Mkushi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mkushi?

Mkushi has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 1,133 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mkushi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2017, reaching 36.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mkushi?

The coldest day measured in Mkushi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1966, at 3.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mkushi?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mkushi warmed?

Yes: Mkushi warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mkushi?

The wettest day measured in Mkushi between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1998, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mkushi?

The windiest day measured in Mkushi between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2010, with winds reaching 33.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mkushi?

The warmest month in Mkushi is October (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mkushi?

Mkushi receives on average 1,133 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mkushi?

Mkushi gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mkushi (Zambia) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 1,133 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Mkushi averages 0 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.

Mkushi has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 18 October 2017) and the coldest 3.9 °C (on 28 July 1966).

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

MkushiCentral Province

coords: -13.62°, 29.39°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.6°C

Average daily high

25.3°C

Average daily low

15.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,133mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

65%

Average peak wind

16.1km/h

Seasonal range

8.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

34 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

128 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.0 °C

Average feels-like low

14.1 °C

Average peak gust

36.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

6 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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

36.7 °C

18 October 2017

Coldest day

3.9 °C

28 July 1966

Wettest day

107 mm

4 December 1998

Windiest day

33.2 km/h

11 August 2010

Strongest gust

78.5 km/h

22 February 1958

Hottest feels-like

38.2 °C

13 October 2023

Coldest feels-like

0.3 °C

17 June 1968

Sunniest day

12.6 h

19 January 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.4 °C2 November 2025	6.1 °C30 July 2025	20.0 °C	1,246 mm	44
2024	34.2 °C30 September 2024	6.2 °C12 July 2024	20.5 °C	716 mm	59
2023	35.6 °C14 October 2023	7.9 °C15 July 2023	20.7 °C	1,270 mm	56
2022	33.1 °C26 October 2022	9.1 °C22 June 2022	19.9 °C	1,323 mm	33
2021	35.1 °C10 November 2021	6.7 °C29 May 2021	20.1 °C	1,156 mm	62
2020	34.8 °C8 November 2020	6.6 °C10 August 2020	20.2 °C	1,007 mm	41
2019	36.3 °C29 October 2019	5.7 °C24 July 2019	20.4 °C	1,016 mm	49
2018	34.2 °C7 November 2018	6.8 °C9 June 2018	20.1 °C	1,055 mm	37
2017	36.7 °C18 October 2017	7.5 °C16 July 2017	19.9 °C	1,297 mm	28
2016	34.2 °C9 October 2016	6.6 °C2 July 2016	20.4 °C	1,059 mm	55
2015	33.6 °C14 November 2015	6.3 °C17 June 2015	20.2 °C	1,060 mm	48
2014	34.6 °C16 October 2014	7.0 °C12 July 2014	20.3 °C	1,045 mm	54
2013	34.5 °C8 November 2013	7.9 °C8 June 2013	20.2 °C	904 mm	58
2012	34.2 °C18 October 2012	5.2 °C20 July 2012	19.9 °C	1,030 mm	47
2011	34.5 °C25 October 2011	6.9 °C25 July 2011	19.7 °C	1,041 mm	27
2010	34.3 °C12 October 2010	6.3 °C14 August 2010	19.9 °C	1,298 mm	42
2009	32.7 °C18 September 2009	6.5 °C1 July 2009	19.4 °C	1,161 mm	29
2008	33.3 °C27 September 2008	6.7 °C1 July 2008	19.4 °C	1,062 mm	38
2007	33.1 °C24 September 2007	6.8 °C15 June 2007	19.8 °C	1,234 mm	20
2006	33.0 °C31 October 2006	6.8 °C6 August 2006	19.7 °C	1,143 mm	30
2005	33.1 °C21 October 2005	7.8 °C7 July 2005	20.4 °C	791 mm	37
2004	33.9 °C9 October 2004	5.9 °C9 July 2004	19.5 °C	1,127 mm	24
2003	34.4 °C15 October 2003	6.6 °C16 July 2003	19.7 °C	1,164 mm	37
