Katete climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Katete?

Katete has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 939 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Katete between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 2023, reaching 38.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Katete?

The coldest day measured in Katete between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 6.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Katete?

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

Q: Has the climate of Katete warmed?

Yes: Katete warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Katete?

The wettest day measured in Katete between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1998, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Katete?

The windiest day measured in Katete between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1952, with winds reaching 42.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Katete?

The warmest month in Katete is October (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Katete?

Katete receives on average 939 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Katete?

Katete gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Katete (Zambia) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 939 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Katete averages 0 frost days, 74 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.

Katete 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 38.9 °C (on 14 October 2023) and the coldest 6.9 °C (on 26 July 1975).

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

KateteEastern Province

coords: -14.05°, 32.08°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

21.8°C

Average daily high

27.1°C

Average daily low

17.2°C

Annual rainfall

939mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

64%

Average peak wind

17.8km/h

Seasonal range

7.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

74 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

113 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.1 °C

Average feels-like low

16.7 °C

Average peak gust

37.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

61 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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

38.9 °C

14 October 2023

Coldest day

6.9 °C

26 July 1975

Wettest day

82 mm

15 January 1998

Windiest day

42.3 km/h

17 September 1952

Strongest gust

84.6 km/h

1 September 1959

Hottest feels-like

40.5 °C

8 January 2016

Coldest feels-like

2.7 °C

26 July 1975

Sunniest day

12.7 h

2 December 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.3 °C2 November 2025	9.9 °C4 August 2025	22.4 °C	954 mm	93
2024	37.4 °C26 October 2024	9.4 °C15 June 2024	23.3 °C	490 mm	154
2023	38.9 °C14 October 2023	10.9 °C14 July 2023	23.1 °C	1,069 mm	106
2022	36.3 °C31 October 2022	10.8 °C29 July 2022	22.3 °C	1,137 mm	78
2021	37.4 °C9 November 2021	10.0 °C29 May 2021	22.3 °C	945 mm	90
2020	37.3 °C8 November 2020	9.7 °C10 August 2020	22.4 °C	924 mm	87
2019	38.2 °C29 October 2019	7.1 °C24 July 2019	22.3 °C	967 mm	81
2018	37.2 °C2 November 2018	10.8 °C8 June 2018	22.6 °C	1,029 mm	91
2017	38.7 °C18 October 2017	11.3 °C14 July 2017	22.2 °C	1,047 mm	67
2016	37.9 °C10 November 2016	10.3 °C10 July 2016	23.1 °C	770 mm	123
2015	38.4 °C14 November 2015	10.2 °C11 July 2015	22.9 °C	781 mm	112
2014	37.6 °C10 October 2014	10.2 °C13 July 2014	22.6 °C	826 mm	98
2013	37.6 °C1 November 2013	10.9 °C22 June 2013	22.4 °C	855 mm	96
2012	36.8 °C18 October 2012	7.8 °C20 July 2012	21.9 °C	963 mm	81
2011	37.6 °C25 October 2011	9.1 °C25 July 2011	22.0 °C	860 mm	70
2010	37.0 °C12 October 2010	9.2 °C13 August 2010	22.0 °C	1,042 mm	75
2009	34.6 °C8 October 2009	9.7 °C30 July 2009	21.6 °C	974 mm	59
2008	35.5 °C4 November 2008	10.0 °C1 July 2008	21.5 °C	950 mm	62
2007	34.8 °C24 September 2007	10.5 °C15 June 2007	21.6 °C	1,154 mm	62
2006	35.9 °C4 October 2006	9.7 °C6 June 2006	21.8 °C	1,010 mm	60
2005	36.8 °C17 November 2005	11.3 °C3 July 2005	22.7 °C	567 mm	105
2004	36.9 °C9 October 2004	9.7 °C15 July 2004	21.6 °C	914 mm	59
2003	35.7 °C17 October 2003	9.6 °C9 July 2003	21.7 °C	917 mm	84
