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Kalulushi, Copperbelt

Zambia · 104k people · 1302 m elevation · Southern Hemisphere

Every month in detail

Thirty-year averages for each calendar month.

Monthly climate normals. Values shown as an em dash are missing from the source data.
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high78°F (25°C)78°F (26°C)78°F (26°C)78°F (26°C)78°F (26°C)76°F (24°C)76°F (24°C)81°F (27°C)87°F (30°C)89°F (31°C)84°F (29°C)79°F (26°C)
Average low64°F (18°C)63°F (17°C)63°F (17°C)60°F (16°C)57°F (14°C)53°F (12°C)52°F (11°C)56°F (14°C)62°F (17°C)66°F (19°C)65°F (19°C)64°F (18°C)
Dew point64°F (18°C)64°F (18°C)63°F (17°C)58°F (14°C)50°F (10°C)45°F (7°C)42°F (6°C)42°F (6°C)43°F (6°C)48°F (9°C)58°F (15°C)64°F (18°C)
Rainfall10.5 in (267 mm)8.8 in (223 mm)6.4 in (164 mm)1.2 in (31 mm)0.1 in (3 mm)0 in (0 mm)0 in (0 mm)0 in (0 mm)0 in (1 mm)0.7 in (17 mm)4.6 in (118 mm)9.8 in (250 mm)
Rainy days28242171000031627
Snowfall0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)
Sunshine286 h266 h311 h323 h338 h322 h329 h348 h353 h363 h328 h292 h

Scroll the table sideways for all twelve months.

Projected change, 2031–2050

Model projection, not an observation

How this city’s climate may change, measured against the same models’ own 1995–2014 output. Nothing here affects the match score above.

Change in summer afternoon highs

+1.7°F (+0.9°C)

Models range from +1.1°F (+0.6°C) to +2.2°F (+1.2°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

21 31

About 1.5× as many

Warming by month
  • January: +1.9°F (+1.1°C)
  • February: +1.5°F (+0.8°C)
  • March: +1.7°F (+1.0°C)
  • April: +2.2°F (+1.2°C)
  • May: +2.3°F (+1.3°C)
  • June: +2.5°F (+1.4°C)
  • July: +1.9°F (+1.1°C)
  • August: +1.8°F (+1.0°C)
  • September: +2.3°F (+1.3°C)
  • October: +2.8°F (+1.6°C)
  • November: +1.3°F (+0.7°C)
  • December: +1.6°F (+0.9°C)
Scenario
SSP5-8.5 (high emissions)
Models
4 · CMIP6 HighResMIP, downscaled

This is a high-emissions pathway — the upper end of plausible futures, not a central estimate. Changes are measured by each model against its own past output and then applied to the observed record, which cancels each model’s bias but not the genuine uncertainty about how much warming occurs. Where the models disagree widely, the range above is the honest answer.