Kawambwa climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kawambwa?

Kawambwa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,938 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kawambwa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2008, reaching 36.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kawambwa?

The coldest day measured in Kawambwa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2024, at 8.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kawambwa?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kawambwa warmed?

Yes: Kawambwa warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kawambwa?

The wettest day measured in Kawambwa between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2025, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kawambwa?

The windiest day measured in Kawambwa between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1985, with winds reaching 27.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kawambwa?

The warmest month in Kawambwa is September (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is June (20.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kawambwa?

Kawambwa receives on average 1,938 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 180 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kawambwa?

Kawambwa gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kawambwa (Zambia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,938 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 September (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is June (20.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Kawambwa averages 0 frost days, 56 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 180 rainy days per year.

Kawambwa has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 28 September 2008) and the coldest 8.8 °C (on 26 July 2024).

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

KawambwaLuapula Province

coords: -9.79°, 29.08°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthJuneWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.4°C

Average daily high

27.2°C

Average daily low

17.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,938mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

66%

Average peak wind

11.8km/h

Seasonal range

4.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

56 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

180 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.2 °C

Average feels-like low

17.0 °C

Average peak gust

31.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

15 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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

36.2 °C

28 September 2008

Coldest day

8.8 °C

26 July 2024

Wettest day

92 mm

29 December 2025

Windiest day

27.4 km/h

27 August 1985

Strongest gust

63.7 km/h

16 January 1989

Hottest feels-like

37.4 °C

27 September 1970

Coldest feels-like

5.7 °C

26 July 2024

Sunniest day

12.4 h

20 January 1954

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.2 °C28 October 2025	10.0 °C6 August 2025	21.7 °C	1,790 mm	89
2024	35.8 °C28 September 2024	8.8 °C26 July 2024	22.2 °C	1,773 mm	88
2023	35.1 °C9 October 2023	13.0 °C29 July 2023	22.4 °C	2,067 mm	81
2022	34.4 °C5 October 2022	13.3 °C29 June 2022	21.9 °C	1,956 mm	64
2021	34.4 °C10 October 2021	10.9 °C26 July 2021	22.1 °C	1,516 mm	72
2020	35.4 °C5 October 2020	11.0 °C18 July 2020	22.1 °C	2,098 mm	70
2019	34.2 °C2 September 2019	13.1 °C24 June 2019	22.3 °C	1,792 mm	66
2018	34.0 °C18 September 2018	12.9 °C7 June 2018	21.9 °C	2,011 mm	77
2017	33.3 °C3 October 2017	12.3 °C16 July 2017	22.0 °C	1,674 mm	57
2016	34.5 °C11 October 2016	13.1 °C11 July 2016	22.4 °C	1,632 mm	77
2015	33.9 °C23 September 2015	13.4 °C17 June 2015	22.2 °C	1,832 mm	77
2014	35.5 °C11 October 2014	13.1 °C12 July 2014	22.2 °C	1,596 mm	72
2013	34.5 °C16 September 2013	11.6 °C9 June 2013	22.0 °C	1,740 mm	73
2012	35.0 °C30 September 2012	12.3 °C8 July 2012	21.9 °C	1,617 mm	70
2011	33.6 °C22 September 2011	12.6 °C25 July 2011	21.8 °C	1,914 mm	57
2010	35.3 °C4 October 2010	11.7 °C13 August 2010	22.4 °C	1,734 mm	83
2009	35.3 °C28 September 2009	12.0 °C2 July 2009	22.0 °C	1,791 mm	80
2008	36.2 °C28 September 2008	11.8 °C3 July 2008	21.9 °C	1,756 mm	80
2007	34.9 °C25 September 2007	12.8 °C6 July 2007	22.3 °C	1,507 mm	79
2006	35.3 °C18 October 2006	12.5 °C28 June 2006	21.8 °C	2,054 mm	68
