Chingola climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Chingola?

Chingola has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,200 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Chingola between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 1941, reaching 36.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Chingola?

The coldest day measured in Chingola between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1991, at 5.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Chingola?

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

Q: Has the climate of Chingola warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Chingola?

The wettest day measured in Chingola between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 2022, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Chingola?

The windiest day measured in Chingola between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2023, with winds reaching 30.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Chingola?

The warmest month in Chingola is October (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Chingola?

Chingola receives on average 1,200 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Chingola?

Chingola gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Chingola (Zambia) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,200 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Chingola averages 0 frost days, 53 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.

Chingola 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 36.0 °C (on 12 October 1941) and the coldest 5.1 °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

ChingolaCopperbelt

coords: -12.53°, 27.88°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.9°C

Average daily high

26.7°C

Average daily low

16.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,200mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

62%

Average peak wind

14.0km/h

Seasonal range

7.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

53 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

135 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.7 °C

Average feels-like low

15.6 °C

Average peak gust

32.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

17 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 = 0.28 · 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

36.0 °C

12 October 1941

Coldest day

5.1 °C

23 July 1991

Wettest day

99 mm

23 November 2022

Windiest day

30.1 km/h

28 August 2023

Strongest gust

79.2 km/h

29 January 2004

Hottest feels-like

37.6 °C

18 October 2017

Coldest feels-like

1.8 °C

1 July 1994

Sunniest day

12.6 h

18 January 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.4 °C28 September 2025	7.6 °C31 July 2025	20.9 °C	1,249 mm	61
2024	34.7 °C25 October 2024	6.1 °C15 June 2024	21.6 °C	699 mm	75
2023	34.8 °C9 October 2023	8.7 °C15 July 2023	21.6 °C	1,167 mm	70
2022	34.5 °C27 October 2022	10.3 °C14 June 2022	21.1 °C	1,612 mm	50
2021	35.0 °C10 November 2021	8.2 °C27 July 2021	21.3 °C	1,078 mm	80
2020	34.7 °C6 November 2020	8.6 °C18 July 2020	21.3 °C	1,208 mm	56
2019	35.0 °C29 October 2019	9.5 °C21 June 2019	21.5 °C	1,066 mm	75
2018	35.3 °C7 November 2018	8.3 °C9 June 2018	21.3 °C	1,099 mm	64
2017	36.0 °C18 October 2017	9.4 °C16 July 2017	21.1 °C	1,260 mm	48
2016	34.3 °C9 October 2016	9.0 °C11 June 2016	21.4 °C	1,223 mm	72
2015	33.8 °C15 October 2015	8.5 °C17 June 2015	21.2 °C	1,154 mm	60
2014	34.8 °C10 October 2014	8.5 °C13 July 2014	21.4 °C	1,175 mm	70
2013	34.6 °C29 September 2013	9.7 °C9 June 2013	21.2 °C	1,094 mm	67
2012	33.8 °C17 October 2012	6.3 °C20 July 2012	21.1 °C	1,151 mm	68
2011	34.8 °C24 October 2011	8.7 °C27 June 2011	20.9 °C	1,020 mm	38
2010	35.2 °C12 October 2010	8.2 °C13 August 2010	21.3 °C	1,327 mm	61
2009	34.1 °C19 September 2009	8.4 °C3 July 2009	20.9 °C	1,259 mm	54
2008	34.6 °C30 October 2008	7.7 °C2 July 2008	20.9 °C	1,043 mm	62
2007	34.0 °C24 September 2007	8.6 °C6 July 2007	21.4 °C	1,007 mm	56
2006	33.4 °C31 October 2006	8.7 °C27 June 2006	21.0 °C	1,193 mm	42
2005	33.9 °C21 October 2005	8.8 °C3 July 2005	21.7 °C	821 mm	72
2004	34.3 °C27 September 2004	8.7 °C17 July 2004	20.8 °C	1,162 mm	52
