Kabwe climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kabwe?

Kabwe has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 934 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kabwe between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2017, reaching 37.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kabwe?

The coldest day measured in Kabwe between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 3.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kabwe?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kabwe warmed?

Yes: Kabwe warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kabwe?

The wettest day measured in Kabwe between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 1982, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kabwe?

The windiest day measured in Kabwe between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1977, with winds reaching 36.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kabwe?

The warmest month in Kabwe is October (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kabwe?

Kabwe receives on average 934 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kabwe?

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

Kabwe (Zambia) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 934 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Kabwe averages 0 frost days, 58 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.

Kabwe has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 18 October 2017) and the coldest 3.6 °C (on 15 June 1968).

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

KabweCentral Province

coords: -14.45°, 28.45°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

20.7°C

Average daily high

26.3°C

Average daily low

15.9°C

Annual rainfall

934mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

64%

Average peak wind

17.9km/h

Seasonal range

9.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

58 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

113 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.9 °C

Average feels-like low

15.2 °C

Average peak gust

37.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

28 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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

37.9 °C

18 October 2017

Coldest day

3.6 °C

15 June 1968

Wettest day

142 mm

22 October 1982

Windiest day

36.4 km/h

15 October 1977

Strongest gust

71.3 km/h

15 October 1977

Hottest feels-like

39.7 °C

8 January 2016

Coldest feels-like

-0.8 °C

15 June 1968

Sunniest day

12.7 h

21 January 1954

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.0 °C2 November 2025	7.1 °C31 July 2025	21.3 °C	1,149 mm	75
2024	37.2 °C30 September 2024	7.2 °C15 June 2024	22.3 °C	532 mm	131
2023	35.7 °C13 October 2023	8.7 °C15 July 2023	21.9 °C	878 mm	88
2022	35.0 °C27 October 2022	9.0 °C14 June 2022	20.9 °C	1,129 mm	61
2021	36.7 °C9 November 2021	6.8 °C30 May 2021	21.0 °C	886 mm	78
2020	37.0 °C7 November 2020	7.7 °C6 July 2020	21.3 °C	847 mm	80
2019	37.5 °C28 October 2019	7.1 °C24 July 2019	21.7 °C	669 mm	89
2018	35.3 °C2 November 2018	7.2 °C8 June 2018	21.2 °C	903 mm	69
2017	37.9 °C18 October 2017	8.0 °C23 June 2017	20.7 °C	1,134 mm	48
2016	36.1 °C1 November 2016	7.5 °C15 June 2016	21.4 °C	863 mm	82
2015	35.5 °C14 November 2015	7.3 °C17 June 2015	21.1 °C	880 mm	75
2014	36.2 °C10 October 2014	7.9 °C12 July 2014	21.3 °C	836 mm	73
2013	35.8 °C28 September 2013	8.0 °C10 July 2013	21.1 °C	793 mm	75
2012	35.6 °C18 November 2012	5.5 °C20 July 2012	20.9 °C	922 mm	72
2011	36.8 °C25 October 2011	6.7 °C27 June 2011	20.7 °C	767 mm	48
2010	35.8 °C12 October 2010	6.4 °C14 August 2010	20.8 °C	1,165 mm	58
2009	34.1 °C9 October 2009	7.3 °C27 June 2009	20.1 °C	1,077 mm	41
2008	35.1 °C27 September 2008	7.0 °C1 July 2008	20.3 °C	960 mm	59
2007	34.0 °C6 October 2007	7.5 °C6 July 2007	20.7 °C	1,138 mm	49
2006	34.5 °C31 October 2006	6.7 °C6 June 2006	20.7 °C	822 mm	47
2005	35.2 °C21 October 2005	8.3 °C8 July 2005	21.6 °C	638 mm	69
2004	35.2 °C9 October 2004	6.9 °C9 July 2004	20.5 °C	847 mm	50
2003	36.1 °C15 October 2003	7.0 °C16 July 2003	20.7 °C	848 mm	65
