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Weather in Kitwe

Copperbelt · 665 961 inhabitants · Saturday, September 12 · updated 12h02

Air : Moyen Very hot · 8 j
Clear sky
28°
Clear sky
Feels like 29°C
Wind
18 km/h
Gusts
23 km/h
Humidity
34 %
Pressure
1017 hPa
Clouds
0 %
Storm
No
Rise 06h02 Set 18h04 Day 12h01 UV 11 · Very high

Detailed forecast

Trend
Afternoon
Mainly clear
Mainly clear
33°30°
Feels like 33°
Wind ↑ E 7 km/h
Humidity 17 %
Evening
Partly cloudy
Partly cloudy
27°23°
Feels like 27°
Wind ↑ ESE 12 km/h
Gusts 37 km/h
Humidity 28 %
14h
Mainly clear
30°
E 7
17h
Clear sky
33°
S 5
20h
Partly cloudy
23°
SE 9
23h
Mainly clear
27°
ESE 12

Weather charts for Kitwe · 7 days

Temperatures over 7 days

≈ Temperatures close to seasonal normals
Highs Lows Seasonal normal (1991-2020 average)
13°19°24°30°35°Auj.MerJeuVenSamDimLun33°18°Mar 8 sept. : max 29° · min 20° · normale 23,5°Mer 9 sept. : max 29° · min 16° · normale 23,6°Jeu 10 sept. : max 31° · min 15° · normale 23,7°Ven 11 sept. : max 32° · min 16° · normale 23,8°Sam 12 sept. : max 33° · min 17° · normale 23,9°Dim 13 sept. : max 33° · min 18° · normale 24°Lun 14 sept. : max 33° · min 18° · normale 24,1°

Hourly detail

SamDimLunMarMerJeuVenSam16°27°38°36°17°02
Temperature (°C) Precipitation (mm) Wind (km/h)

Air quality & pollen in Kitwe

2/6
Moyen
European Air Quality Index (EAQI) · CAMS source
PM2.514µg/m³
PM1016µg/m³

CAMS data (Copernicus) · air quality and pollen refreshed several times a day.

Rain in Kitwe: live radar and next-hour forecast

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Moon calendar for Kitwe

New moon
1 % illuminated · 0,8 days
Rise 15h23 Set 03h24
Sun 13/9 4%
Mon 14/9 9%
Tue 15/9 16%
Wed 16/9 24%
Thu 17/9 34%
Fri 18/9 44%
Sat 19/9 55% First quarter
Sun 20/9 65%
Mon 21/9 75%
Tue 22/9 83%
Wed 23/9 90%
Thu 24/9 96%

Rise and set in local time (Africa/Lusaka) · phases and illumination computed by SkiesAtlas (synodic model).

Weather history for Kitwe

What was the weather in Kitwe on a past date? Pick a day — ERA5 reanalysis data (ECMWF / Copernicus C3S), available up to one week ago.

The weather in Kitwe

Find the full weather for Kitwe, Copperbelt: current conditions, forecast by time of day (morning, afternoon, evening) and a 7-day trend. Right now the sky is “clear sky” with 28 °C (feels like 29 °C) and wind at 18 km/h.

Today, temperatures range from 17 °C to 33 °C, with no significant precipitation, under strong heat. Forecast computed by our multi-model engine SkiesAtlas (ECMWF-AIFS, NOAA GFS, DWD ICON): cloud cover calibrated on METAR observations, convective energy (CAPE) for storms.

Nearby cities

Ndola 49 km 27° Chingola 47 km 28° Luanshya 43 km 14° Mufulira 28 km 20° Kalulushi 14 km 28° Chambishi 26 km 20° Mapalo 52 km 26°

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