Mpika climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mpika?

Mpika has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 1,237 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mpika between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2017, reaching 35.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mpika?

The coldest day measured in Mpika between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 4.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mpika?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mpika warmed?

Yes: Mpika warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mpika?

The wettest day measured in Mpika between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2022, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mpika?

The windiest day measured in Mpika between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1977, with winds reaching 34.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mpika?

The warmest month in Mpika is October (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mpika?

Mpika receives on average 1,237 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mpika?

Mpika gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mpika (Zambia) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 1,237 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 (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Mpika averages 0 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.

Mpika has warmed by +1.2 °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 18 October 2017) and the coldest 4.1 °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

MpikaMuchinga

coords: -11.83°, 31.45°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

18.8°C

Average daily high

24.3°C

Average daily low

14.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,237mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

16.0km/h

Seasonal range

7.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

18 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

141 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

24.9 °C

Average feels-like low

13.7 °C

Average peak gust

37.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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

18 October 2017

Coldest day

4.1 °C

26 July 1975

Wettest day

75 mm

16 February 2022

Windiest day

34.0 km/h

7 February 1977

Strongest gust

83.5 km/h

30 January 1988

Hottest feels-like

36.2 °C

28 October 2019

Coldest feels-like

0.4 °C

26 July 1975

Sunniest day

12.6 h

29 November 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.2 °C29 September 2025	5.9 °C5 August 2025	18.8 °C	1,317 mm	14
2024	32.7 °C26 October 2024	5.4 °C15 June 2024	19.4 °C	951 mm	27
2023	34.3 °C14 October 2023	7.9 °C15 July 2023	20.1 °C	1,309 mm	42
2022	32.3 °C1 November 2022	9.1 °C22 June 2022	19.3 °C	1,605 mm	19
2021	34.4 °C9 November 2021	6.8 °C26 July 2021	19.6 °C	1,084 mm	59
2020	32.3 °C27 September 2020	7.9 °C20 July 2020	19.5 °C	1,442 mm	25
2019	35.0 °C29 October 2019	8.0 °C23 July 2019	19.7 °C	1,362 mm	35
2018	32.6 °C7 November 2018	7.7 °C9 June 2018	19.4 °C	1,358 mm	19
2017	35.0 °C18 October 2017	8.8 °C14 July 2017	19.5 °C	1,205 mm	20
2016	33.2 °C10 November 2016	8.1 °C10 June 2016	19.6 °C	1,101 mm	35
2015	33.8 °C14 November 2015	8.5 °C14 June 2015	19.7 °C	1,059 mm	31
2014	33.8 °C10 October 2014	6.7 °C13 July 2014	19.7 °C	1,132 mm	39
2013	34.1 °C1 November 2013	8.2 °C8 June 2013	19.7 °C	1,117 mm	44
2012	33.7 °C18 October 2012	6.3 °C20 July 2012	19.2 °C	1,239 mm	25
2011	33.0 °C25 October 2011	7.5 °C6 July 2011	18.9 °C	1,177 mm	15
2010	32.8 °C6 November 2010	7.6 °C15 August 2010	19.3 °C	1,161 mm	28
2009	31.4 °C18 September 2009	6.8 °C1 July 2009	18.8 °C	1,210 mm	5
