Kalomo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kalomo?

Kalomo has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 776 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kalomo between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2011, reaching 37.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kalomo?

The coldest day measured in Kalomo between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2011, at 0.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kalomo?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kalomo warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Kalomo?

The wettest day measured in Kalomo between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 2003, with 170 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kalomo?

The windiest day measured in Kalomo between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 2009, with winds reaching 35.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kalomo?

The warmest month in Kalomo is October (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kalomo?

Kalomo receives on average 776 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kalomo?

Kalomo gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kalomo (Zambia) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 776 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 (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Kalomo averages 0 frost days, 57 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.

Kalomo 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 37.4 °C (on 26 October 2011) and the coldest 0.6 °C (on 27 June 2011).

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

KalomoSouthern Province

coords: -17.03°, 26.48°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

20.0°C

Average daily high

26.3°C

Average daily low

14.8°C

Annual rainfall

776mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

61%

Average peak wind

16.2km/h

Seasonal range

9.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

57 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

107 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.6 °C

Average feels-like low

13.7 °C

Average peak gust

35.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

16 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 = 0.23 · 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

37.4 °C

26 October 2011

Coldest day

0.6 °C

27 June 2011

Wettest day

170 mm

27 February 2003

Windiest day

35.4 km/h

9 June 2009

Strongest gust

74.2 km/h

5 January 2014

Hottest feels-like

38.6 °C

24 November 1972

Coldest feels-like

-4.0 °C

1 July 1994

Sunniest day

12.8 h

25 January 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.8 °C16 October 2025	5.4 °C31 July 2025	20.7 °C	901 mm	71
2024	36.4 °C29 September 2024	4.5 °C16 June 2024	22.0 °C	443 mm	137
2023	35.5 °C19 November 2023	5.6 °C16 June 2023	21.3 °C	806 mm	99
2022	33.8 °C4 October 2022	4.0 °C24 May 2022	20.0 °C	887 mm	55
2021	35.9 °C10 October 2021	4.6 °C5 July 2021	20.4 °C	771 mm	78
2020	35.7 °C8 November 2020	4.7 °C6 July 2020	20.4 °C	795 mm	64
2019	36.8 °C26 October 2019	4.8 °C24 July 2019	21.4 °C	498 mm	122
2018	35.3 °C2 November 2018	4.9 °C8 June 2018	20.8 °C	672 mm	86
2017	37.4 °C18 October 2017	5.1 °C23 June 2017	20.1 °C	952 mm	47
2016	36.1 °C31 October 2016	5.1 °C21 July 2016	21.0 °C	837 mm	84
2015	36.2 °C13 November 2015	4.5 °C16 June 2015	20.9 °C	605 mm	84
2014	34.9 °C25 October 2014	5.0 °C14 July 2014	20.5 °C	776 mm	63
2013	36.1 °C28 September 2013	5.5 °C20 June 2013	20.5 °C	859 mm	69
2012	34.8 °C19 October 2012	3.3 °C20 July 2012	20.2 °C	748 mm	65
2011	37.4 °C26 October 2011	0.6 °C27 June 2011	20.0 °C	820 mm	48
2010	35.9 °C12 October 2010	4.2 °C14 August 2010	20.2 °C	1,009 mm	58
2009	33.7 °C8 October 2009	4.1 °C10 July 2009	19.7 °C	817 mm	45
2008	35.0 °C26 September 2008	3.8 °C17 July 2008	19.8 °C	1,036 mm	64
2007	34.2 °C24 September 2007	4.4 °C21 June 2007	19.9 °C	1,101 mm	32
2006	34.1 °C26 October 2006	3.0 °C29 June 2006	19.8 °C	781 mm	41
2005	35.6 °C3 November 2005	4.7 °C31 July 2005	20.7 °C	709 mm	60
2004	33.7 °C7 October 2004	4.4 °C11 July 2004	19.9 °C	719 mm	52
