Chililabombwe climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Chililabombwe?

Chililabombwe has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 1,315 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chililabombwe?

The hottest day measured in Chililabombwe between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 1941, reaching 36.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Chililabombwe?

The coldest day measured in Chililabombwe between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1991, at 6.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Chililabombwe?

Almost never: Chililabombwe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Chililabombwe warmed?

Yes: Chililabombwe warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Chililabombwe?

The wettest day measured in Chililabombwe between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1958, with 103 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Chililabombwe?

The windiest day measured in Chililabombwe between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2010, with winds reaching 29.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Chililabombwe?

The warmest month in Chililabombwe is October (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Chililabombwe?

Chililabombwe receives on average 1,315 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Chililabombwe?

Chililabombwe gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Chililabombwe (Zambia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 1,315 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is October (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Chililabombwe averages 0 frost days, 55 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.

Chililabombwe has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 12 October 1941) and the coldest 6.1 °C (on 23 July 1991).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

ChililabombweCopperbelt

coords: -12.36°, 27.82°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.0°C

Average daily high

26.8°C

Average daily low

16.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,315mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

62%

Average peak wind

13.8km/h

Seasonal range

6.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

55 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

144 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.8 °C

Average feels-like low

15.8 °C

Average peak gust

33.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

18 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.8 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