2003	35.4 °C15 October 2003	7.6 °C9 July 2003	21.1 °C	1,107 mm	65
2002	34.4 °C30 September 2002	9.3 °C19 June 2002	21.3 °C	992 mm	56
2001	33.5 °C7 September 2001	8.9 °C27 July 2001	21.1 °C	1,197 mm	65
2000	33.6 °C27 October 2000	9.1 °C7 July 2000	21.0 °C	1,209 mm	50
1999	34.8 °C23 October 1999	9.2 °C24 June 1999	21.1 °C	1,037 mm	50
1998	34.6 °C14 October 1998	9.4 °C15 June 1998	21.9 °C	987 mm	72
1997	33.8 °C25 September 1997	8.8 °C17 July 1997	21.2 °C	1,202 mm	53
1996	34.1 °C5 November 1996	5.9 °C3 July 1996	21.2 °C	1,007 mm	72
1995	33.5 °C14 October 1995	6.6 °C10 June 1995	21.4 °C	1,042 mm	71
1994	34.1 °C21 November 1994	6.4 °C15 July 1994	21.1 °C	991 mm	62
1993	33.3 °C24 October 1993	7.1 °C17 August 1993	20.8 °C	1,318 mm	46
1992	33.2 °C13 November 1992	8.1 °C14 August 1992	21.3 °C	764 mm	57
1991	32.5 °C9 October 1991	5.1 °C23 July 1991	20.7 °C	968 mm	34
1990	34.8 °C6 November 1990	6.8 °C13 July 1990	21.1 °C	989 mm	55
1989	35.6 °C10 November 1989	6.5 °C18 June 1989	20.8 °C	1,193 mm	53
1988	34.2 °C10 October 1988	8.4 °C16 July 1988	21.1 °C	1,194 mm	41
1987	33.8 °C17 November 1987	7.2 °C2 July 1987	21.4 °C	1,001 mm	64
1986	33.3 °C7 October 1986	6.9 °C18 June 1986	20.3 °C	1,232 mm	23
1985	32.0 °C16 October 1985	7.2 °C3 August 1985	20.4 °C	1,146 mm	31
1984	33.6 °C16 October 1984	7.9 °C18 June 1984	20.9 °C	1,171 mm	55
1983	33.9 °C11 November 1983	9.0 °C22 July 1983	21.5 °C	1,078 mm	54
1982	34.2 °C16 October 1982	8.0 °C18 May 1982	20.7 °C	1,147 mm	32
1981	33.7 °C7 November 1981	7.5 °C18 June 1981	20.7 °C	1,018 mm	64
1980	33.2 °C19 September 1980	8.2 °C10 July 1980	20.7 °C	1,186 mm	39
1979	33.3 °C3 October 1979	8.1 °C6 July 1979	20.1 °C	1,315 mm	42
1978	33.9 °C30 September 1978	7.9 °C17 June 1978	20.6 °C	1,856 mm	48
1977	34.2 °C20 October 1977	8.3 °C11 July 1977	20.7 °C	1,415 mm	46
1976	33.1 °C26 October 1976	8.2 °C28 June 1976	20.0 °C	1,384 mm	32
1975	33.1 °C26 October 1975	6.5 °C27 July 1975	20.4 °C	1,060 mm	38
1974	34.9 °C14 November 1974	7.8 °C16 June 1974	20.1 °C	1,378 mm	52
1973	33.8 °C28 October 1973	8.2 °C12 July 1973	20.6 °C	996 mm	40
1972	33.5 °C26 September 1972	8.2 °C24 June 1972	20.4 °C	1,171 mm	35
1971	32.9 °C1 November 1971	8.9 °C2 June 1971	20.4 °C	1,295 mm	27
1970	33.0 °C27 September 1970	7.7 °C5 July 1970	20.6 °C	1,446 mm	30
1969	33.5 °C3 October 1969	7.4 °C25 July 1969	20.6 °C	1,654 mm	32
1968	34.6 °C4 October 1968	6.0 °C17 June 1968	20.5 °C	1,102 mm	38
1967	33.1 °C3 October 1967	7.4 °C20 July 1967	20.5 °C	1,146 mm	29
1966	33.3 °C14 October 1966	7.0 °C28 July 1966	21.0 °C	1,060 mm	46
1965	33.1 °C31 October 1965	7.6 °C5 July 1965	20.5 °C	1,071 mm	48
1964	33.0 °C26 October 1964	6.3 °C29 June 1964	20.7 °C	1,251 mm	38
1963	33.6 °C21 October 1963	8.9 °C7 June 1963	20.9 °C	1,333 mm	49
1962	33.6 °C31 October 1962	9.9 °C5 May 1962	20.9 °C	1,486 mm	54
1961	34.3 °C16 October 1961	7.9 °C11 August 1961	20.3 °C	1,719 mm	44
1960	32.3 °C10 October 1960	8.2 °C25 July 1960	20.2 °C	1,143 mm	31
1959	33.6 °C18 October 1959	8.8 °C9 June 1959	20.3 °C	1,543 mm	34
1958	33.4 °C28 October 1958	7.9 °C13 August 1958	20.5 °C	1,622 mm	32
1957	34.4 °C27 November 1957	7.9 °C31 May 1957	20.5 °C	1,616 mm	68
1956	34.0 °C22 September 1956	8.2 °C28 July 1956	20.4 °C	1,488 mm	51
1955	34.4 °C24 October 1955	8.0 °C12 August 1955	20.5 °C	1,307 mm	52
1954	35.0 °C24 October 1954	7.9 °C23 June 1954	21.7 °C	676 mm	81
1953	34.3 °C30 October 1953	7.3 °C2 July 1953	20.3 °C	1,708 mm	55
1952	34.7 °C12 October 1952	9.6 °C16 July 1952	21.1 °C	1,336 mm	64
1951	34.6 °C30 October 1951	8.3 °C14 July 1951	21.2 °C	1,020 mm	67
1950	32.8 °C15 October 1950	8.5 °C11 June 1950	20.3 °C	1,246 mm	38
1949	34.4 °C22 October 1949	8.8 °C6 June 1949	20.9 °C	1,232 mm	62
1948	34.8 °C13 October 1948	9.1 °C5 July 1948	20.8 °C	1,380 mm	51
1947	34.3 °C20 October 1947	7.9 °C2 July 1947	20.7 °C	1,297 mm	58
1946	33.7 °C25 October 1946	8.1 °C19 June 1946	20.7 °C	1,285 mm	57
1945	34.0 °C23 October 1945	8.9 °C6 July 1945	20.9 °C	1,305 mm	70
1944	35.2 °C20 September 1944	9.5 °C21 May 1944	20.9 °C	1,096 mm	62
1943	34.4 °C28 November 1943	8.6 °C28 June 1943	21.1 °C	1,003 mm	75
1942	34.4 °C13 October 1942	8.9 °C28 July 1942	20.9 °C	1,117 mm	61
1941	36.0 °C12 October 1941	9.2 °C22 June 1941	21.1 °C	1,008 mm	54
1940	33.3 °C5 October 1940	7.3 °C18 July 1940	20.4 °C	1,380 mm	40

