Luwingu climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Luwingu?

Luwingu has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 1,309 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Luwingu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 2003, reaching 35.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Luwingu?

The coldest day measured in Luwingu between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2024, at 4.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Luwingu?

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

Q: Has the climate of Luwingu warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Luwingu?

The wettest day measured in Luwingu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2012, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Luwingu?

The windiest day measured in Luwingu between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2023, with winds reaching 29.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Luwingu?

The warmest month in Luwingu is October (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Luwingu?

Luwingu receives on average 1,309 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Luwingu?

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

Luwingu (Zambia) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 1,309 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 (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Luwingu averages 0 frost days, 40 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.

Luwingu has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 15 October 2003) and the coldest 4.1 °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

LuwinguNorthern Province

coords: -10.26°, 29.93°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.0°C

Average daily high

26.2°C

Average daily low

15.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,309mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

12.9km/h

Seasonal range

6.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

40 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

154 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.5 °C

Average feels-like low

14.7 °C

Average peak gust

33.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 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 = 0.64 · 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

35.0 °C

15 October 2003

Coldest day

4.1 °C

26 July 2024

Wettest day

88 mm

15 December 2012

Windiest day

29.4 km/h

28 August 2023

Strongest gust

69.5 km/h

16 January 1989

Hottest feels-like

37.9 °C

15 October 2023

Coldest feels-like

1.0 °C

26 July 2024

Sunniest day

12.5 h

23 November 1943

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.8 °C28 October 2025	6.5 °C4 August 2025	20.0 °C	1,327 mm	54
2024	33.6 °C24 October 2024	4.1 °C26 July 2024	20.4 °C	1,119 mm	41
2023	35.0 °C14 October 2023	9.6 °C2 July 2023	21.0 °C	1,388 mm	66
2022	33.7 °C24 October 2022	9.7 °C7 July 2022	20.5 °C	1,514 mm	47
2021	34.6 °C24 October 2021	7.7 °C27 July 2021	20.8 °C	1,096 mm	71
2020	34.5 °C6 November 2020	8.7 °C26 July 2020	20.7 °C	1,543 mm	54
2019	34.6 °C26 October 2019	8.7 °C22 June 2019	20.9 °C	1,449 mm	63
2018	32.8 °C17 October 2018	9.0 °C8 June 2018	20.6 °C	1,303 mm	55
2017	34.8 °C18 October 2017	8.8 °C13 July 2017	20.4 °C	1,206 mm	41
2016	34.5 °C9 October 2016	8.8 °C7 July 2016	20.8 °C	1,288 mm	68
2015	33.6 °C14 October 2015	9.0 °C12 June 2015	20.7 °C	1,349 mm	54
2014	34.3 °C10 October 2014	9.0 °C20 June 2014	20.7 °C	1,207 mm	65
2013	33.8 °C29 September 2013	9.1 °C10 June 2013	20.7 °C	1,226 mm	66
2012	34.0 °C18 October 2012	7.4 °C20 July 2012	20.4 °C	1,294 mm	50
2011	33.9 °C25 October 2011	7.6 °C6 July 2011	20.2 °C	1,276 mm	30
2010	34.1 °C6 November 2010	8.8 °C20 August 2010	20.8 °C	1,129 mm	55
2009	33.1 °C17 September 2009	8.3 °C22 July 2009	20.4 °C	1,225 mm	51
2008	33.8 °C18 October 2008	7.5 °C30 June 2008	20.2 °C	1,206 mm	53
2007	33.8 °C25 September 2007	8.2 °C6 July 2007	20.7 °C	1,029 mm	49
2006	33.5 °C31 October 2006	8.4 °C4 July 2006	20.4 °C	1,249 mm	46
2005	33.5 °C22 October 2005	9.1 °C19 July 2005	20.9 °C	962 mm	63
2004	34.5 °C9 October 2004	8.1 °C13 July 2004	20.1 °C	1,270 mm	41
