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Mufulira, Copperbelt

Zambia · 169k people · 1287 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 high79°F (26°C)80°F (27°C)81°F (27°C)81°F (27°C)81°F (27°C)78°F (26°C)78°F (25°C)83°F (28°C)89°F (32°C)90°F (32°C)85°F (30°C)80°F (27°C)
Average low60°F (16°C)60°F (16°C)60°F (15°C)55°F (13°C)48°F (9°C)42°F (5°C)41°F (5°C)46°F (8°C)53°F (12°C)58°F (15°C)60°F (16°C)60°F (16°C)
Dew point64°F (18°C)64°F (18°C)64°F (18°C)58°F (15°C)50°F (10°C)44°F (7°C)42°F (5°C)41°F (5°C)42°F (5°C)48°F (9°C)59°F (15°C)64°F (18°C)
Rainfall11.2 in (283 mm)8.7 in (222 mm)7.7 in (196 mm)1.7 in (44 mm)0.1 in (4 mm)0 in (0 mm)0 in (0 mm)0 in (0 mm)0.1 in (2 mm)0.7 in (18 mm)5.4 in (138 mm)11.1 in (283 mm)
Rainy days24201851000031424
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)
Sunshine129 h125 h176 h224 h265 h271 h280 h293 h283 h260 h197 h138 h

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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

+1.6°F (+0.9°C)

Models range from +1.1°F (+0.6°C) to +2.1°F (+1.2°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

25 → 36

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: +2.1°F (+1.2°C)
  • May: +2.3°F (+1.3°C)
  • June: +2.4°F (+1.4°C)
  • July: +1.9°F (+1.0°C)
  • August: +1.8°F (+1.0°C)
  • September: +2.2°F (+1.2°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.