2003	36.2 °C17 October 2003	4.5 °C9 July 2003	20.4 °C	925 mm	62
2002	34.1 °C19 October 2002	5.4 °C24 June 2002	20.6 °C	503 mm	55
2001	34.3 °C27 September 2001	3.5 °C21 July 2001	19.9 °C	886 mm	59
2000	33.5 °C6 October 2000	5.1 °C5 July 2000	19.9 °C	821 mm	41
1999	34.8 °C5 November 1999	4.9 °C14 June 1999	19.8 °C	632 mm	37
1998	36.1 °C4 November 1998	4.7 °C19 June 1998	20.8 °C	686 mm	65
1997	36.0 °C10 November 1997	4.8 °C16 July 1997	20.2 °C	717 mm	50
1996	35.5 °C21 October 1996	4.2 °C3 July 1996	20.6 °C	723 mm	68
1995	36.0 °C13 October 1995	3.6 °C19 June 1995	21.3 °C	604 mm	94
1994	35.5 °C12 November 1994	1.2 °C1 July 1994	20.1 °C	571 mm	85
1993	34.0 °C31 October 1993	5.3 °C11 June 1993	20.1 °C	799 mm	44
1992	34.9 °C4 December 1992	4.2 °C5 July 1992	20.6 °C	637 mm	82
1991	33.8 °C9 October 1991	4.7 °C11 July 1991	20.0 °C	644 mm	53
1990	36.4 °C6 November 1990	4.5 °C26 July 1990	20.3 °C	622 mm	55
1989	34.5 °C2 November 1989	3.4 °C19 June 1989	19.8 °C	771 mm	63
1988	33.9 °C10 October 1988	3.6 °C16 July 1988	20.0 °C	640 mm	47
1987	36.9 °C20 November 1987	3.1 °C24 June 1987	20.8 °C	631 mm	79
1986	32.7 °C7 October 1986	3.5 °C16 June 1986	19.2 °C	835 mm	24
1985	32.2 °C20 September 1985	3.6 °C13 June 1985	19.5 °C	696 mm	26
1984	33.4 °C5 September 1984	5.7 °C18 June 1984	20.1 °C	679 mm	54
1983	34.2 °C4 October 1983	4.1 °C14 August 1983	20.6 °C	774 mm	72
1982	33.4 °C7 November 1982	3.2 °C18 July 1982	20.0 °C	543 mm	44
1981	34.2 °C8 November 1981	3.1 °C20 July 1981	19.2 °C	845 mm	53
1980	33.2 °C16 October 1980	4.3 °C24 June 1980	19.6 °C	631 mm	47
1979	35.1 °C24 September 1979	5.0 °C26 June 1979	19.4 °C	666 mm	43
1978	34.6 °C30 September 1978	2.3 °C12 July 1978	19.2 °C	1,068 mm	34
1977	34.4 °C24 October 1977	5.2 °C20 June 1977	20.0 °C	803 mm	58
1976	33.9 °C20 November 1976	5.2 °C28 June 1976	18.8 °C	768 mm	26
1975	34.0 °C26 October 1975	3.7 °C27 July 1975	19.0 °C	730 mm	53
1974	33.8 °C18 October 1974	4.7 °C28 July 1974	18.7 °C	925 mm	27
1973	35.0 °C27 October 1973	4.3 °C10 July 1973	20.1 °C	698 mm	60
1972	35.1 °C24 November 1972	4.5 °C3 July 1972	19.8 °C	581 mm	68
1971	33.9 °C30 October 1971	6.4 °C16 June 1971	19.7 °C	703 mm	30
1970	34.2 °C2 November 1970	6.0 °C5 July 1970	20.1 °C	532 mm	36
1969	33.7 °C3 October 1969	5.7 °C27 July 1969	19.6 °C	1,078 mm	39
1968	35.8 °C17 October 1968	2.0 °C15 June 1968	20.6 °C	630 mm	66
1967	35.1 °C6 October 1967	3.6 °C20 July 1967	20.1 °C	537 mm	47
1966	36.4 °C31 October 1966	3.6 °C28 July 1966	20.7 °C	702 mm	76
1965	35.2 °C31 October 1965	3.4 °C26 June 1965	20.0 °C	403 mm	40
1964	34.4 °C26 October 1964	1.3 °C21 June 1964	20.0 °C	683 mm	57
1963	34.2 °C6 October 1963	4.3 °C9 July 1963	19.6 °C	836 mm	29
1962	36.1 °C17 October 1962	6.1 °C17 July 1962	19.8 °C	983 mm	48
1961	35.4 °C15 October 1961	6.0 °C10 August 1961	19.5 °C	819 mm	41
1960	34.7 °C10 October 1960	4.7 °C3 July 1960	19.5 °C	597 mm	44
1959	33.7 °C18 October 1959	6.1 °C24 July 1959	19.5 °C	827 mm	43
1958	33.0 °C17 October 1958	5.3 °C16 June 1958	19.2 °C	1,428 mm	22
1957	33.6 °C22 October 1957	6.5 °C19 June 1957	19.8 °C	1,082 mm	51
1956	33.7 °C25 October 1956	5.8 °C23 July 1956	19.0 °C	953 mm	33
1955	34.4 °C15 October 1955	5.4 °C12 August 1955	19.1 °C	1,201 mm	42
1954	36.3 °C27 October 1954	4.8 °C26 July 1954	20.8 °C	426 mm	107
1953	35.7 °C31 October 1953	4.1 °C1 July 1953	19.2 °C	1,011 mm	37
1952	35.5 °C11 October 1952	4.9 °C5 August 1952	20.2 °C	857 mm	61
1951	36.3 °C10 October 1951	4.7 °C14 July 1951	21.1 °C	499 mm	104
1950	34.1 °C24 October 1950	6.2 °C20 August 1950	19.4 °C	739 mm	59
1949	36.1 °C3 November 1949	6.3 °C9 August 1949	20.1 °C	810 mm	62
1948	34.8 °C13 October 1948	6.3 °C18 June 1948	19.5 °C	1,230 mm	40
1947	34.7 °C14 October 1947	5.7 °C14 June 1947	19.6 °C	933 mm	50
1946	35.5 °C25 October 1946	4.1 °C10 July 1946	19.4 °C	1,023 mm	50
1945	34.7 °C27 October 1945	6.2 °C6 July 1945	19.9 °C	701 mm	53
1944	36.2 °C27 September 1944	7.2 °C13 July 1944	20.1 °C	805 mm	60
1943	35.1 °C26 October 1943	5.1 °C28 June 1943	19.5 °C	842 mm	50
1942	34.9 °C23 October 1942	5.4 °C21 July 1942	19.7 °C	762 mm	46
1941	37.1 °C12 October 1941	6.5 °C5 July 1941	20.8 °C	795 mm	82
1940	33.9 °C17 October 1940	4.7 °C17 July 1940	19.5 °C	697 mm	53