2002	34.4 °C30 September 2002	7.8 °C24 June 2002	21.1 °C	728 mm	62
2001	35.0 °C19 October 2001	6.9 °C27 July 2001	20.7 °C	1,026 mm	56
2000	34.4 °C26 October 2000	8.0 °C7 July 2000	20.4 °C	1,102 mm	42
1999	35.6 °C23 October 1999	8.2 °C11 June 1999	20.6 °C	844 mm	47
1998	37.1 °C7 November 1998	7.0 °C15 June 1998	21.5 °C	841 mm	70
1997	35.7 °C12 November 1997	8.6 °C9 July 1997	20.9 °C	911 mm	44
1996	35.9 °C9 November 1996	5.9 °C3 July 1996	21.3 °C	853 mm	70
1995	35.7 °C11 October 1995	5.4 °C10 June 1995	21.7 °C	730 mm	85
1994	36.1 °C22 November 1994	4.8 °C1 July 1994	21.1 °C	703 mm	84
1993	35.5 °C4 November 1993	7.3 °C7 June 1993	20.9 °C	1,017 mm	48
1992	36.4 °C29 October 1992	7.1 °C14 August 1992	21.8 °C	628 mm	82
1991	33.8 °C9 October 1991	6.7 °C14 August 1991	20.8 °C	885 mm	57
1990	36.0 °C16 October 1990	7.1 °C11 July 1990	21.0 °C	646 mm	53
1989	35.4 °C10 November 1989	5.3 °C19 June 1989	20.6 °C	1,152 mm	59
1988	34.4 °C10 October 1988	6.7 °C16 July 1988	20.8 °C	882 mm	47
1987	36.4 °C20 November 1987	6.3 °C28 June 1987	21.4 °C	726 mm	76
1986	34.6 °C7 October 1986	6.0 °C27 June 1986	19.9 °C	965 mm	28
1985	32.7 °C16 October 1985	6.4 °C14 July 1985	20.1 °C	949 mm	33
1984	35.2 °C15 October 1984	6.8 °C18 June 1984	20.9 °C	738 mm	61
1983	35.5 °C11 November 1983	8.2 °C22 July 1983	21.5 °C	772 mm	74
1982	33.8 °C16 October 1982	6.6 °C17 July 1982	20.3 °C	1,139 mm	33
1981	35.1 °C4 October 1981	6.1 °C19 June 1981	20.2 °C	944 mm	65
1980	33.3 °C8 September 1980	6.5 °C10 July 1980	20.2 °C	799 mm	38
1979	34.2 °C3 October 1979	7.3 °C6 July 1979	19.8 °C	854 mm	47
1978	34.8 °C30 September 1978	6.5 °C17 June 1978	20.0 °C	1,422 mm	49
1977	35.8 °C21 October 1977	7.6 °C12 June 1977	20.7 °C	996 mm	65
1976	34.7 °C26 October 1976	7.3 °C5 July 1976	19.6 °C	1,046 mm	41
1975	34.9 °C26 October 1975	5.9 °C26 July 1975	19.9 °C	782 mm	45
1974	35.1 °C18 October 1974	6.4 °C28 July 1974	19.6 °C	1,071 mm	49
1973	35.4 °C28 October 1973	7.5 °C12 July 1973	20.6 °C	756 mm	45
1972	34.1 °C25 September 1972	7.8 °C3 July 1972	20.4 °C	878 mm	62
1971	33.9 °C2 November 1971	7.9 °C1 June 1971	20.2 °C	808 mm	35
1970	35.2 °C8 October 1970	7.2 °C9 June 1970	20.6 °C	810 mm	40
1969	34.4 °C3 October 1969	6.4 °C25 July 1969	20.3 °C	1,207 mm	45
1968	36.1 °C4 October 1968	3.6 °C15 June 1968	20.8 °C	782 mm	47
1967	35.6 °C7 October 1967	5.7 °C20 July 1967	20.3 °C	752 mm	42
1966	35.0 °C1 November 1966	5.3 °C28 July 1966	21.0 °C	794 mm	65
1965	34.5 °C25 September 1965	6.5 °C4 July 1965	20.2 °C	473 mm	42
1964	34.7 °C26 October 1964	4.6 °C28 June 1964	20.4 °C	831 mm	50
1963	34.7 °C8 October 1963	7.2 °C23 May 1963	20.3 °C	931 mm	33
1962	34.4 °C19 October 1962	8.5 °C28 June 1962	20.4 °C	1,137 mm	46
1961	36.0 °C15 October 1961	8.0 °C11 August 1961	20.0 °C	1,095 mm	40
1960	34.0 °C10 October 1960	7.2 °C3 July 1960	20.3 °C	641 mm	62
1959	34.3 °C4 October 1959	8.8 °C13 August 1959	20.1 °C	991 mm	39
1958	33.7 °C17 October 1958	7.1 °C14 July 1958	20.0 °C	1,641 mm	32
1957	36.6 °C25 November 1957	8.2 °C30 May 1957	20.4 °C	1,169 mm	75
1956	33.8 °C15 October 1956	6.3 °C31 July 1956	19.6 °C	1,313 mm	38
1955	35.5 °C22 October 1955	7.0 °C11 August 1955	19.9 °C	1,193 mm	43
1954	36.8 °C27 October 1954	7.2 °C23 June 1954	21.2 °C	547 mm	73
1953	34.8 °C31 October 1953	6.1 °C2 July 1953	19.7 °C	1,337 mm	46
1952	36.3 °C2 October 1952	8.5 °C1 August 1952	20.8 °C	1,102 mm	59
1951	36.4 °C28 November 1951	6.9 °C21 July 1951	21.8 °C	545 mm	98
1950	34.3 °C24 October 1950	7.2 °C20 August 1950	19.8 °C	1,015 mm	44
1949	35.9 °C4 November 1949	7.0 °C8 June 1949	20.7 °C	1,108 mm	64
1948	35.2 °C13 October 1948	8.0 °C18 June 1948	20.1 °C	1,363 mm	55
1947	35.5 °C16 October 1947	7.0 °C1 July 1947	20.3 °C	1,128 mm	57
1946	36.3 °C25 October 1946	5.6 °C10 July 1946	20.1 °C	1,140 mm	50
1945	34.9 °C13 October 1945	8.1 °C20 June 1945	20.6 °C	921 mm	60
1944	35.7 °C27 September 1944	9.2 °C2 June 1944	20.5 °C	1,066 mm	60
1943	36.1 °C25 November 1943	7.3 °C27 July 1943	20.5 °C	1,049 mm	68
1942	35.2 °C13 October 1942	8.1 °C14 July 1942	20.5 °C	1,030 mm	55
1941	37.2 °C21 October 1941	8.5 °C5 July 1941	21.5 °C	789 mm	79
1940	33.7 °C18 October 1940	6.5 °C16 July 1940	20.0 °C	1,122 mm	48

