Livingstone climate — normals and trends
Livingstone (Zambia) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 791 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Livingstone averages 0 frost days, 125 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Livingstone has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 26 October 2011) and the coldest 2.5 °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
LivingstoneSouthern Province
- coords
- -17.84°, 25.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.3°C
Average daily high
28.6°C
Average daily low
16.7°C
Annual rainfall
791mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
10.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
125 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.4 °C
Average feels-like low
16.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
85 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
40.3 °C
26 October 2011
Coldest day
2.5 °C
1 July 1994
Wettest day
109 mm
25 January 1983
Windiest day
32.7 km/h
19 August 1959
Strongest gust
75.6 km/h
5 January 2014
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
8 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-2.5 °C
1 July 1994
Sunniest day
12.9 h
15 January 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 268 mm | +67 mm |
| Feb | 29.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 137 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 38 mm | -54 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 47 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 26.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 34.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 34.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 19 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | -1.5 °C | 131 mm | +33 mm |
| Dec | 28.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 254 mm | +63 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Livingstone?
Livingstone has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 791 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Livingstone?
The hottest day measured in Livingstone between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2011, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Livingstone?
The coldest day measured in Livingstone between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1994, at 2.5 °C.
Does it snow in Livingstone?
Almost never: Livingstone sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Livingstone warmed?
Yes: Livingstone warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Livingstone?
The wettest day measured in Livingstone between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1983, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Livingstone?
The windiest day measured in Livingstone between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1959, with winds reaching 32.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Livingstone?
The warmest month in Livingstone is October (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Livingstone?
Livingstone receives on average 791 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Livingstone?
Livingstone gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Livingstone?
Yes: Livingstone has on average 85 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Livingstone?
In Livingstone, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 8 January 2016, and the lowest was -2.5 °C on 1 July 1994.
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