Kasempa climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kasempa?

Kasempa has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 1,244 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kasempa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 1941, reaching 37.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kasempa?

The coldest day measured in Kasempa between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1994, at 4.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kasempa?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kasempa warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Kasempa?

The wettest day measured in Kasempa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2019, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kasempa?

The windiest day measured in Kasempa between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1989, with winds reaching 29.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kasempa?

The warmest month in Kasempa is October (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kasempa?

Kasempa receives on average 1,244 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kasempa?

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

Kasempa (Zambia) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 1,244 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 (17.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Kasempa averages 0 frost days, 72 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.

Kasempa 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 37.9 °C (on 13 October 1941) and the coldest 4.2 °C (on 1 July 1994).

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

KasempaNorth-Western

coords: -13.46°, 25.83°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

21.2°C

Average daily high

27.4°C

Average daily low

16.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,244mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

61%

Average peak wind

13.2km/h

Seasonal range

7.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

72 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

138 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.5 °C

Average feels-like low

15.6 °C

Average peak gust

33.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

19 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 = 0.26 · 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

13 October 1941

Coldest day

4.2 °C

1 July 1994

Wettest day

71 mm

13 January 2019

Windiest day

29.8 km/h

31 December 1989

Strongest gust

70.6 km/h

12 February 1946

Hottest feels-like

38.0 °C

18 October 2017

Coldest feels-like

-0.7 °C

1 July 1994

Sunniest day

12.8 h

6 January 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.5 °C17 October 2025	7.3 °C12 July 2025	21.3 °C	1,280 mm	86
2024	36.3 °C28 September 2024	6.5 °C15 June 2024	22.2 °C	694 mm	151
2023	36.4 °C10 October 2023	9.4 °C15 July 2023	22.0 °C	1,235 mm	98
2022	34.8 °C5 October 2022	10.3 °C29 June 2022	21.3 °C	1,422 mm	71
2021	36.2 °C10 October 2021	8.9 °C27 July 2021	21.4 °C	1,076 mm	101
2020	36.3 °C4 October 2020	8.7 °C6 July 2020	21.5 °C	1,461 mm	75
2019	35.9 °C22 October 2019	9.7 °C24 July 2019	21.9 °C	1,153 mm	96
2018	36.0 °C2 November 2018	9.0 °C9 June 2018	21.6 °C	1,049 mm	92
2017	36.4 °C17 October 2017	10.6 °C14 July 2017	21.3 °C	1,249 mm	67
2016	36.4 °C17 October 2016	9.5 °C11 June 2016	21.7 °C	1,307 mm	86
2015	35.8 °C14 October 2015	9.4 °C16 June 2015	21.5 °C	1,185 mm	87
2014	35.6 °C1 October 2014	9.0 °C12 July 2014	21.6 °C	1,053 mm	84
2013	37.1 °C29 September 2013	9.9 °C13 July 2013	21.5 °C	1,100 mm	85
2012	36.0 °C11 October 2012	7.3 °C20 July 2012	21.4 °C	1,261 mm	78
2011	35.7 °C24 October 2011	8.2 °C27 June 2011	21.2 °C	1,274 mm	67
2010	36.3 °C12 October 2010	8.9 °C14 August 2010	21.5 °C	1,300 mm	71
2009	35.6 °C19 September 2009	8.4 °C3 July 2009	21.1 °C	1,354 mm	64
2008	36.5 °C27 September 2008	8.6 °C27 June 2008	21.2 °C	1,192 mm	76
2007	35.3 °C8 October 2007	8.8 °C6 July 2007	21.4 °C	1,159 mm	75
2006	34.9 °C5 October 2006	8.8 °C29 June 2006	21.2 °C	1,174 mm	58
2005	35.7 °C22 October 2005	9.2 °C3 July 2005	21.9 °C	943 mm	101
2004	34.9 °C8 October 2004	8.9 °C8 July 2004	21.1 °C	1,168 mm	69