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.9 °C

+0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

61 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1249 mm

+49 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.4 °C	-0.1 °C	393 mm	+111 mm
Feb	26.9 °C	+1.2 °C	220 mm	-26 mm
Mar	26.9 °C	+1.0 °C	96 mm	-88 mm
Apr	26.7 °C	+0.7 °C	87 mm	+43 mm
May	25.0 °C	-0.8 °C	21 mm	+17 mm
Jun	24.9 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	+0 mm
Jul	23.8 °C	-0.6 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	27.2 °C	+0.2 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	30.8 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	31.4 °C	+0.3 °C	6 mm	-17 mm
Nov	28.0 °C	-0.2 °C	186 mm	+34 mm
Dec	25.7 °C	-0.3 °C	239 mm	-22 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.4 °C

28 Sep 2025

Coldest day

7.6 °C

31 Jul 2025

Wettest day

67.5 mm

6 Feb 2025

Windiest day

26.4 km/h

9 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

57.6 km/h

4 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.6 °C

2 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.8 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

11 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Chingola?

Chingola has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,200 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chingola?

The hottest day measured in Chingola between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 1941, reaching 36.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Chingola?

The coldest day measured in Chingola between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1991, at 5.1 °C.

Does it snow in Chingola?

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

Has the climate of Chingola warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Chingola?

The wettest day measured in Chingola between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 2022, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Chingola?

The windiest day measured in Chingola between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2023, with winds reaching 30.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Chingola?

The warmest month in Chingola is October (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Chingola?

Chingola receives on average 1,200 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Chingola?

Chingola gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Chingola?

Yes: Chingola has on average 17 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chingola?

In Chingola, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 18 October 2017, and the lowest was 1.8 °C on 1 July 1994.

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