Climate of Nchinkwo
Nchinkwo has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Nchinkwo is 32° degrees and there is about 451 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 229 days a year with an average humidity of 59% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 27°C and 37°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 13°C and 23°C
- Rain: it rains 117 days and there is a total of approximately 450 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3216 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 27°C and 37°C |
Warmest month: | 37°C in October |
Coldest month: | 27°C in June |
Night temperature: | between 13°C and 23°C |
Dry days: | 248 days |
Days with rain: | 117 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 450 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3216 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Nchinkwo.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Nchinkwo.
Climate table of Nchinkwo
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Nchinkwo. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Nchinkwo might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 34 |
Night temp. (°C) | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 131 | 109 | 61 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 104 |
Days with rain | 26 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 22 |
Dry days | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 9 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Best time to visit Nchinkwo
The best time to visit Nchinkwo in Zambia is from March through August. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Nchinkwo is 37°C in October and the lowest is 27°C in June.
Climate of Nchinkwo by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Nchinkwo? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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