Southern, Zambia Climate

Weather: 18.99°C/66.18°F, Wind SW at 2.26 km/h, 44% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

Zambia
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Southern Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 1277.96 meters (4192.78 feet) above sea level, Southern has a Humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Classification: Cwa). The city’s yearly temperature is 22.87ºC (73.17ºF) and it is -0.46% lower than Zambia’s averages. Southern typically receives about 113.46 millimeters (4.47 inches) of precipitation and has 124.81 rainy days (34.19% of the time) annually.

CountryZambia
Longitude26.419389
Latitude-16.9620634
Attitude/Elevation1277.96m (4192.78ft)
Local timeSaturday 09:51
Annual high temperature26.52ºC (79.74ºF)
Annual low temperature16.54ºC (61.77ºF)
Average annual precip.113.46mm (4.47in)
Warmest monthOctober (32.55ºC / 90.59ºF)
Coldest MonthJuly (11.27ºC / 52.29ºF)
Wettest MonthDecember (352.95mm / 13.9in)
Driest MonthAugust (0.21mm / 0.01in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)124.81 days (34.19%)
Days with no rain240.19 days (65.81%)
Humidity59.4%

Climate Southern: Monthly Averages

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)35.0(95.0)32.0(89.6)32.0(89.6)31.0(87.8)28.0(82.4)28.0(82.4)29.0(84.2)33.0(91.4)37.0(98.6)42.0(107.6)38.0(100.4)35.0(95.0)42.0(107.6)
Average high °C (°F)25.83(78.49)25.36(77.65)25.63(78.13)25.02(77.04)24.05(75.29)22.28(72.1)22.44(72.39)26.41(79.54)30.44(86.79)32.55(90.59)30.77(87.39)27.41(81.34)26.52(79.74)
Daily mean °C (°F)23.22(73.8)22.68(72.82)22.62(72.72)21.55(70.79)20.05(68.09)18.17(64.71)18.12(64.62)21.93(71.47)25.95(78.71)28.36(83.05)27.15(80.87)24.62(76.32)22.87(73.17)
Average low °C (°F)18.7(65.66)18.25(64.85)17.6(63.68)15.7(60.26)13.53(56.35)11.67(53.01)11.27(52.29)14.25(57.65)17.56(63.61)20.15(68.27)20.28(68.5)19.51(67.12)16.54(61.77)
Record low °C (°F)14.0(57.2)14.0(57.2)14.0(57.2)10.0(50.0)8.0(46.4)6.0(42.8)7.0(44.6)6.0(42.8)8.0(46.4)13.0(55.4)14.0(57.2)16.0(60.8)6.0(42.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)341.85(13.46)274.05(10.79)145.62(5.73)52.41(2.06)6.24(0.25)1.48(0.06)2.15(0.08)0.21(0.01)0.22(0.01)15.16(0.6)169.15(6.66)352.95(13.9)113.46(4.47)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)25.3623.6420.459.092.090.360.820.090.093.5515.0924.1810.4
Average relative humidity (%)81.2283.7980.1872.4962.1458.3552.638.6729.6432.1149.8971.759.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours12.0610.4810.8710.548.638.639.3111.611.7112.6612.7312.6410.99

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Southern in recent years.

Southern

Southern Temperature by Month

October
28.36°C | 83.05°F
November
27.15°C | 80.87°F
September
25.95°C | 78.71°F
December
24.62°C | 76.32°F
January
23.22°C | 73.8°F
February
22.68°C | 72.82°F
March
22.62°C | 72.72°F
August
21.93°C | 71.47°F
April
21.55°C | 70.79°F
May
20.05°C | 68.09°F
June
18.17°C | 64.71°F
July
18.12°C | 64.62°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature35.0°C (95.0°F)30.97°C (87.75°F)21.0°C (69.8°F)
Avg Temperature31.0°C (87.8°F)27.3°C (81.14°F)20.0°C (68.0°F)
Min Temperature24.0°C (75.2°F)20.3°C (68.54°F)19.0°C (66.2°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point18.0°C (64.4°F)13.8°C (56.84°F)5.0°C (41.0°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation35.3mm | 1.39in4.91mm | 0.19in0.0mm | 0in147.3mm | 5.8in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind16.0kmh | 9.94mph9.5kmh | 5.9mph5.0kmh | 3.11mph
Gust Wind22.0kmh | 13.67mph14.03kmh | 8.72mph8.0kmh | 4.97mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure35.3mb4.91mb0.0mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
November° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2019-11-0129 | 84.211 | 51.84216 | 9.9429.88 | 10120.3 | 0.01
2019-11-0228 | 82.411 | 51.84315 | 9.3229.88 | 10120.3 | 0.01
2019-11-0329 | 84.211 | 51.84411 | 6.8429.88 | 10120.0 | 0.0
2019-11-0430 | 86.010 | 50.03913 | 8.0829.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2019-11-0529 | 84.27 | 44.63214 | 8.729.88 | 10120.0 | 0.0
2019-11-0629 | 84.26 | 42.83112 | 7.4629.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2019-11-0730 | 86.05 | 41.02810 | 6.2129.83 | 10100.0 | 0.0
2019-11-0831 | 87.87 | 44.62810 | 6.2129.83 | 10100.0 | 0.0
2019-11-0930 | 86.09 | 48.2309 | 5.5929.8 | 10090.2 | 0.01
2019-11-1027 | 80.614 | 57.25112 | 7.4629.83 | 10103.8 | 0.15
2019-11-1126 | 78.816 | 60.8629 | 5.5929.77 | 10089.7 | 0.38
2019-11-1226 | 78.815 | 59.06010 | 6.2129.77 | 100817.1 | 0.67
2019-11-1320 | 68.017 | 62.6828 | 4.9729.85 | 101135.3 | 1.39
2019-11-1427 | 80.615 | 59.0596 | 3.7329.8 | 10090.4 | 0.02
2019-11-1527 | 80.617 | 62.6636 | 3.7329.74 | 100712.2 | 0.48
2019-11-1629 | 84.216 | 60.8579 | 5.5929.65 | 10043.3 | 0.13
2019-11-1728 | 82.415 | 59.0529 | 5.5929.65 | 10040.0 | 0.0
2019-11-1827 | 80.616 | 60.85710 | 6.2129.71 | 10060.2 | 0.01
2019-11-1927 | 80.616 | 60.8598 | 4.9729.8 | 10093.8 | 0.15
2019-11-2027 | 80.617 | 62.6608 | 4.9729.77 | 10086.0 | 0.24
2019-11-2127 | 80.617 | 62.6646 | 3.7329.74 | 10075.4 | 0.21
2019-11-2224 | 75.218 | 64.4775 | 3.1129.8 | 100918.9 | 0.74
2019-11-2327 | 80.618 | 64.4687 | 4.3529.8 | 10096.8 | 0.27
2019-11-2424 | 75.218 | 64.4796 | 3.7329.88 | 101219.8 | 0.78
2019-11-2528 | 82.417 | 62.6645 | 3.1129.83 | 10102.0 | 0.08
2019-11-2627 | 80.616 | 60.8598 | 4.9729.83 | 10100.8 | 0.03
2019-11-2726 | 78.816 | 60.86212 | 7.4629.85 | 10110.5 | 0.02
2019-11-2826 | 78.815 | 59.05911 | 6.8429.88 | 10120.5 | 0.02
2019-11-2927 | 80.615 | 59.05610 | 6.2129.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2019-11-3027 | 80.613 | 55.44910 | 6.2129.83 | 10100.0 | 0.0

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