36.1 °C

12 October 1941

Coldest day

6.1 °C

23 July 1991

Wettest day

103 mm

21 December 1958

Windiest day

29.8 km/h

11 August 2010

Strongest gust

80.3 km/h

22 February 1958

Hottest feels-like

37.3 °C

18 October 2017

Coldest feels-like

2.0 °C

1 July 1994

Sunniest day

12.6 h

18 January 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.7 °C28 October 2025	8.3 °C30 July 2025	21.0 °C	1,319 mm	66
2024	34.8 °C27 September 2024	7.5 °C15 June 2024	21.7 °C	901 mm	74
2023	35.1 °C9 October 2023	9.4 °C15 July 2023	21.7 °C	1,377 mm	73
2022	34.6 °C27 October 2022	10.8 °C4 June 2022	21.2 °C	1,747 mm	52
2021	34.9 °C24 October 2021	8.6 °C27 July 2021	21.4 °C	1,221 mm	82
2020	35.0 °C6 November 2020	8.9 °C18 July 2020	21.4 °C	1,331 mm	60
2019	35.1 °C29 October 2019	10.3 °C21 June 2019	21.6 °C	1,219 mm	77
2018	35.0 °C7 November 2018	9.2 °C9 June 2018	21.3 °C	1,301 mm	66
2017	35.5 °C18 October 2017	11.2 °C22 June 2017	21.1 °C	1,319 mm	45
2016	35.0 °C17 October 2016	9.9 °C12 July 2016	21.5 °C	1,343 mm	73
2015	34.2 °C14 October 2015	10.0 °C16 June 2015	21.3 °C	1,297 mm	65
2014	35.2 °C10 October 2014	9.6 °C12 July 2014	21.5 °C	1,225 mm	71
2013	35.2 °C29 September 2013	10.6 °C20 June 2013	21.3 °C	1,202 mm	70
2012	34.5 °C17 October 2012	7.7 °C20 July 2012	21.3 °C	1,245 mm	69
2011	34.7 °C24 October 2011	9.1 °C9 July 2011	21.0 °C	1,194 mm	41
2010	35.7 °C12 October 2010	8.6 °C13 August 2010	21.4 °C	1,400 mm	63
2009	34.5 °C19 September 2009	8.8 °C3 July 2009	21.0 °C	1,312 mm	52
2008	35.1 °C30 October 2008	8.9 °C27 June 2008	21.1 °C	1,123 mm	67
2007	34.5 °C25 September 2007	9.3 °C6 July 2007	21.5 °C	1,197 mm	57
2006	33.1 °C18 October 2006	9.0 °C27 June 2006	21.1 °C	1,294 mm	44
2005	33.7 °C21 October 2005	9.6 °C3 July 2005	21.8 °C	953 mm	76
2004	34.4 °C27 September 2004	9.2 °C8 July 2004	20.9 °C	1,196 mm	62
2003	35.9 °C15 October 2003	8.1 °C9 July 2003	21.2 °C	1,254 mm	69
2002	34.7 °C30 September 2002	10.0 °C19 June 2002	21.4 °C	1,205 mm	54
2001	33.8 °C7 September 2001	9.7 °C27 July 2001	21.1 °C	1,343 mm	69
2000	34.0 °C27 October 2000	9.7 °C7 July 2000	21.2 °C	1,263 mm	57
1999	35.2 °C23 October 1999	10.1 °C24 June 1999	21.1 °C	1,110 mm	52
1998	34.7 °C8 October 1998	10.3 °C15 July 1998	22.0 °C	1,088 mm	83
1997	34.2 °C25 September 1997	9.7 °C17 July 1997	21.3 °C	1,265 mm	55
1996	34.7 °C5 November 1996	7.3 °C3 July 1996	21.3 °C	1,185 mm	81
1995	33.8 °C14 October 1995	7.9 °C10 June 1995	21.4 °C	1,195 mm	75
1994	34.5 °C21 November 1994	6.8 °C1 July 1994	21.1 °C	1,083 mm	58
1993	33.9 °C24 October 1993	7.7 °C17 August 1993	20.9 °C	1,344 mm	47
1992	33.1 °C21 October 1992	8.6 °C14 August 1992	21.3 °C	897 mm	59
1991	32.9 °C7 October 1991	6.1 °C23 July 1991	20.7 °C	1,126 mm	37
1990	34.6 °C17 October 1990	8.1 °C13 July 1990	21.1 °C	1,138 mm	58
1989	35.4 °C10 November 1989	7.1 °C18 June 1989	20.8 °C	1,262 mm	51
1988	34.0 °C10 October 1988	9.4 °C16 July 1988	21.2 °C	1,260 mm	40
1987	33.6 °C26 September 1987	8.5 °C24 June 1987	21.5 °C	1,158 mm	65
1986	33.6 °C7 October 1986	7.6 °C17 June 1986	20.4 °C	1,409 mm	24
1985	32.4 °C16 October 1985	8.4 °C14 July 1985	20.4 °C	1,341 mm	36
1984	33.8 °C16 October 1984	8.5 °C18 June 1984	20.9 °C	1,331 mm	58
1983	33.6 °C15 September 1983	10.7 °C22 July 1983	21.5 °C	1,225 mm	48
1982	33.0 °C16 October 1982	8.6 °C17 July 1982	20.7 °C	1,351 mm	29
1981	34.1 °C5 October 1981	7.9 °C18 June 1981	20.8 °C	1,108 mm	67
1980	33.7 °C19 September 1980	9.0 °C10 July 1980	20.8 °C	1,294 mm	40
1979	33.7 °C3 October 1979	8.7 °C5 July 1979	20.2 °C	1,471 mm	44
1978	34.2 °C30 September 1978	8.9 °C7 July 1978	20.7 °C	2,012 mm	49
1977	34.1 °C20 October 1977	9.5 °C11 July 1977	20.8 °C	1,561 mm	46
1976	33.2 °C26 October 1976	8.5 °C27 June 1976	20.1 °C	1,423 mm	34
1975	33.3 °C26 October 1975	8.0 °C26 July 1975	20.5 °C	1,183 mm	42
1974	34.3 °C14 November 1974	8.9 °C28 July 1974	20.2 °C	1,489 mm	59
1973	33.8 °C26 October 1973	9.0 °C12 July 1973	20.7 °C	1,196 mm	39
1972	33.7 °C26 September 1972	9.6 °C29 June 1972	20.4 °C	1,331 mm	33
1971	32.6 °C1 November 1971	9.7 °C2 June 1971	20.4 °C	1,486 mm	24
1970	33.4 °C27 September 1970	9.2 °C5 July 1970	20.6 °C	1,519 mm	26
1969	34.0 °C3 October 1969	8.6 °C25 July 1969	20.7 °C	1,720 mm	36
1968	35.2 °C4 October 1968	7.8 °C17 June 1968	20.6 °C	1,230 mm	44
1967	33.8 °C3 October 1967	9.0 °C20 July 1967	20.6 °C	1,240 mm	31
1966	33.6 °C14 October 1966	8.5 °C28 July 1966	21.0 °C	1,217 mm	48
1965	33.6 °C25 September 1965	8.8 °C5 July 1965	20.6 °C	1,155 mm	51
1964	33.3 °C26 October 1964	8.1 °C29 June 1964	20.9 °C	1,191 mm	36
1963	33.3 °C21 October 1963	9.6 °C7 June 1963	20.8 °C	1,437 mm	51
1962	33.7 °C31 October 1962	11.1 °C27 June 1962	20.9 °C	1,592 mm	53
1961	34.4 °C16 October 1961	8.5 °C11 August 1961	20.3 °C	1,806 mm	45
1960	32.4 °C9 October 1960	8.5 °C25 July 1960	20.3 °C	1,261 mm	38
1959	33.2 °C18 October 1959	10.0 °C9 June 1959	20.4 °C	1,753 mm	36
1958	32.7 °C10 September 1958	8.1 °C13 August 1958	20.5 °C	1,790 mm	34
1957	33.7 °C3 October 1957	9.1 °C31 May 1957	20.5 °C	1,728 mm	73
1956	34.4 °C22 September 1956	9.5 °C28 July 1956	20.5 °C	1,573 mm	57
1955	34.5 °C24 October 1955	9.5 °C11 August 1955	20.5 °C	1,372 mm	53
1954	34.9 °C24 October 1954	8.6 °C22 June 1954	21.8 °C	698 mm	93
1953	34.4 °C30 October 1953	8.5 °C14 June 1953	20.5 °C	1,759 mm	55
1952	34.9 °C12 October 1952	10.7 °C2 July 1952	21.2 °C	1,307 mm	66
1951	34.0 °C8 October 1951	9.6 °C14 July 1951	21.2 °C	1,194 mm	65
1950	33.0 °C14 October 1950	9.5 °C24 May 1950	20.3 °C	1,390 mm	35
1949	33.9 °C31 October 1949	9.4 °C8 June 1949	21.0 °C	1,359 mm	64
1948	35.0 °C13 October 1948	9.8 °C5 July 1948	20.8 °C	1,506 mm	48
1947	34.5 °C17 October 1947	9.7 °C6 July 1947	20.8 °C	1,288 mm	58
1946	33.5 °C11 October 1946	8.8 °C18 June 1946	20.8 °C	1,293 mm	62
1945	34.2 °C28 October 1945	10.0 °C19 June 1945	21.0 °C	1,403 mm	69
1944	35.6 °C20 September 1944	10.1 °C18 May 1944	21.0 °C	1,245 mm	66
1943	34.5 °C26 October 1943	9.7 °C28 June 1943	21.1 °C	1,092 mm	75
1942	34.5 °C13 October 1942	9.6 °C28 July 1942	21.1 °C	1,182 mm	62
1941	36.1 °C12 October 1941	10.6 °C6 July 1941	21.2 °C	1,115 mm	51
1940	33.7 °C5 October 1940	9.0 °C18 July 1940	20.4 °C	1,528 mm	39