2005	34.3 °C11 October 2005	13.6 °C3 July 2005	22.5 °C	1,388 mm	95
2004	34.9 °C9 October 2004	12.3 °C8 July 2004	21.7 °C	1,821 mm	79
2003	36.0 °C11 October 2003	11.3 °C9 July 2003	22.0 °C	1,487 mm	79
2002	34.5 °C29 September 2002	13.0 °C19 June 2002	21.8 °C	1,910 mm	68
2001	35.2 °C7 September 2001	13.8 °C18 June 2001	21.8 °C	1,749 mm	62
2000	34.2 °C4 September 2000	12.5 °C8 July 2000	21.9 °C	1,641 mm	67
1999	33.6 °C18 September 1999	13.1 °C29 June 1999	21.7 °C	1,699 mm	45
1998	35.1 °C8 October 1998	13.5 °C15 June 1998	22.3 °C	1,988 mm	88
1997	35.6 °C26 September 1997	11.8 °C3 August 1997	21.9 °C	1,855 mm	75
1996	33.3 °C16 October 1996	12.0 °C3 July 1996	21.8 °C	1,646 mm	76
1995	34.2 °C25 September 1995	11.4 °C30 June 1995	21.8 °C	1,738 mm	65
1994	34.0 °C27 September 1994	10.7 °C15 July 1994	21.4 °C	1,790 mm	39
1993	34.8 °C24 October 1993	12.0 °C17 August 1993	21.6 °C	1,870 mm	53
1992	32.8 °C28 September 1992	11.9 °C5 July 1992	21.5 °C	1,581 mm	47
1991	32.7 °C7 October 1991	9.3 °C23 July 1991	21.1 °C	1,961 mm	28
1990	32.9 °C9 October 1990	10.6 °C28 June 1990	21.4 °C	1,766 mm	36
1989	33.4 °C20 September 1989	9.5 °C18 June 1989	21.1 °C	1,823 mm	36
1988	32.9 °C2 September 1988	12.7 °C9 July 1988	21.6 °C	1,788 mm	38
1987	33.4 °C5 September 1987	11.5 °C2 July 1987	21.8 °C	1,877 mm	49
1986	32.1 °C30 August 1986	10.5 °C19 June 1986	21.0 °C	2,229 mm	32
1985	32.9 °C6 October 1985	11.7 °C3 August 1985	21.2 °C	1,898 mm	41
1984	33.2 °C8 September 1984	13.5 °C11 June 1984	21.3 °C	1,682 mm	48
1983	35.1 °C15 September 1983	12.9 °C22 July 1983	21.8 °C	1,898 mm	44
1982	32.7 °C11 September 1982	12.0 °C18 May 1982	21.1 °C	2,067 mm	26
1981	33.4 °C19 September 1981	10.3 °C27 June 1981	21.3 °C	1,795 mm	39
1980	35.7 °C20 September 1980	12.2 °C21 June 1980	21.4 °C	1,932 mm	43
1979	34.2 °C3 October 1979	11.5 °C16 June 1979	21.0 °C	2,415 mm	50
1978	34.2 °C22 September 1978	12.5 °C7 July 1978	21.2 °C	2,529 mm	49
1977	33.5 °C11 September 1977	12.7 °C3 August 1977	21.3 °C	2,150 mm	47
1976	32.6 °C13 September 1976	9.9 °C28 June 1976	20.7 °C	2,210 mm	35
1975	31.7 °C16 September 1975	11.7 °C27 July 1975	20.9 °C	1,932 mm	34
1974	32.8 °C5 October 1974	11.0 °C6 August 1974	20.6 °C	2,041 mm	55
1973	33.6 °C23 September 1973	12.0 °C10 July 1973	21.2 °C	1,899 mm	52
1972	31.8 °C27 September 1972	11.5 °C27 June 1972	20.8 °C	2,262 mm	30
1971	33.4 °C10 October 1971	12.3 °C13 June 1971	20.7 °C	2,041 mm	30
1970	34.1 °C27 September 1970	12.7 °C30 May 1970	21.3 °C	1,988 mm	40
1969	32.7 °C11 September 1969	12.5 °C16 June 1969	21.4 °C	2,167 mm	36
1968	35.1 °C5 October 1968	11.1 °C1 July 1968	20.9 °C	2,173 mm	48
1967	32.4 °C16 October 1967	9.9 °C21 July 1967	20.8 °C	2,270 mm	32
1966	32.6 °C6 October 1966	11.3 °C2 July 1966	21.0 °C	2,222 mm	37
1965	33.7 °C20 September 1965	10.4 °C24 June 1965	20.8 °C	2,107 mm	45
1964	33.3 °C25 September 1964	10.4 °C30 June 1964	21.0 °C	2,138 mm	30
1963	33.9 °C13 September 1963	11.1 °C9 June 1963	20.9 °C	2,561 mm	40
1962	32.9 °C1 October 1962	11.7 °C14 May 1962	21.0 °C	2,211 mm	51
1961	32.2 °C25 September 1961	11.6 °C10 June 1961	20.8 °C	2,659 mm	27
1960	32.7 °C11 October 1960	11.2 °C3 July 1960	20.8 °C	2,073 mm	42
1959	32.9 °C30 September 1959	12.1 °C9 June 1959	21.1 °C	2,107 mm	32
1958	33.7 °C10 September 1958	9.6 °C23 June 1958	21.1 °C	2,035 mm	32
1957	32.4 °C15 September 1957	10.0 °C2 June 1957	20.6 °C	2,784 mm	38
1956	34.0 °C20 September 1956	11.2 °C4 May 1956	20.8 °C	2,100 mm	75
1955	34.4 °C11 October 1955	11.2 °C10 May 1955	20.7 °C	2,142 mm	51
1954	33.7 °C8 October 1954	10.6 °C22 June 1954	21.6 °C	1,544 mm	87
1953	34.6 °C2 October 1953	10.0 °C24 June 1953	21.0 °C	2,326 mm	60
1952	35.1 °C3 October 1952	11.6 °C16 July 1952	21.3 °C	2,173 mm	67
1951	34.7 °C30 September 1951	10.9 °C10 June 1951	21.1 °C	2,237 mm	57
1950	33.1 °C15 September 1950	11.2 °C29 May 1950	20.7 °C	2,184 mm	34
1949	34.2 °C1 October 1949	12.0 °C6 June 1949	21.2 °C	1,894 mm	63
1948	33.6 °C12 September 1948	12.3 °C11 July 1948	21.0 °C	2,290 mm	36
1947	35.2 °C8 October 1947	11.1 °C8 July 1947	21.2 °C	1,973 mm	65
1946	33.3 °C12 September 1946	11.6 °C17 June 1946	21.2 °C	1,704 mm	52
1945	33.8 °C10 October 1945	12.2 °C11 June 1945	21.2 °C	1,729 mm	65
1944	36.1 °C20 September 1944	11.7 °C22 May 1944	21.5 °C	1,715 mm	92
1943	34.9 °C14 October 1943	10.5 °C2 June 1943	21.2 °C	1,595 mm	62
1942	35.0 °C1 October 1942	10.8 °C28 April 1942	21.5 °C	1,348 mm	87
1941	35.8 °C12 October 1941	11.3 °C25 June 1941	21.3 °C	1,898 mm	76
1940	33.4 °C11 September 1940	11.7 °C22 July 1940	20.6 °C	2,144 mm	36