2003	35.0 °C15 October 2003	7.8 °C9 July 2003	20.4 °C	1,161 mm	62
2002	33.8 °C1 October 2002	8.2 °C19 June 2002	20.3 °C	1,136 mm	43
2001	32.7 °C28 September 2001	9.5 °C28 July 2001	20.2 °C	1,194 mm	47
2000	34.0 °C27 October 2000	9.6 °C6 July 2000	20.3 °C	1,217 mm	50
1999	34.3 °C23 October 1999	8.0 °C24 June 1999	20.2 °C	1,164 mm	36
1998	34.1 °C14 October 1998	7.5 °C15 June 1998	20.8 °C	1,294 mm	64
1997	33.6 °C25 September 1997	8.9 °C3 August 1997	20.4 °C	1,299 mm	41
1996	32.7 °C24 October 1996	7.5 °C3 July 1996	20.3 °C	1,095 mm	55
1995	32.6 °C11 October 1995	7.4 °C3 July 1995	20.4 °C	1,102 mm	55
1994	33.0 °C28 September 1994	5.2 °C15 July 1994	20.1 °C	1,054 mm	33
1993	32.8 °C29 October 1993	7.7 °C8 June 1993	20.1 °C	1,195 mm	42
1992	32.7 °C9 November 1992	8.2 °C30 July 1992	20.2 °C	1,100 mm	34
1991	31.9 °C7 October 1991	7.0 °C21 July 1991	19.7 °C	1,208 mm	15
1990	33.6 °C17 October 1990	6.8 °C7 July 1990	20.2 °C	1,189 mm	37
1989	34.6 °C10 November 1989	6.6 °C18 June 1989	19.9 °C	1,183 mm	41
1988	32.8 °C3 November 1988	8.7 °C14 June 1988	20.3 °C	1,116 mm	25
1987	32.2 °C20 November 1987	7.5 °C2 July 1987	20.5 °C	1,257 mm	37
1986	32.1 °C8 October 1986	6.3 °C18 June 1986	19.6 °C	1,471 mm	16
1985	31.6 °C19 October 1985	6.7 °C17 June 1985	19.6 °C	1,458 mm	18
1984	32.9 °C13 October 1984	9.9 °C21 August 1984	20.0 °C	1,179 mm	38
1983	33.0 °C15 September 1983	8.9 °C23 July 1983	20.5 °C	1,188 mm	37
1982	32.0 °C14 October 1982	7.8 °C19 July 1982	19.8 °C	1,436 mm	17
1981	32.3 °C4 October 1981	7.1 °C16 July 1981	20.0 °C	1,012 mm	37
1980	32.0 °C8 September 1980	8.0 °C21 June 1980	19.8 °C	1,288 mm	17
1979	32.0 °C29 October 1979	8.3 °C18 June 1979	19.5 °C	1,568 mm	34
1978	32.9 °C20 October 1978	7.2 °C17 June 1978	19.8 °C	1,623 mm	40
1977	33.2 °C20 October 1977	7.0 °C7 July 1977	19.9 °C	1,501 mm	23
1976	32.5 °C26 October 1976	6.6 °C28 June 1976	19.3 °C	1,432 mm	17
1975	32.2 °C27 October 1975	6.0 °C27 July 1975	19.7 °C	1,180 mm	23
1974	33.6 °C14 November 1974	6.7 °C22 June 1974	19.2 °C	1,454 mm	28
1973	33.0 °C28 October 1973	6.0 °C17 July 1973	19.7 °C	1,199 mm	28
1972	32.4 °C24 September 1972	8.1 °C26 July 1972	19.4 °C	1,562 mm	23
1971	31.6 °C1 October 1971	7.6 °C30 May 1971	19.3 °C	1,403 mm	16
1970	33.9 °C27 September 1970	7.2 °C5 July 1970	19.7 °C	1,457 mm	20
1969	32.7 °C3 October 1969	8.0 °C25 July 1969	19.9 °C	1,349 mm	29
1968	33.8 °C4 October 1968	7.3 °C24 June 1968	19.5 °C	1,366 mm	30
1967	32.9 °C6 October 1967	5.7 °C20 July 1967	19.6 °C	1,291 mm	22
1966	32.6 °C24 September 1966	6.3 °C29 July 1966	19.9 °C	1,298 mm	37
1965	32.9 °C25 September 1965	7.2 °C23 June 1965	19.5 °C	1,255 mm	35
1964	32.4 °C26 October 1964	6.2 °C29 June 1964	19.7 °C	1,376 mm	29
1963	32.4 °C21 October 1963	7.2 °C7 June 1963	19.7 °C	1,582 mm	35
1962	31.8 °C1 November 1962	8.6 °C27 June 1962	19.7 °C	1,440 mm	27
1961	32.4 °C16 October 1961	8.7 °C11 August 1961	19.4 °C	1,766 mm	18
1960	31.7 °C10 October 1960	8.4 °C25 July 1960	19.6 °C	1,315 mm	27
1959	32.0 °C2 October 1959	8.6 °C9 June 1959	19.6 °C	1,714 mm	14
1958	32.3 °C4 November 1958	6.3 °C20 July 1958	19.7 °C	1,475 mm	27
1957	32.8 °C28 September 1957	6.9 °C28 May 1957	19.4 °C	2,064 mm	59
1956	33.2 °C16 October 1956	7.1 °C28 July 1956	19.3 °C	1,465 mm	34
1955	33.4 °C5 October 1955	6.1 °C12 August 1955	19.3 °C	1,515 mm	36
1954	34.1 °C24 October 1954	7.1 °C22 June 1954	20.0 °C	832 mm	46
1953	32.8 °C19 October 1953	7.1 °C13 June 1953	19.4 °C	1,815 mm	40
1952	33.0 °C12 October 1952	7.8 °C16 July 1952	19.8 °C	1,490 mm	53
1951	33.5 °C1 October 1951	8.0 °C27 July 1951	19.9 °C	1,330 mm	53
1950	32.2 °C16 October 1950	7.9 °C17 July 1950	19.2 °C	1,238 mm	19
1949	33.3 °C31 October 1949	8.0 °C8 June 1949	19.8 °C	1,153 mm	43
1948	33.5 °C12 October 1948	7.8 °C11 July 1948	19.7 °C	1,429 mm	36
1947	33.3 °C12 October 1947	7.5 °C12 August 1947	19.6 °C	1,420 mm	46
1946	32.5 °C16 October 1946	7.4 °C11 July 1946	19.7 °C	1,291 mm	39
1945	32.9 °C28 October 1945	8.0 °C20 June 1945	19.7 °C	1,181 mm	57
1944	33.7 °C20 September 1944	8.5 °C13 July 1944	19.8 °C	1,248 mm	51
1943	34.0 °C28 November 1943	6.6 °C27 July 1943	19.8 °C	994 mm	67
1942	33.4 °C14 October 1942	8.0 °C14 July 1942	19.8 °C	1,111 mm	50
1941	34.6 °C12 October 1941	8.2 °C23 June 1941	19.7 °C	1,320 mm	42
1940	31.9 °C5 October 1940	7.5 °C17 July 1940	19.2 °C	1,410 mm	18

