Mansa climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mansa?

Mansa has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 1,157 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mansa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2017, reaching 35.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mansa?

The coldest day measured in Mansa between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1991, at 6.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mansa?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mansa warmed?

Yes: Mansa warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mansa?

The wettest day measured in Mansa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 2001, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mansa?

The windiest day measured in Mansa between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2010, with winds reaching 34.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mansa?

The warmest month in Mansa is October (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mansa?

Mansa receives on average 1,157 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mansa?

Mansa gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mansa (Zambia) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 1,157 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Mansa averages 0 frost days, 43 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.

Mansa has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 18 October 2017) and the coldest 6.6 °C (on 23 July 1991).

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

MansaLuapula Province

coords: -11.20°, 28.89°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.8°C

Average daily high

26.1°C

Average daily low

16.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,157mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

65%

Average peak wind

16.0km/h

Seasonal range

7.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

43 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

137 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.2 °C

Average feels-like low

16.0 °C

Average peak gust

35.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

16 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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

35.9 °C

18 October 2017

Coldest day

6.6 °C

23 July 1991

Wettest day

122 mm

22 February 2001

Windiest day

34.4 km/h

11 August 2010

Strongest gust

70.9 km/h

29 January 2004

Hottest feels-like

37.6 °C

18 October 2017

Coldest feels-like

4.1 °C

23 July 1991

Sunniest day

12.5 h

21 January 2000

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.6 °C28 October 2025	8.1 °C3 August 2025	20.8 °C	1,176 mm	52
2024	33.3 °C30 September 2024	7.2 °C27 July 2024	21.3 °C	897 mm	50
2023	34.5 °C14 October 2023	10.3 °C15 July 2023	21.6 °C	1,245 mm	64
2022	33.5 °C26 October 2022	11.5 °C29 June 2022	21.0 °C	1,551 mm	43
2021	34.3 °C9 November 2021	8.7 °C27 July 2021	21.4 °C	978 mm	74
2020	34.1 °C6 November 2020	9.4 °C18 July 2020	21.3 °C	1,351 mm	48
2019	35.0 °C29 October 2019	10.4 °C22 June 2019	21.5 °C	1,198 mm	57
2018	33.6 °C7 November 2018	10.0 °C9 June 2018	21.2 °C	1,261 mm	53
2017	35.9 °C18 October 2017	10.2 °C16 July 2017	21.1 °C	1,068 mm	38
2016	34.1 °C9 October 2016	10.5 °C12 July 2016	21.4 °C	1,155 mm	65
2015	33.4 °C14 October 2015	10.9 °C17 June 2015	21.3 °C	1,104 mm	55
2014	34.0 °C10 October 2014	10.2 °C13 July 2014	21.4 °C	1,014 mm	66
2013	34.0 °C29 September 2013	10.5 °C9 June 2013	21.4 °C	865 mm	68
2012	33.9 °C18 October 2012	8.6 °C20 July 2012	21.1 °C	1,030 mm	53
2011	34.0 °C24 October 2011	9.9 °C9 July 2011	20.8 °C	1,145 mm	30
2010	34.0 °C13 October 2010	9.3 °C13 August 2010	21.4 °C	1,141 mm	55
2009	33.2 °C18 September 2009	9.6 °C19 July 2009	20.9 °C	1,109 mm	52
2008	34.2 °C30 October 2008	9.8 °C2 July 2008	21.1 °C	1,003 mm	56
2007	33.6 °C24 September 2007	9.8 °C6 July 2007	21.4 °C	1,016 mm	53
2006	32.9 °C5 October 2006	9.8 °C28 June 2006	21.1 °C	1,039 mm	43
2005	33.4 °C22 October 2005	10.5 °C3 July 2005	21.8 °C	808 mm	66
2004	34.2 °C9 October 2004	9.7 °C10 July 2004	21.0 °C	1,028 mm	44
2003	35.0 °C15 October 2003	8.5 °C9 July 2003	21.1 °C	934 mm	63