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.1 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

75 d/yr

+17

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1149 mm

+215 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.6 °C	+0.7 °C	357 mm	+113 mm
Feb	27.2 °C	+1.2 °C	168 mm	-33 mm
Mar	27.6 °C	+1.7 °C	74 mm	-42 mm
Apr	26.6 °C	+1.0 °C	63 mm	+38 mm
May	24.4 °C	-0.2 °C	14 mm	+10 mm
Jun	24.3 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	22.9 °C	+0.2 °C	3 mm	+2 mm
Aug	27.2 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	31.7 °C	+2.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	32.4 °C	+1.0 °C	3 mm	-11 mm
Nov	28.6 °C	-0.8 °C	180 mm	+76 mm
Dec	25.9 °C	-0.7 °C	289 mm	+64 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.0 °C

2 Nov 2025

Coldest day

7.1 °C

31 Jul 2025

Wettest day

33.8 mm

21 Jan 2025

Windiest day

35.5 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

66.2 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.3 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.3 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.6 h

26 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kabwe?

Kabwe has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 934 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kabwe?

The hottest day measured in Kabwe between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2017, reaching 37.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kabwe?

The coldest day measured in Kabwe between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 3.6 °C.

Does it snow in Kabwe?

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

Has the climate of Kabwe warmed?

Yes: Kabwe warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kabwe?

The wettest day measured in Kabwe between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 1982, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kabwe?

The windiest day measured in Kabwe between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1977, with winds reaching 36.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kabwe?

The warmest month in Kabwe is October (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Kabwe?

Kabwe receives on average 934 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kabwe?

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

Are there tropical nights in Kabwe?

Yes: Kabwe has on average 28 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kabwe?

In Kabwe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 8 January 2016, and the lowest was -0.8 °C on 15 June 1968.

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