2003	36.7 °C15 October 2003	8.3 °C9 July 2003	21.4 °C	1,098 mm	85
2002	35.6 °C1 October 2002	10.2 °C24 June 2002	21.5 °C	1,027 mm	73
2001	35.2 °C7 September 2001	9.0 °C27 July 2001	21.2 °C	1,309 mm	71
2000	35.4 °C11 October 2000	9.2 °C8 July 2000	21.2 °C	1,355 mm	67
1999	36.1 °C23 October 1999	9.9 °C29 June 1999	21.1 °C	1,124 mm	52
1998	36.1 °C8 October 1998	9.0 °C15 June 1998	22.1 °C	1,052 mm	95
1997	35.2 °C25 September 1997	9.4 °C9 May 1997	21.5 °C	1,201 mm	69
1996	35.3 °C26 September 1996	6.3 °C3 July 1996	21.6 °C	1,204 mm	97
1995	35.8 °C11 October 1995	5.4 °C19 June 1995	21.8 °C	935 mm	98
1994	35.2 °C28 September 1994	4.2 °C1 July 1994	21.3 °C	1,116 mm	95
1993	34.4 °C24 October 1993	7.9 °C11 June 1993	21.0 °C	1,507 mm	60
1992	34.5 °C14 October 1992	8.3 °C5 July 1992	21.5 °C	978 mm	81
1991	34.8 °C9 October 1991	7.4 °C23 July 1991	21.1 °C	1,065 mm	63
1990	35.9 °C6 November 1990	7.6 °C17 July 1990	21.2 °C	1,181 mm	67
1989	34.8 °C21 September 1989	6.0 °C18 June 1989	21.0 °C	1,191 mm	81
1988	34.0 °C2 September 1988	7.4 °C16 July 1988	21.3 °C	1,085 mm	77
1987	35.4 °C17 November 1987	6.2 °C28 June 1987	21.8 °C	1,016 mm	98
1986	34.1 °C6 October 1986	7.2 °C28 June 1986	20.6 °C	1,238 mm	44
1985	34.0 °C26 October 1985	6.4 °C14 July 1985	20.7 °C	1,146 mm	57
1984	35.0 °C15 October 1984	8.8 °C3 July 1984	21.1 °C	1,138 mm	68
1983	34.8 °C2 October 1983	9.1 °C27 July 1983	21.7 °C	1,102 mm	83
1982	32.9 °C14 October 1982	7.8 °C17 July 1982	20.9 °C	1,176 mm	47
1981	34.4 °C6 November 1981	7.3 °C18 June 1981	20.9 °C	1,221 mm	74
1980	35.0 °C19 September 1980	8.2 °C10 July 1980	21.0 °C	1,131 mm	64
1979	35.5 °C3 October 1979	8.0 °C15 June 1979	20.5 °C	1,201 mm	60
1978	35.7 °C30 September 1978	8.3 °C13 July 1978	20.7 °C	1,618 mm	61
1977	35.1 °C21 October 1977	8.5 °C12 July 1977	21.1 °C	1,364 mm	78
1976	34.4 °C25 October 1976	8.0 °C29 June 1976	20.0 °C	1,565 mm	46
1975	34.9 °C4 November 1975	7.1 °C26 July 1975	20.6 °C	1,109 mm	66
1974	34.9 °C18 October 1974	7.4 °C17 June 1974	20.3 °C	1,353 mm	75
1973	35.3 °C16 October 1973	8.6 °C12 July 1973	21.1 °C	1,056 mm	69
1972	35.5 °C22 September 1972	8.5 °C27 June 1972	20.6 °C	1,163 mm	58
1971	34.3 °C1 October 1971	8.5 °C16 July 1971	20.8 °C	1,348 mm	51
1970	35.1 °C28 September 1970	9.7 °C4 July 1970	21.0 °C	1,259 mm	59
1969	35.0 °C9 October 1969	8.7 °C23 June 1969	20.7 °C	1,836 mm	40
1968	34.7 °C28 October 1968	5.7 °C15 June 1968	20.9 °C	1,215 mm	64
1967	34.9 °C3 October 1967	8.5 °C20 July 1967	20.9 °C	1,222 mm	38
1966	34.2 °C6 October 1966	8.6 °C29 July 1966	21.3 °C	1,140 mm	62
1965	35.4 °C30 October 1965	8.7 °C5 July 1965	20.9 °C	1,039 mm	67
1964	35.2 °C2 October 1964	8.2 °C29 June 1964	21.0 °C	1,178 mm	43
1963	33.4 °C8 September 1963	10.0 °C7 June 1963	21.1 °C	1,331 mm	51
1962	34.9 °C29 October 1962	9.5 °C27 June 1962	21.1 °C	1,539 mm	62
1961	35.1 °C16 October 1961	8.6 °C10 August 1961	20.5 °C	1,592 mm	53
1960	34.2 °C10 October 1960	8.3 °C3 July 1960	20.6 °C	1,087 mm	56
1959	35.2 °C18 October 1959	10.3 °C20 May 1959	20.8 °C	1,339 mm	56
1958	34.2 °C10 September 1958	8.6 °C13 August 1958	20.5 °C	1,744 mm	38
1957	34.9 °C22 October 1957	9.6 °C16 June 1957	20.8 °C	1,702 mm	74
1956	35.6 °C16 October 1956	9.1 °C28 July 1956	20.7 °C	1,468 mm	68
1955	35.5 °C5 October 1955	9.5 °C28 July 1955	20.7 °C	1,359 mm	64
1954	36.2 °C24 October 1954	7.8 °C22 June 1954	22.1 °C	669 mm	148
1953	36.3 °C1 November 1953	8.6 °C23 June 1953	20.4 °C	1,892 mm	57
1952	35.6 °C13 September 1952	9.0 °C6 August 1952	21.4 °C	1,469 mm	71
1951	36.1 °C11 October 1951	8.5 °C14 July 1951	21.4 °C	1,234 mm	76
1950	34.3 °C16 October 1950	9.1 °C18 June 1950	20.5 °C	1,275 mm	54
1949	35.1 °C5 October 1949	9.1 °C8 June 1949	21.2 °C	1,476 mm	82
1948	36.0 °C12 October 1948	9.4 °C20 June 1948	20.7 °C	1,658 mm	45
1947	35.8 °C10 October 1947	8.9 °C2 July 1947	21.1 °C	1,362 mm	68
1946	34.6 °C5 October 1946	8.1 °C10 July 1946	20.9 °C	1,303 mm	67
1945	35.6 °C11 October 1945	9.8 °C20 June 1945	21.2 °C	1,263 mm	81
1944	37.1 °C20 September 1944	10.3 °C19 May 1944	21.3 °C	1,190 mm	77
1943	35.6 °C11 October 1943	9.2 °C28 June 1943	21.1 °C	1,110 mm	79
1942	35.4 °C23 October 1942	9.2 °C14 July 1942	21.1 °C	1,212 mm	80
1941	37.9 °C13 October 1941	10.0 °C6 July 1941	21.7 °C	1,028 mm	86
1940	34.4 °C5 October 1940	8.6 °C17 July 1940	20.5 °C	1,308 mm	65