2002	33.1 °C29 September 2002	7.3 °C19 June 2002	20.0 °C	949 mm	30
2001	33.2 °C18 October 2001	7.3 °C27 July 2001	19.9 °C	1,208 mm	44
2000	33.1 °C26 October 2000	7.6 °C20 July 2000	19.5 °C	1,295 mm	20
1999	34.2 °C23 October 1999	6.7 °C24 June 1999	19.6 °C	991 mm	22
1998	35.1 °C7 November 1998	7.2 °C15 July 1998	20.4 °C	1,066 mm	40
1997	33.5 °C10 November 1997	8.3 °C20 June 1997	19.9 °C	1,163 mm	26
1996	33.1 °C21 October 1996	5.1 °C3 July 1996	20.1 °C	952 mm	50
1995	33.2 °C11 October 1995	6.3 °C10 June 1995	20.4 °C	1,009 mm	50
1994	34.4 °C24 November 1994	5.7 °C2 July 1994	20.0 °C	912 mm	37
1993	33.0 °C4 November 1993	6.4 °C17 August 1993	19.8 °C	1,179 mm	29
1992	33.9 °C29 October 1992	6.3 °C14 August 1992	20.4 °C	876 mm	45
1991	31.9 °C9 October 1991	5.6 °C14 August 1991	19.8 °C	1,036 mm	27
1990	34.6 °C6 November 1990	7.3 °C28 June 1990	19.9 °C	937 mm	42
1989	34.0 °C10 November 1989	6.1 °C18 June 1989	19.6 °C	1,153 mm	38
1988	32.6 °C10 October 1988	7.3 °C17 July 1988	19.9 °C	1,026 mm	26
1987	34.0 °C20 November 1987	5.9 °C2 July 1987	20.3 °C	929 mm	44
1986	33.4 °C7 October 1986	6.2 °C27 June 1986	19.2 °C	1,253 mm	9
1985	30.8 °C16 October 1985	6.3 °C16 July 1985	19.0 °C	1,268 mm	8
1984	33.1 °C13 October 1984	6.0 °C18 June 1984	19.7 °C	1,090 mm	33
1983	33.8 °C11 November 1983	7.2 °C15 August 1983	20.3 °C	1,128 mm	41
1982	33.0 °C9 November 1982	5.2 °C18 May 1982	19.5 °C	1,184 mm	16
1981	33.7 °C4 October 1981	5.1 °C27 June 1981	19.5 °C	1,044 mm	38
1980	32.0 °C8 September 1980	6.1 °C21 June 1980	19.2 °C	1,111 mm	12
1979	32.6 °C23 September 1979	6.8 °C15 June 1979	19.0 °C	1,079 mm	28
1978	33.6 °C30 September 1978	5.9 °C17 June 1978	19.4 °C	1,640 mm	38
1977	33.6 °C20 October 1977	6.0 °C6 July 1977	19.6 °C	1,148 mm	32
1976	32.8 °C26 October 1976	7.0 °C28 June 1976	18.8 °C	1,318 mm	20
1975	33.0 °C26 October 1975	4.8 °C26 July 1975	19.0 °C	965 mm	21
1974	32.9 °C18 October 1974	5.8 °C29 July 1974	18.8 °C	1,271 mm	19
1973	33.5 °C28 October 1973	7.0 °C12 July 1973	19.4 °C	964 mm	26
1972	32.5 °C23 September 1972	6.7 °C3 July 1972	19.4 °C	1,045 mm	33
1971	31.6 °C24 October 1971	7.0 °C31 May 1971	19.1 °C	1,064 mm	18
1970	33.0 °C8 October 1970	7.1 °C4 July 1970	19.5 °C	1,120 mm	23
1969	34.5 °C27 November 1969	6.1 °C25 July 1969	19.5 °C	1,316 mm	31
1968	34.2 °C4 October 1968	3.9 °C17 June 1968	19.4 °C	992 mm	29
1967	33.0 °C7 October 1967	5.1 °C20 July 1967	19.2 °C	1,046 mm	15
1966	32.5 °C15 October 1966	3.9 °C28 July 1966	19.6 °C	974 mm	33
1965	32.8 °C25 September 1965	5.8 °C4 July 1965	19.1 °C	789 mm	22
1964	32.5 °C26 October 1964	4.2 °C28 June 1964	19.3 °C	1,024 mm	28
1963	32.7 °C8 October 1963	5.5 °C23 May 1963	19.5 °C	1,221 mm	25
1962	32.6 °C15 October 1962	8.0 °C5 May 1962	19.3 °C	1,323 mm	27
1961	33.4 °C15 October 1961	7.3 °C11 August 1961	19.0 °C	1,432 mm	22
1960	31.9 °C10 October 1960	6.3 °C3 July 1960	19.0 °C	886 mm	23
1959	32.0 °C4 October 1959	8.5 °C9 June 1959	19.0 °C	1,303 mm	13
1958	32.2 °C17 October 1958	6.6 °C12 August 1958	19.2 °C	1,642 mm	20
1957	34.4 °C25 November 1957	6.4 °C30 May 1957	19.5 °C	1,541 mm	57
1956	32.3 °C22 September 1956	6.1 °C30 July 1956	18.8 °C	1,484 mm	32
1955	33.7 °C22 October 1955	6.0 °C12 August 1955	18.9 °C	1,471 mm	31
1954	34.4 °C27 October 1954	6.4 °C22 June 1954	19.8 °C	732 mm	32
1953	33.7 °C31 October 1953	4.9 °C2 July 1953	18.8 °C	1,412 mm	34
1952	34.1 °C2 October 1952	8.3 °C30 June 1952	19.7 °C	1,118 mm	45
1951	33.7 °C10 October 1951	6.8 °C15 July 1951	20.1 °C	811 mm	52
1950	32.4 °C15 October 1950	7.1 °C20 August 1950	18.9 °C	1,254 mm	24
1949	34.5 °C3 November 1949	7.5 °C11 August 1949	19.6 °C	1,378 mm	38
1948	33.7 °C13 October 1948	7.5 °C15 July 1948	19.4 °C	1,467 mm	43
1947	33.5 °C16 October 1947	5.6 °C2 July 1947	19.3 °C	1,236 mm	42
1946	34.1 °C25 October 1946	7.0 °C10 July 1946	19.1 °C	1,366 mm	35
1945	33.0 °C6 October 1945	7.5 °C21 June 1945	19.3 °C	1,056 mm	43
1944	33.7 °C27 September 1944	7.9 °C19 May 1944	19.4 °C	1,142 mm	38
1943	34.2 °C25 November 1943	5.9 °C27 July 1943	19.5 °C	1,062 mm	60
1942	33.3 °C13 October 1942	7.6 °C1 August 1942	19.5 °C	1,088 mm	40
1941	35.1 °C21 October 1941	7.1 °C26 August 1941	20.0 °C	918 mm	42
1940	32.3 °C18 October 1940	6.5 °C18 July 1940	19.0 °C	1,420 mm	21