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

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

71 d/yr

+14

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

901 mm

+125 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.4 °C	+0.4 °C	239 mm	+55 mm
Feb	27.5 °C	+1.4 °C	158 mm	+4 mm
Mar	27.7 °C	+1.4 °C	65 mm	-31 mm
Apr	26.8 °C	+0.8 °C	49 mm	+22 mm
May	24.6 °C	0.0 °C	3 mm	-1 mm
Jun	23.1 °C	+0.6 °C	1 mm	-0 mm
Jul	22.4 °C	0.0 °C	1 mm	+0 mm
Aug	27.0 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	31.4 °C	+2.1 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Oct	31.9 °C	+0.8 °C	8 mm	-13 mm
Nov	27.5 °C	-1.3 °C	154 mm	+51 mm
Dec	26.7 °C	0.0 °C	223 mm	+39 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.8 °C

16 Oct 2025

Coldest day

5.4 °C

31 Jul 2025

Wettest day

35.2 mm

28 Feb 2025

Windiest day

32.2 km/h

3 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

66.6 km/h

3 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.4 °C

17 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

2.2 °C

1 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.8 h

25 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kalomo?

Kalomo has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 776 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kalomo?

The hottest day measured in Kalomo between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2011, reaching 37.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kalomo?

The coldest day measured in Kalomo between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2011, at 0.6 °C.

Does it snow in Kalomo?

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

Has the climate of Kalomo warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Kalomo?

The wettest day measured in Kalomo between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 2003, with 170 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kalomo?

The windiest day measured in Kalomo between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 2009, with winds reaching 35.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kalomo?

The warmest month in Kalomo is October (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Kalomo?

Kalomo receives on average 776 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kalomo?

Kalomo gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kalomo?

Yes: Kalomo has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kalomo?

In Kalomo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 24 November 1972, and the lowest was -4.0 °C on 1 July 1994.

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