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Solwezi, North-Western

Zambia · 301k people · 1377 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 (26°C)79°F (26°C)79°F (26°C)80°F (27°C)81°F (27°C)79°F (26°C)80°F (27°C)85°F (30°C)90°F (32°C)90°F (32°C)83°F (28°C)79°F (26°C)
Average low58°F (15°C)58°F (15°C)58°F (15°C)55°F (13°C)48°F (9°C)43°F (6°C)42°F (6°C)47°F (8°C)53°F (12°C)57°F (14°C)58°F (15°C)58°F (15°C)
Dew point63°F (17°C)64°F (18°C)63°F (17°C)58°F (15°C)49°F (9°C)43°F (6°C)40°F (5°C)39°F (4°C)41°F (5°C)50°F (10°C)61°F (16°C)63°F (17°C)
Rainfall9.4 in (240 mm)7.9 in (201 mm)8.3 in (211 mm)2.3 in (59 mm)0.2 in (6 mm)0 in (1 mm)0 in (0 mm)0 in (1 mm)0.2 in (6 mm)1.5 in (38 mm)6.3 in (160 mm)10.2 in (258 mm)
Rainy days24201961000151624
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)
Sunshine127 h120 h160 h214 h263 h272 h285 h285 h270 h245 h174 h132 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

+1.7°F (+0.9°C)

Models range from +1.4°F (+0.8°C) to +1.9°F (+1.0°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

19 → 33

About 1.7× as many

Warming by month
  • January: +1.8°F (+1.0°C)
  • February: +1.6°F (+0.9°C)
  • March: +1.7°F (+1.0°C)
  • April: +2.2°F (+1.2°C)
  • May: +2.1°F (+1.2°C)
  • June: +2.3°F (+1.3°C)
  • July: +1.9°F (+1.0°C)
  • August: +1.8°F (+1.0°C)
  • September: +2.4°F (+1.3°C)
  • October: +3.0°F (+1.7°C)
  • November: +1.6°F (+0.9°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.