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.9 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

44 d/yr

+10

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1246 mm

+113 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.1 °C	+0.4 °C	357 mm	+78 mm
Feb	26.1 °C	+1.2 °C	194 mm	-42 mm
Mar	26.7 °C	+1.6 °C	88 mm	-80 mm
Apr	26.1 °C	+1.4 °C	55 mm	+17 mm
May	23.3 °C	-0.5 °C	14 mm	+8 mm
Jun	23.5 °C	+1.2 °C	1 mm	+0 mm
Jul	22.2 °C	0.0 °C	2 mm	+1 mm
Aug	25.8 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	29.8 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	30.4 °C	+0.5 °C	6 mm	-10 mm
Nov	27.4 °C	-0.6 °C	252 mm	+128 mm
Dec	24.8 °C	-0.6 °C	278 mm	+14 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.4 °C

2 Nov 2025

Coldest day

6.1 °C

30 Jul 2025

Wettest day

38.8 mm

30 Jan 2025

Windiest day

29.7 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

61.9 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.6 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

3.2 °C

30 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.5 h

29 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mkushi?

Mkushi has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 1,133 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mkushi?

The hottest day measured in Mkushi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2017, reaching 36.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mkushi?

The coldest day measured in Mkushi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1966, at 3.9 °C.

Does it snow in Mkushi?

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

Has the climate of Mkushi warmed?

Yes: Mkushi warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mkushi?

The wettest day measured in Mkushi between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1998, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mkushi?

The windiest day measured in Mkushi between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2010, with winds reaching 33.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mkushi?

The warmest month in Mkushi is October (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Mkushi?

Mkushi receives on average 1,133 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mkushi?

Mkushi gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mkushi?

Yes: Mkushi has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mkushi?

In Mkushi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 13 October 2023, and the lowest was 0.3 °C on 17 June 1968.

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