2002	36.9 °C5 November 2002	10.2 °C23 June 2002	22.1 °C	783 mm	72
2001	36.0 °C19 October 2001	9.4 °C26 July 2001	21.9 °C	997 mm	90
2000	35.4 °C26 October 2000	10.8 °C25 July 2000	21.5 °C	1,268 mm	53
1999	36.4 °C23 October 1999	10.3 °C9 June 1999	21.7 °C	798 mm	79
1998	36.7 °C4 November 1998	10.5 °C15 June 1998	22.3 °C	802 mm	91
1997	36.2 °C10 November 1997	10.6 °C5 May 1997	21.7 °C	1,291 mm	56
1996	36.0 °C9 November 1996	8.4 °C3 July 1996	22.2 °C	816 mm	88
1995	36.9 °C24 November 1995	9.4 °C10 June 1995	23.0 °C	614 mm	122
1994	37.1 °C24 November 1994	9.1 °C15 July 1994	22.4 °C	607 mm	115
1993	35.3 °C29 October 1993	10.7 °C17 August 1993	22.0 °C	954 mm	76
1992	37.2 °C26 October 1992	9.7 °C14 August 1992	23.0 °C	579 mm	115
1991	34.7 °C31 October 1991	8.8 °C23 July 1991	21.9 °C	853 mm	75
1990	37.1 °C16 October 1990	9.0 °C4 July 1990	22.3 °C	690 mm	82
1989	35.8 °C10 November 1989	10.0 °C17 June 1989	21.5 °C	1,252 mm	56
1988	35.6 °C11 October 1988	10.3 °C17 July 1988	22.0 °C	860 mm	70
1987	36.9 °C20 November 1987	8.5 °C2 July 1987	22.7 °C	729 mm	107
1986	34.9 °C7 October 1986	9.5 °C23 July 1986	21.3 °C	985 mm	50
1985	34.7 °C3 November 1985	8.7 °C14 July 1985	21.2 °C	962 mm	44
1984	35.4 °C15 October 1984	9.7 °C17 June 1984	21.8 °C	979 mm	73
1983	36.8 °C13 November 1983	10.0 °C21 July 1983	22.7 °C	816 mm	101
1982	36.8 °C9 November 1982	7.8 °C18 May 1982	21.5 °C	1,010 mm	50
1981	36.6 °C8 November 1981	8.3 °C20 June 1981	21.6 °C	693 mm	90
1980	35.7 °C12 November 1980	9.0 °C21 June 1980	21.4 °C	896 mm	62
1979	35.0 °C12 October 1979	10.4 °C14 June 1979	21.2 °C	812 mm	66
1978	35.4 °C16 October 1978	8.3 °C17 June 1978	21.4 °C	1,399 mm	61
1977	36.2 °C22 October 1977	8.0 °C6 July 1977	21.8 °C	1,049 mm	73
1976	36.5 °C25 November 1976	9.0 °C5 July 1976	21.1 °C	1,063 mm	61
1975	36.2 °C20 November 1975	6.9 °C26 July 1975	21.4 °C	532 mm	77
1974	35.6 °C13 November 1974	9.1 °C16 June 1974	20.8 °C	1,210 mm	57
1973	35.6 °C28 October 1973	10.3 °C10 July 1973	21.6 °C	724 mm	68
1972	35.9 °C17 November 1972	10.2 °C3 July 1972	21.5 °C	898 mm	64
1971	34.5 °C2 November 1971	10.2 °C17 July 1971	21.2 °C	909 mm	47
1970	34.2 °C16 October 1970	10.5 °C5 July 1970	21.8 °C	796 mm	57
1969	36.2 °C27 November 1969	9.5 °C10 June 1969	21.5 °C	958 mm	61
1968	36.0 °C4 October 1968	7.4 °C18 June 1968	21.4 °C	834 mm	53
1967	34.8 °C18 November 1967	9.5 °C19 July 1967	21.3 °C	675 mm	59
1966	34.2 °C3 November 1966	8.7 °C28 July 1966	21.4 °C	822 mm	52
1965	33.4 °C29 October 1965	8.0 °C23 June 1965	20.7 °C	713 mm	45
1964	33.8 °C26 October 1964	7.3 °C29 July 1964	21.0 °C	639 mm	57
1963	33.8 °C24 October 1963	9.1 °C6 June 1963	20.9 °C	1,123 mm	42
1962	34.3 °C15 October 1962	11.3 °C7 June 1962	21.3 °C	1,173 mm	58
1961	34.6 °C15 October 1961	10.3 °C10 August 1961	21.0 °C	1,398 mm	39
1960	34.3 °C6 November 1960	10.0 °C7 July 1960	21.4 °C	729 mm	73
1959	34.7 °C16 November 1959	12.5 °C20 August 1959	21.3 °C	1,020 mm	42
1958	35.0 °C28 October 1958	9.3 °C13 August 1958	21.4 °C	1,426 mm	54
1957	36.1 °C25 November 1957	9.1 °C29 May 1957	21.3 °C	1,393 mm	84
1956	34.3 °C2 November 1956	9.7 °C19 July 1956	21.0 °C	1,158 mm	54
1955	35.5 °C21 October 1955	9.2 °C12 August 1955	20.9 °C	1,160 mm	53
1954	36.5 °C27 October 1954	9.5 °C20 June 1954	21.9 °C	643 mm	73
1953	35.4 °C10 November 1953	9.4 °C23 July 1953	20.8 °C	1,449 mm	52
1952	36.8 °C2 October 1952	10.9 °C3 July 1952	21.8 °C	1,017 mm	73
1951	36.9 °C28 November 1951	9.2 °C15 July 1951	22.5 °C	594 mm	108
1950	35.2 °C25 October 1950	10.1 °C20 August 1950	20.8 °C	1,219 mm	51
1949	36.6 °C3 November 1949	10.7 °C24 June 1949	21.8 °C	945 mm	93
1948	35.7 °C13 October 1948	10.5 °C4 September 1948	21.4 °C	1,125 mm	67
1947	35.7 °C16 October 1947	9.7 °C2 July 1947	21.2 °C	1,109 mm	67
1946	35.9 °C25 October 1946	9.0 °C19 June 1946	21.0 °C	1,093 mm	58
1945	35.7 °C25 November 1945	9.7 °C22 June 1945	21.3 °C	970 mm	70
1944	35.3 °C17 October 1944	10.4 °C19 May 1944	21.2 °C	1,029 mm	67
1943	37.2 °C25 November 1943	9.8 °C28 June 1943	21.7 °C	871 mm	88
1942	36.0 °C7 November 1942	10.5 °C26 July 1942	21.8 °C	840 mm	77
1941	37.4 °C12 October 1941	10.7 °C23 June 1941	22.3 °C	656 mm	80
1940	34.1 °C10 November 1940	10.2 °C17 July 1940	21.2 °C	1,165 mm	64

