Lundazi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lundazi?

Lundazi has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 722 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Lundazi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2017, reaching 37.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lundazi?

The coldest day measured in Lundazi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 7.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lundazi?

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

Q: Has the climate of Lundazi warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Lundazi?

The wettest day measured in Lundazi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 2019, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lundazi?

The windiest day measured in Lundazi between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1981, with winds reaching 38.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lundazi?

The warmest month in Lundazi is November (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lundazi?

Lundazi receives on average 722 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 102 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lundazi?

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

Lundazi (Zambia) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 722 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 November (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Lundazi averages 0 frost days, 51 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 102 rainy days per year.

Lundazi 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 37.1 °C (on 17 October 2017) and the coldest 7.3 °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

LundaziEastern Province

coords: -12.29°, 33.18°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthNovemberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.1°C

Average daily high

26.5°C

Average daily low

16.9°C

Annual rainfall

722mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

64%

Average peak wind

18.5km/h

Seasonal range

6.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

51 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

102 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.1 °C

Average feels-like low

16.0 °C

Average peak gust

37.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

28 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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

37.1 °C

17 October 2017

Coldest day

7.3 °C

26 July 1975

Wettest day

122 mm

30 December 2019

Windiest day

38.6 km/h

3 September 1981

Strongest gust

73.1 km/h

3 September 1981

Hottest feels-like

38.6 °C

17 November 1995

Coldest feels-like

4.0 °C

26 July 1975

Sunniest day

12.7 h

28 November 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.7 °C29 September 2025	9.9 °C3 August 2025	21.5 °C	787 mm	60
2024	34.2 °C30 September 2024	9.5 °C25 July 2024	21.9 °C	773 mm	84
2023	35.3 °C14 October 2023	10.9 °C15 July 2023	22.1 °C	847 mm	83
2022	33.3 °C26 October 2022	11.4 °C28 July 2022	21.2 °C	1,098 mm	47
2021	36.4 °C24 November 2021	9.9 °C26 July 2021	21.5 °C	816 mm	80
2020	35.0 °C25 November 2020	10.8 °C17 July 2020	21.7 °C	782 mm	59
2019	35.9 °C15 November 2019	8.5 °C24 July 2019	21.8 °C	969 mm	55
2018	34.1 °C2 November 2018	10.8 °C24 July 2018	21.5 °C	894 mm	47
2017	37.1 °C17 October 2017	11.6 °C14 July 2017	21.9 °C	771 mm	51
2016	34.6 °C10 November 2016	10.7 °C10 July 2016	22.0 °C	616 mm	69
2015	36.0 °C22 November 2015	11.3 °C17 June 2015	22.1 °C	701 mm	69
2014	34.8 °C16 October 2014	9.9 °C13 July 2014	21.8 °C	705 mm	77
2013	36.1 °C1 November 2013	11.2 °C12 July 2013	21.9 °C	705 mm	73
2012	35.3 °C18 October 2012	9.5 °C20 July 2012	21.4 °C	724 mm	67
2011	35.6 °C25 October 2011	9.7 °C25 July 2011	21.6 °C	601 mm	51
2010	34.7 °C12 October 2010	9.3 °C13 August 2010	21.7 °C	561 mm	57
2009	32.6 °C18 September 2009	10.2 °C22 July 2009	21.1 °C	747 mm	45
2008	34.1 °C16 November 2008	9.9 °C2 July 2008	20.9 °C	661 mm	57
2007	34.0 °C23 November 2007	10.0 °C6 July 2007	21.1 °C	731 mm	40
2006	34.2 °C18 September 2006	9.9 °C28 June 2006	21.2 °C	709 mm	44
2005	35.0 °C16 November 2005	10.7 °C7 July 2005	21.9 °C	440 mm	68