2002	33.4 °C30 September 2002	9.8 °C19 June 2002	21.1 °C	987 mm	40
2001	32.9 °C18 October 2001	11.0 °C16 July 2001	21.0 °C	1,201 mm	44
2000	33.2 °C27 October 2000	10.1 °C6 July 2000	21.1 °C	1,135 mm	50
1999	34.5 °C23 October 1999	9.3 °C24 June 1999	21.0 °C	1,006 mm	41
1998	33.8 °C5 November 1998	10.1 °C15 June 1998	21.6 °C	1,134 mm	62
1997	33.6 °C25 September 1997	10.0 °C20 June 1997	21.2 °C	1,105 mm	47
1996	33.0 °C25 October 1996	7.8 °C3 July 1996	21.1 °C	986 mm	59
1995	33.1 °C12 October 1995	8.6 °C4 July 1995	21.3 °C	969 mm	60
1994	33.0 °C28 September 1994	7.8 °C15 July 1994	20.9 °C	960 mm	43
1993	32.9 °C30 October 1993	8.5 °C17 August 1993	20.8 °C	1,084 mm	42
1992	33.1 °C8 November 1992	9.2 °C14 August 1992	21.2 °C	876 mm	44
1991	32.0 °C7 October 1991	6.6 °C23 July 1991	20.7 °C	990 mm	24
1990	33.7 °C17 October 1990	8.9 °C13 July 1990	21.0 °C	1,035 mm	49
1989	34.8 °C10 November 1989	7.9 °C18 June 1989	20.7 °C	1,082 mm	44
1988	33.5 °C10 October 1988	10.3 °C14 June 1988	21.2 °C	888 mm	32
1987	33.0 °C4 November 1987	9.3 °C23 June 1987	21.4 °C	989 mm	53
1986	32.9 °C7 October 1986	8.0 °C18 June 1986	20.4 °C	1,194 mm	16
1985	31.7 °C26 October 1985	8.9 °C17 June 1985	20.3 °C	1,221 mm	13
1984	32.8 °C13 October 1984	10.2 °C18 June 1984	20.8 °C	1,185 mm	45
1983	33.0 °C9 November 1983	10.7 °C21 July 1983	21.5 °C	1,000 mm	43
1982	32.8 °C16 October 1982	9.8 °C15 July 1982	20.7 °C	1,086 mm	21
1981	33.0 °C7 November 1981	8.9 °C19 June 1981	20.8 °C	955 mm	49
1980	33.1 °C8 September 1980	9.8 °C10 July 1980	20.5 °C	1,165 mm	18
1979	31.9 °C3 October 1979	9.4 °C5 July 1979	20.1 °C	1,269 mm	36
1978	32.8 °C30 September 1978	9.1 °C17 June 1978	20.5 °C	1,632 mm	36
1977	33.3 °C20 October 1977	9.2 °C7 July 1977	20.6 °C	1,369 mm	30
1976	32.7 °C26 October 1976	7.9 °C28 June 1976	20.0 °C	1,279 mm	25
1975	32.2 °C26 October 1975	8.5 °C27 July 1975	20.4 °C	1,117 mm	24
1974	33.6 °C14 November 1974	9.2 °C22 June 1974	20.0 °C	1,340 mm	35
1973	32.6 °C27 October 1973	9.2 °C12 July 1973	20.5 °C	1,070 mm	34
1972	32.2 °C12 October 1972	9.7 °C24 June 1972	20.3 °C	1,303 mm	25
1971	31.8 °C1 October 1971	9.8 °C2 June 1971	20.2 °C	1,254 mm	21
1970	33.3 °C27 September 1970	9.4 °C5 July 1970	20.5 °C	1,280 mm	28
1969	32.9 °C3 October 1969	8.4 °C25 July 1969	20.6 °C	1,291 mm	32
1968	34.0 °C4 October 1968	8.3 °C17 June 1968	20.3 °C	1,039 mm	34
1967	32.7 °C6 October 1967	8.7 °C20 July 1967	20.4 °C	1,075 mm	25
1966	33.0 °C24 September 1966	8.7 °C28 July 1966	20.8 °C	1,085 mm	37
1965	32.8 °C21 November 1965	8.8 °C5 July 1965	20.2 °C	1,084 mm	36
1964	32.3 °C26 October 1964	7.9 °C29 June 1964	20.4 °C	1,177 mm	25
1963	32.9 °C21 October 1963	9.2 °C7 June 1963	20.5 °C	1,460 mm	33
1962	32.2 °C31 October 1962	10.8 °C27 June 1962	20.5 °C	1,373 mm	36
1961	33.3 °C16 October 1961	9.1 °C10 August 1961	20.1 °C	1,577 mm	26
1960	31.5 °C10 October 1960	8.9 °C3 July 1960	20.2 °C	1,075 mm	20
1959	32.0 °C18 October 1959	9.2 °C9 June 1959	20.2 °C	1,561 mm	17
1958	31.9 °C29 October 1958	8.5 °C13 August 1958	20.4 °C	1,394 mm	24
1957	33.1 °C25 November 1957	7.9 °C30 May 1957	20.1 °C	1,853 mm	56
1956	32.9 °C16 October 1956	8.9 °C28 July 1956	20.0 °C	1,496 mm	36
1955	33.1 °C5 October 1955	9.4 °C11 August 1955	20.1 °C	1,409 mm	39
1954	34.3 °C24 October 1954	8.3 °C22 June 1954	21.1 °C	728 mm	46
1953	32.8 °C30 October 1953	8.5 °C2 July 1953	20.1 °C	1,740 mm	40
1952	33.2 °C11 October 1952	9.2 °C16 July 1952	20.7 °C	1,324 mm	58
1951	33.8 °C18 October 1951	9.9 °C7 June 1951	20.9 °C	1,138 mm	59
1950	32.1 °C1 October 1950	9.4 °C19 June 1950	20.1 °C	1,197 mm	31
1949	33.3 °C22 October 1949	9.6 °C8 June 1949	20.7 °C	1,019 mm	44
1948	33.4 °C12 October 1948	9.7 °C5 July 1948	20.5 °C	1,313 mm	49
1947	33.2 °C15 October 1947	8.7 °C2 July 1947	20.4 °C	1,171 mm	50
1946	33.1 °C11 October 1946	8.8 °C18 June 1946	20.4 °C	1,127 mm	49
1945	33.0 °C11 October 1945	10.0 °C20 June 1945	20.6 °C	1,121 mm	56
1944	34.2 °C20 September 1944	10.2 °C19 May 1944	20.7 °C	1,028 mm	52
1943	34.3 °C28 November 1943	9.2 °C27 July 1943	21.0 °C	828 mm	74
1942	33.4 °C13 October 1942	9.9 °C28 July 1942	20.8 °C	989 mm	52
1941	35.0 °C12 October 1941	9.6 °C25 June 1941	20.7 °C	1,126 mm	43
1940	31.8 °C5 October 1940	9.2 °C18 July 1940	20.0 °C	1,450 mm	22

