City · Zambia
Best time to visit Kitwe
The best time to visit Kitwe is April–October, with daytime temperatures around 26°C.
Kitwe at a glance: warmest in October with daytime temperatures around 32°C and coolest in June (26°C). The wettest month is January (301 mm) and the driest June (0 mm), with about 1,250 mm of rain a year. Sunniest in July.
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Kitwe
1,230 mWarm and dry
98
26°/7°0 mm64 %12 h
A typical mid-July in Kitwe
Sunny 19Cloudy 11Rain 0
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
7°24°28°5°37°
Daylight (solar time)
06:1617:44
0006121824
11 h 27 m
Precipitation
0310 mm
0 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 54 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45 | 28° | 17° | 301 mm | 23 | 17 % | 13 h | Rainy season · warm, rainy and grey |
| February | 45 | 28° | 18° | 236 mm | 18 | 19 % | 13 h | Rainy season · warm, rainy and grey |
| March | 48 | 28° | 17° | 198 mm | 18 | 26 % | 12 h | Rainy season · warm and rainy |
| April | 88 | 28° | 15° | 47 mm | 6 | 44 % | 12 h | Warm |
| May | 96 | 28° | 11° | 6 mm | 1 | 55 % | 12 h | Warm |
| June | 98 | 26° | 8° | 0 mm | 0 | 61 % | 11 h | Warm |
| July | 98 | 26° | 7° | 0 mm | 0 | 64 % | 12 h | Warm and dry |
| August | 97 | 28° | 10° | 1 mm | 0 | 62 % | 12 h | Warm and dry |
| September | 82 | 31° | 13° | 2 mm | 0 | 56 % | 12 h | Hot |
| October | 73 | 32° | 16° | 25 mm | 4 | 45 % | 12 h | Hot |
| November | 51 | 30° | 18° | 154 mm | 14 | 30 % | 13 h | Rainy season · hot and showery |
| December | 43 | 28° | 18° | 280 mm | 22 | 16 % | 13 h | Rainy season · warm, rainy and grey |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 1,232 m. Coordinates: -12.80, 28.21.