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

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

93 d/yr

+19

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

954 mm

+15 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.5 °C	+1.1 °C	280 mm	+25 mm
Feb	28.2 °C	+1.8 °C	131 mm	-81 mm
Mar	27.9 °C	+1.4 °C	77 mm	-55 mm
Apr	27.2 °C	+1.0 °C	73 mm	+45 mm
May	24.8 °C	-0.7 °C	11 mm	+6 mm
Jun	25.2 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	23.6 °C	0.0 °C	3 mm	+2 mm
Aug	27.5 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	32.0 °C	+2.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	33.2 °C	+1.3 °C	1 mm	-9 mm
Nov	30.3 °C	-0.6 °C	119 mm	+45 mm
Dec	27.4 °C	-0.4 °C	259 mm	+40 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.3 °C

2 Nov 2025

Coldest day

9.9 °C

4 Aug 2025

Wettest day

29.2 mm

29 Jan 2025

Windiest day

36.6 km/h

23 May 2025

Strongest gust

72.0 km/h

23 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.9 °C

25 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

6.6 °C

29 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.7 h

2 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Katete?

Katete has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 939 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Katete?

The hottest day measured in Katete between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 2023, reaching 38.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Katete?

The coldest day measured in Katete between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 6.9 °C.

Does it snow in Katete?

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

Has the climate of Katete warmed?

Yes: Katete warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Katete?

The wettest day measured in Katete between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1998, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Katete?

The windiest day measured in Katete between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1952, with winds reaching 42.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Katete?

The warmest month in Katete is October (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Katete?

Katete receives on average 939 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Katete?

Katete gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Katete?

Yes: Katete has on average 61 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Katete?

In Katete, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 8 January 2016, and the lowest was 2.7 °C on 26 July 1975.

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