Kaputa climate — normals and trends
Kaputa (Zambia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 1,076 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Kaputa averages 0 frost days, 37 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Kaputa has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 9 October 2004) and the coldest 13.8 °C (on 18 June 1989).
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
KaputaNorthern Province
- coords
- -8.47°, 29.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.4°C
Average daily high
27.2°C
Average daily low
20.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,076mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
37 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.5 °C
Average feels-like low
21.6 °C
Average peak gust
23.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
227 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001
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
34.5 °C
9 October 2004
Coldest day
13.8 °C
18 June 1989
Wettest day
87 mm
24 February 2020
Windiest day
27.1 km/h
19 August 1959
Strongest gust
54.4 km/h
18 January 1989
Hottest feels-like
37.2 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
10.9 °C
21 June 1954
Sunniest day
12.3 h
20 November 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 160 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 27.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 91 mm | -79 mm |
| Mar | 28.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 218 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 27.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 124 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 27.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 28 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 26.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 14 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 233 mm | +86 mm |
| Dec | 26.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 211 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kaputa?
Kaputa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 1,076 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kaputa?
The hottest day measured in Kaputa between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 2004, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kaputa?
The coldest day measured in Kaputa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1989, at 13.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kaputa?
Almost never: Kaputa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kaputa warmed?
Yes: Kaputa warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kaputa?
The wettest day measured in Kaputa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2020, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kaputa?
The windiest day measured in Kaputa between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1959, with winds reaching 27.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kaputa?
The warmest month in Kaputa is October (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Kaputa?
Kaputa receives on average 1,076 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kaputa?
Kaputa gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kaputa?
Yes: Kaputa has on average 227 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kaputa?
In Kaputa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.2 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 10.9 °C on 21 June 1954.
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