2004	34.7 °C21 November 2004	8.8 °C16 July 2004	21.2 °C	646 mm	36
2003	35.3 °C6 November 2003	9.6 °C9 July 2003	21.3 °C	604 mm	58
2002	35.0 °C5 November 2002	10.2 °C23 June 2002	21.3 °C	655 mm	62
2001	33.4 °C9 November 2001	10.1 °C28 July 2001	21.3 °C	707 mm	71
2000	33.1 °C24 October 2000	9.7 °C4 July 2000	21.0 °C	727 mm	26
1999	34.2 °C23 October 1999	10.6 °C22 July 1999	21.3 °C	401 mm	64
1998	34.7 °C17 December 1998	10.7 °C14 July 1998	21.8 °C	520 mm	72
1997	35.3 °C13 November 1997	10.9 °C15 July 1997	21.5 °C	836 mm	50
1996	34.7 °C3 December 1996	8.5 °C3 July 1996	21.5 °C	655 mm	65
1995	35.8 °C17 November 1995	9.0 °C3 July 1995	21.8 °C	631 mm	78
1994	36.3 °C24 November 1994	8.2 °C14 July 1994	21.5 °C	568 mm	73
1993	33.4 °C1 November 1993	9.7 °C17 August 1993	21.3 °C	721 mm	66
1992	34.3 °C9 November 1992	9.2 °C14 August 1992	21.7 °C	516 mm	60
1991	33.9 °C31 October 1991	9.9 °C10 June 1991	21.4 °C	602 mm	61
1990	34.8 °C16 October 1990	10.3 °C4 July 1990	21.8 °C	472 mm	67
1989	33.9 °C11 November 1989	10.0 °C17 June 1989	20.8 °C	1,073 mm	40
1988	33.8 °C11 October 1988	10.1 °C17 July 1988	21.6 °C	514 mm	57
1987	33.9 °C5 November 1987	8.4 °C2 July 1987	21.8 °C	618 mm	81
1986	33.9 °C7 October 1986	9.2 °C23 July 1986	20.9 °C	769 mm	36
1985	33.9 °C3 November 1985	9.5 °C3 August 1985	20.7 °C	670 mm	24
1984	34.6 °C15 October 1984	11.0 °C20 August 1984	20.9 °C	728 mm	56
1983	36.6 °C16 November 1983	9.1 °C21 July 1983	21.8 °C	660 mm	74
1982	34.3 °C8 November 1982	9.3 °C18 May 1982	21.0 °C	702 mm	34
1981	35.1 °C8 November 1981	8.2 °C20 June 1981	21.3 °C	446 mm	68
1980	33.2 °C6 November 1980	8.8 °C22 June 1980	21.0 °C	664 mm	48
1979	33.9 °C12 October 1979	10.3 °C14 July 1979	20.9 °C	624 mm	51
1978	33.5 °C29 September 1978	8.8 °C17 June 1978	20.8 °C	1,108 mm	44
1977	35.7 °C23 October 1977	8.6 °C6 July 1977	21.4 °C	646 mm	46
1976	34.3 °C26 October 1976	9.5 °C28 June 1976	20.7 °C	737 mm	53
1975	33.4 °C27 October 1975	7.3 °C26 July 1975	20.8 °C	592 mm	43
1974	33.9 °C13 November 1974	9.6 °C29 July 1974	20.4 °C	901 mm	30
1973	34.0 °C15 September 1973	10.5 °C11 July 1973	21.1 °C	496 mm	43
1972	34.4 °C17 November 1972	10.2 °C28 June 1972	20.9 °C	784 mm	48
1971	32.7 °C2 November 1971	9.9 °C7 June 1971	20.2 °C	963 mm	21
1970	34.1 °C15 November 1970	10.6 °C5 July 1970	20.9 °C	725 mm	33
1969	33.2 °C11 October 1969	10.0 °C23 June 1969	21.1 °C	712 mm	57
1968	33.8 °C4 October 1968	8.8 °C24 June 1968	20.6 °C	657 mm	33
1967	33.8 °C6 October 1967	9.3 °C19 July 1967	20.8 °C	543 mm	36
1966	31.9 °C26 September 1966	8.9 °C23 August 1966	21.0 °C	583 mm	34
1965	32.4 °C20 November 1965	8.9 °C7 July 1965	20.2 °C	704 mm	22
1964	32.4 °C20 November 1964	8.3 °C29 June 1964	20.6 °C	619 mm	28
1963	32.1 °C9 October 1963	9.0 °C23 May 1963	20.6 °C	751 mm	32
1962	32.7 °C15 October 1962	11.1 °C5 May 1962	20.5 °C	907 mm	35
1961	33.1 °C5 November 1961	9.9 °C11 August 1961	20.3 °C	889 mm	19
1960	32.4 °C22 November 1960	10.1 °C26 July 1960	20.3 °C	765 mm	28
1959	32.7 °C17 November 1959	11.6 °C18 July 1959	20.4 °C	881 mm	21
1958	32.8 °C17 October 1958	9.4 °C14 August 1958	20.8 °C	940 mm	32
1957	33.2 °C12 November 1957	10.1 °C29 May 1957	20.2 °C	1,465 mm	39
1956	33.3 °C25 November 1956	9.8 °C27 July 1956	20.2 °C	872 mm	38
1955	33.3 °C14 November 1955	8.1 °C12 August 1955	20.1 °C	1,017 mm	41
1954	34.0 °C27 October 1954	8.4 °C21 June 1954	20.6 °C	505 mm	30
1953	32.9 °C9 November 1953	8.8 °C14 June 1953	20.2 °C	1,104 mm	36
1952	34.4 °C16 September 1952	11.0 °C2 July 1952	20.9 °C	721 mm	49
1951	34.8 °C27 November 1951	9.9 °C25 July 1951	21.4 °C	489 mm	63
1950	33.1 °C25 October 1950	9.4 °C9 June 1950	20.2 °C	834 mm	30
1949	34.4 °C29 November 1949	10.2 °C5 June 1949	21.0 °C	687 mm	54
1948	34.6 °C13 October 1948	10.5 °C16 July 1948	21.2 °C	801 mm	74
1947	34.1 °C28 October 1947	9.7 °C2 July 1947	20.7 °C	756 mm	58
1946	34.1 °C10 October 1946	9.8 °C1 June 1946	20.6 °C	758 mm	39
1945	33.4 °C25 November 1945	10.1 °C21 June 1945	20.5 °C	720 mm	52
1944	33.0 °C21 October 1944	10.8 °C18 May 1944	20.7 °C	684 mm	48
1943	35.1 °C25 November 1943	10.1 °C16 June 1943	21.2 °C	423 mm	93
1942	34.3 °C8 November 1942	10.8 °C26 July 1942	21.1 °C	496 mm	59
1941	34.9 °C21 October 1941	10.5 °C5 July 1941	20.9 °C	640 mm	47
1940	32.2 °C10 November 1940	9.8 °C17 July 1940	20.3 °C	887 mm	25