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.1 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

89 d/yr

+33

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1790 mm

-148 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.0 °C	+0.9 °C	301 mm	-28 mm
Feb	27.6 °C	+2.0 °C	218 mm	-67 mm
Mar	27.7 °C	+1.9 °C	262 mm	-72 mm
Apr	27.9 °C	+1.6 °C	231 mm	+66 mm
May	26.7 °C	-0.6 °C	42 mm	+25 mm
Jun	27.8 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	26.8 °C	-0.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	29.1 °C	-0.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	32.1 °C	+0.9 °C	1 mm	-15 mm
Oct	32.0 °C	+2.1 °C	12 mm	-97 mm
Nov	28.1 °C	+1.6 °C	292 mm	-16 mm
Dec	26.0 °C	+0.8 °C	431 mm	+58 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.2 °C

28 Oct 2025

Coldest day

10.0 °C

6 Aug 2025

Wettest day

92.2 mm

29 Dec 2025

Windiest day

22.3 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

52.2 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.7 °C

29 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

7.0 °C

3 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.2 h

8 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kawambwa?

Kawambwa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,938 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kawambwa?

The hottest day measured in Kawambwa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2008, reaching 36.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kawambwa?

The coldest day measured in Kawambwa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2024, at 8.8 °C.

Does it snow in Kawambwa?

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

Has the climate of Kawambwa warmed?

Yes: Kawambwa warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kawambwa?

The wettest day measured in Kawambwa between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2025, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kawambwa?

The windiest day measured in Kawambwa between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1985, with winds reaching 27.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kawambwa?

The warmest month in Kawambwa is September (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is June (20.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Kawambwa?

Kawambwa receives on average 1,938 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 180 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kawambwa?

Kawambwa gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kawambwa?

Yes: Kawambwa has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kawambwa?

In Kawambwa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 27 September 1970, and the lowest was 5.7 °C on 26 July 2024.

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