Mongu climate — normals and trends
Mongu (Zambia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,087 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 (18.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Mongu averages 0 frost days, 117 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Mongu 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 39.8 °C (on 12 October 1941) and the coldest 2.6 °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
MonguWestern Province
- coords
- -15.25°, 23.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.8°C
Average daily high
28.9°C
Average daily low
17.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,087mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
8.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
117 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.9 °C
Average feels-like low
16.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
67 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
39.8 °C
12 October 1941
Coldest day
2.6 °C
1 July 1994
Wettest day
113 mm
28 January 2022
Windiest day
29.2 km/h
3 September 1961
Strongest gust
74.2 km/h
29 January 2022
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
2 November 2018
Coldest feels-like
-2.3 °C
30 June 1994
Sunniest day
12.9 h
23 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 292 mm | +32 mm |
| Feb | 28.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 191 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 86 mm | -63 mm |
| Apr | 28.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 68 mm | +38 mm |
| May | 28.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 26.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 35.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 35.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 12 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 30.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 125 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 257 mm | +26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mongu?
Mongu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,087 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mongu?
The hottest day measured in Mongu between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 1941, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mongu?
The coldest day measured in Mongu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1994, at 2.6 °C.
Does it snow in Mongu?
Almost never: Mongu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mongu warmed?
Yes: Mongu warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mongu?
The wettest day measured in Mongu between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2022, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mongu?
The windiest day measured in Mongu between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1961, with winds reaching 29.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mongu?
The warmest month in Mongu is October (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Mongu?
Mongu receives on average 1,087 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mongu?
Mongu gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mongu?
Yes: Mongu has on average 67 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mongu?
In Mongu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 2 November 2018, and the lowest was -2.3 °C on 30 June 1994.
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