Solwezi weather in July

In July, Solwezi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 78% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Solwezi's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Solwezi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:40 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
19%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

Solwezi is city.

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 Solwezi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

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Solwezi weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°2792812.63.7
Feb26° / 17°23324.612.43.9
Mar26° / 17°20924.312.14.4
Apr26° / 16°48811.76.8
May27° / 14°30.811.48.4
Jun25° / 12°00.111.39.1
Jul25° / 11°0011.49.2
Aug28° / 14°0011.68.1
Sep31° / 17°30.811.95.9
Oct31° / 18°315.812.34.8
Nov28° / 18°16220.712.64.3
Dec26° / 17°27828.312.73.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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

Any precipitation

Solwezi gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in July, 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 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 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 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 6:39 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Solwezi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon
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Is July a good time to visit Solwezi?

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

9.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Solwezi in July

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

In July, Solwezi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Solwezi 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 Solwezi peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 highExtremeJan 19UV 16Jun 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Solwezi 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 Solwezi is worst in August — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.6× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodAug 1584 µg/m³Apr 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May11Good
Jun29Moderate
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep53Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Solwezi?

Solwezi sits at 12.2°S, 26.4°E, 1,381 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Kansanshi, 9.0 km away.

ChisasaKipushiLubumbashiLikasiKamboveKasempa

Topography around Solwezi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Solwezi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 1,357 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m.

The land around Solwezi is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

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83 m
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80 km
501 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Kansanshi 9.0 km · Manyama 61 km · Chisasa 97 km · Kipushi 104 km · Lubumbashi 131 km · Likasi 137 km · Kambove 146 km · Kasempa 156 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 Solwezi (-12.1688°, 26.3894°, elevation 1,381 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).