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.6 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

52 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1176 mm

+19 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.6 °C	+0.7 °C	268 mm	+10 mm
Feb	26.8 °C	+1.6 °C	203 mm	-31 mm
Mar	26.5 °C	+1.3 °C	119 mm	-77 mm
Apr	26.6 °C	+1.4 °C	79 mm	+27 mm
May	24.5 °C	-0.6 °C	18 mm	+13 mm
Jun	24.7 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	23.5 °C	-0.6 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	26.3 °C	-0.2 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	30.2 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Oct	31.2 °C	+0.6 °C	3 mm	-20 mm
Nov	27.6 °C	-0.2 °C	263 mm	+118 mm
Dec	25.6 °C	+0.2 °C	223 mm	-21 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.6 °C

28 Oct 2025

Coldest day

8.1 °C

3 Aug 2025

Wettest day

78.0 mm

8 Nov 2025

Windiest day

29.1 km/h

20 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

58.3 km/h

20 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.4 °C

24 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.3 °C

3 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

14 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mansa?

Mansa has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 1,157 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mansa?

The hottest day measured in Mansa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2017, reaching 35.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mansa?

The coldest day measured in Mansa between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1991, at 6.6 °C.

Does it snow in Mansa?

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

Has the climate of Mansa warmed?

Yes: Mansa warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mansa?

The wettest day measured in Mansa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 2001, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mansa?

The windiest day measured in Mansa between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2010, with winds reaching 34.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mansa?

The warmest month in Mansa is October (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Mansa?

Mansa receives on average 1,157 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mansa?

Mansa gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mansa?

Yes: Mansa has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mansa?

In Mansa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 18 October 2017, and the lowest was 4.1 °C on 23 July 1991.

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