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.7 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

54 d/yr

+14

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1327 mm

+18 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.2 °C	+0.4 °C	284 mm	+12 mm
Feb	27.1 °C	+1.9 °C	164 mm	-74 mm
Mar	26.6 °C	+1.3 °C	230 mm	+4 mm
Apr	26.5 °C	+1.3 °C	110 mm	+28 mm
May	24.6 °C	-0.6 °C	35 mm	+25 mm
Jun	25.4 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	24.3 °C	-0.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	26.6 °C	-0.3 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	30.4 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Oct	31.1 °C	+0.8 °C	10 mm	-22 mm
Nov	27.6 °C	0.0 °C	212 mm	+47 mm
Dec	25.8 °C	+0.5 °C	283 mm	+2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.8 °C

28 Oct 2025

Coldest day

6.5 °C

4 Aug 2025

Wettest day

34.5 mm

15 Mar 2025

Windiest day

24.4 km/h

23 May 2025

Strongest gust

53.3 km/h

23 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.3 °C

24 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

3.1 °C

3 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.4 h

26 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Luwingu?

Luwingu has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 1,309 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Luwingu?

The hottest day measured in Luwingu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 2003, reaching 35.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Luwingu?

The coldest day measured in Luwingu between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2024, at 4.1 °C.

Does it snow in Luwingu?

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

Has the climate of Luwingu warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Luwingu?

The wettest day measured in Luwingu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2012, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Luwingu?

The windiest day measured in Luwingu between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2023, with winds reaching 29.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Luwingu?

The warmest month in Luwingu is October (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Luwingu?

Luwingu receives on average 1,309 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Luwingu?

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

Are there tropical nights in Luwingu?

Yes: Luwingu has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Luwingu?

In Luwingu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 15 October 2023, and the lowest was 1.0 °C on 26 July 2024.

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