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.9 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

86 d/yr

+14

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1280 mm

+36 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.4 °C	+0.4 °C	330 mm	+53 mm
Feb	27.3 °C	+1.1 °C	246 mm	+5 mm
Mar	28.1 °C	+1.5 °C	117 mm	-67 mm
Apr	27.5 °C	+0.5 °C	74 mm	+30 mm
May	26.0 °C	-0.5 °C	11 mm	+7 mm
Jun	25.7 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	+0 mm
Jul	24.7 °C	-0.5 °C	0 mm	+0 mm
Aug	28.7 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	32.7 °C	+1.2 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Oct	32.9 °C	+0.8 °C	18 mm	-18 mm
Nov	28.5 °C	+0.1 °C	224 mm	+43 mm
Dec	26.8 °C	+0.4 °C	260 mm	-14 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.5 °C

17 Oct 2025

Coldest day

7.3 °C

12 Jul 2025

Wettest day

64.3 mm

8 Nov 2025

Windiest day

24.6 km/h

9 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

53.6 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.3 °C

28 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.1 °C

12 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.7 h

14 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kasempa?

Kasempa has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 1,244 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kasempa?

The hottest day measured in Kasempa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 1941, reaching 37.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kasempa?

The coldest day measured in Kasempa between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1994, at 4.2 °C.

Does it snow in Kasempa?

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

Has the climate of Kasempa warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Kasempa?

The wettest day measured in Kasempa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2019, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kasempa?

The windiest day measured in Kasempa between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1989, with winds reaching 29.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kasempa?

The warmest month in Kasempa is October (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Kasempa?

Kasempa receives on average 1,244 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kasempa?

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

Are there tropical nights in Kasempa?

Yes: Kasempa has on average 19 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kasempa?

In Kasempa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 18 October 2017, and the lowest was -0.7 °C on 1 July 1994.

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