923.212.44.3
Dec26° / 22°24628.812.53.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38911
48911
59010
69010
79010
89010
99010
109010
119010
12928
13928
14928
15928
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17928
18937
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21937
22937
23928
24928
25928
26928
27928
28928
29928
309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Nchelenge 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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
155432
256422
358402
460382
562371
664351
765341
866331
968311
1068311
1169301
1270291
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2168302
2267312
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2466322
2565332
2664342
2763352
2860373
2959383
3058393
3157403

Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
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412calm
512calm
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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 6:25 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:255:52
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311.56:255:53
411.56:255:53
511.56:255:53
611.56:255:53
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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 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Nchelenge

In seasonPeak

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

Nchelenge's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Nchelenge?

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

9.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nchelenge in July

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

In July, Nchelenge sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nchelenge 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 Nchelenge peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 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 highExtremeFeb 20UV 16Aug 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Nchelenge 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 Nchelenge is worst in August — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.7× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 1774 µg/m³May 97 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun17Moderate
Jul51Poor
Aug77Unhealthy
Sep54Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nchelenge?

Nchelenge sits at 9.3°S, 28.7°E, 933 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Mwansabombwe, 53 km away.

ChiengiPwetoKaputaMporokosoLuwinguMansa

Topography around Nchelenge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nchelenge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 943 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 751 m.

The land around Nchelenge is covered by water (36%) within 3 km, water (46%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
751 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Mwansabombwe 53 km · Kawambwa 62 km · Chiengi 89 km · Pweto 99 km · Kaputa 141 km · Mporokoso 153 km · Luwingu 166 km · Mansa 207 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 Nchelenge (-9.3451°, 28.734°, elevation 933 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).