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.0 °C

+0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

66 d/yr

+11

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1320 mm

+5 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.4 °C	0.0 °C	388 mm	+91 mm
Feb	26.9 °C	+1.2 °C	223 mm	-35 mm
Mar	27.0 °C	+1.1 °C	135 mm	-76 mm
Apr	26.7 °C	+0.7 °C	101 mm	+44 mm
May	25.0 °C	-1.0 °C	28 mm	+22 mm
Jun	25.1 °C	+0.3 °C	1 mm	+1 mm
Jul	24.1 °C	-0.7 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	27.5 °C	+0.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	31.1 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Oct	31.6 °C	+0.4 °C	10 mm	-21 mm
Nov	28.1 °C	+0.1 °C	176 mm	-1 mm
Dec	25.6 °C	-0.3 °C	258 mm	-17 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.7 °C

28 Oct 2025

Coldest day

8.3 °C

30 Jul 2025

Wettest day

57.4 mm

24 Jan 2025

Windiest day

25.7 km/h

9 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

55.8 km/h

4 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.8 °C

29 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.9 °C

3 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.5 h

13 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Chililabombwe?

Chililabombwe has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 1,315 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chililabombwe?

The hottest day measured in Chililabombwe between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 1941, reaching 36.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Chililabombwe?

The coldest day measured in Chililabombwe between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1991, at 6.1 °C.

Does it snow in Chililabombwe?

Almost never: Chililabombwe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Chililabombwe warmed?

Yes: Chililabombwe warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Chililabombwe?

The wettest day measured in Chililabombwe between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1958, with 103 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Chililabombwe?

The windiest day measured in Chililabombwe between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2010, with winds reaching 29.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Chililabombwe?

The warmest month in Chililabombwe is October (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Chililabombwe?

Chililabombwe receives on average 1,315 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Chililabombwe?

Chililabombwe gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Chililabombwe?

Yes: Chililabombwe has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chililabombwe?

In Chililabombwe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 18 October 2017, and the lowest was 2.0 °C on 1 July 1994.

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