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.0 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

60 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

787 mm

+65 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.8 °C	+0.3 °C	205 mm	+3 mm
Feb	26.8 °C	+1.3 °C	118 mm	-57 mm
Mar	26.4 °C	+0.7 °C	133 mm	+17 mm
Apr	26.9 °C	+1.1 °C	15 mm	-14 mm
May	25.3 °C	-0.3 °C	12 mm	+7 mm
Jun	25.3 °C	+1.1 °C	1 mm	+0 mm
Jul	23.7 °C	-0.2 °C	1 mm	+1 mm
Aug	26.3 °C	+0.5 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	30.1 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	30.6 °C	+0.3 °C	1 mm	-6 mm
Nov	29.7 °C	-0.4 °C	55 mm	+16 mm
Dec	27.2 °C	-0.2 °C	248 mm	+99 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.7 °C

29 Sep 2025

Coldest day

9.9 °C

3 Aug 2025

Wettest day

34.1 mm

25 Jan 2025

Windiest day

34.1 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

66.2 km/h

3 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.4 °C

29 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

6.3 °C

3 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.7 h

29 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lundazi?

Lundazi has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 722 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lundazi?

The hottest day measured in Lundazi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2017, reaching 37.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lundazi?

The coldest day measured in Lundazi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 7.3 °C.

Does it snow in Lundazi?

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

Has the climate of Lundazi warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Lundazi?

The wettest day measured in Lundazi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 2019, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lundazi?

The windiest day measured in Lundazi between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1981, with winds reaching 38.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lundazi?

The warmest month in Lundazi is November (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Lundazi?

Lundazi receives on average 722 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 102 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lundazi?

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

Are there tropical nights in Lundazi?

Yes: Lundazi has on average 28 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lundazi?

In Lundazi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 17 November 1995, and the lowest was 4.0 °C on 26 July 1975.

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