2008	31.9 °C15 November 2008	6.2 °C2 July 2008	18.8 °C	1,045 mm	24
2007	31.3 °C24 September 2007	7.1 °C6 July 2007	19.1 °C	1,261 mm	16
2006	31.9 °C4 October 2006	6.9 °C28 June 2006	19.0 °C	1,258 mm	24
2005	32.5 °C21 October 2005	7.7 °C7 July 2005	19.6 °C	913 mm	27
2004	32.4 °C9 October 2004	5.5 °C9 July 2004	18.7 °C	1,392 mm	14
2003	32.8 °C15 October 2003	6.0 °C10 July 2003	19.0 °C	1,101 mm	24
2002	32.0 °C29 October 2002	7.3 °C19 June 2002	18.9 °C	1,117 mm	19
2001	31.6 °C28 October 2001	7.3 °C16 July 2001	18.9 °C	1,166 mm	9
2000	31.8 °C27 October 2000	7.8 °C6 July 2000	18.7 °C	1,259 mm	5
1999	32.9 °C23 October 1999	6.8 °C24 June 1999	18.9 °C	1,100 mm	24
1998	34.0 °C7 November 1998	7.6 °C15 July 1998	19.6 °C	1,114 mm	29
1997	32.5 °C13 November 1997	8.6 °C17 July 1997	19.1 °C	1,239 mm	14
1996	32.6 °C3 December 1996	4.9 °C3 July 1996	19.2 °C	1,075 mm	37
1995	33.3 °C17 November 1995	5.9 °C4 July 1995	19.5 °C	914 mm	32
1994	32.9 °C11 November 1994	5.5 °C14 July 1994	19.0 °C	1,083 mm	21
1993	31.9 °C30 October 1993	6.5 °C17 August 1993	19.1 °C	1,181 mm	11
1992	33.8 °C9 November 1992	6.6 °C14 August 1992	19.4 °C	1,021 mm	28
1991	31.5 °C31 October 1991	6.0 °C14 August 1991	18.8 °C	1,073 mm	5
1990	33.2 °C6 November 1990	6.8 °C4 July 1990	19.2 °C	954 mm	24
1989	31.9 °C10 November 1989	6.9 °C18 June 1989	18.6 °C	1,319 mm	16
1988	32.0 °C11 October 1988	7.9 °C15 July 1988	19.1 °C	1,118 mm	8
1987	32.6 °C16 November 1987	6.1 °C2 July 1987	19.6 °C	1,051 mm	28
1986	31.5 °C8 October 1986	5.5 °C23 July 1986	18.6 °C	1,272 mm	4
1985	30.9 °C2 November 1985	6.2 °C3 August 1985	18.4 °C	1,532 mm	4
1984	32.5 °C15 October 1984	7.9 °C21 August 1984	18.8 °C	1,220 mm	13
1983	33.1 °C11 November 1983	6.4 °C15 August 1983	19.6 °C	1,123 mm	26
1982	32.4 °C8 November 1982	6.3 °C10 June 1982	18.6 °C	1,405 mm	12
1981	32.7 °C8 November 1981	5.6 °C20 June 1981	18.8 °C	894 mm	20
1980	30.6 °C16 October 1980	6.8 °C21 June 1980	18.5 °C	1,121 mm	5
1979	31.7 °C30 October 1979	6.6 °C24 June 1979	18.4 °C	1,367 mm	10
1978	31.1 °C30 September 1978	5.5 °C17 June 1978	18.6 °C	1,641 mm	10
1977	32.4 °C21 October 1977	6.6 °C6 July 1977	18.9 °C	1,267 mm	14
1976	31.2 °C1 November 1976	7.0 °C28 June 1976	18.2 °C	1,259 mm	13
1975	31.0 °C27 October 1975	4.1 °C26 July 1975	18.5 °C	1,140 mm	7
1974	31.7 °C14 November 1974	6.6 °C29 July 1974	18.1 °C	1,449 mm	8
1973	31.5 °C15 September 1973	7.0 °C12 July 1973	18.5 °C	1,157 mm	7
1972	31.1 °C25 September 1972	7.0 °C3 July 1972	18.5 °C	1,431 mm	17
1971	31.2 °C2 November 1971	6.7 °C30 May 1971	18.2 °C	1,320 mm	3
1970	30.6 °C27 September 1970	7.0 °C20 June 1970	18.5 °C	1,302 mm	2
1969	31.5 °C18 October 1969	6.2 °C23 June 1969	18.8 °C	1,216 mm	17
1968	31.8 °C4 October 1968	5.0 °C24 June 1968	18.4 °C	1,147 mm	11
1967	31.4 °C6 October 1967	5.8 °C20 July 1967	18.4 °C	1,056 mm	4
1966	30.4 °C15 October 1966	4.7 °C28 July 1966	18.6 °C	1,153 mm	1
1965	30.3 °C29 October 1965	4.9 °C5 July 1965	18.1 °C	1,067 mm	2
1964	30.0 °C26 October 1964	4.6 °C29 June 1964	18.4 °C	1,190 mm	3
1963	31.2 °C21 October 1963	6.8 °C7 June 1963	18.5 °C	1,441 mm	9
1962	31.4 °C19 October 1962	8.3 °C12 July 1962	18.6 °C	1,382 mm	10
1961	31.6 °C15 October 1961	7.7 °C10 August 1961	18.2 °C	1,568 mm	8
1960	30.3 °C14 October 1960	7.1 °C3 July 1960	18.3 °C	1,088 mm	2
1959	30.7 °C16 November 1959	8.7 °C14 June 1959	18.2 °C	1,482 mm	1
1958	31.8 °C29 October 1958	7.5 °C23 June 1958	18.7 °C	1,506 mm	12
1957	32.8 °C25 November 1957	7.3 °C29 May 1957	18.4 °C	1,703 mm	21
1956	31.0 °C22 September 1956	6.1 °C13 July 1956	18.1 °C	1,440 mm	10
1955	32.6 °C22 October 1955	5.6 °C11 August 1955	18.0 °C	1,541 mm	17
1954	32.7 °C27 October 1954	5.6 °C21 June 1954	18.6 °C	948 mm	11
1953	32.8 °C10 November 1953	6.1 °C11 June 1953	18.2 °C	1,783 mm	19
1952	31.7 °C16 September 1952	7.1 °C16 July 1952	18.6 °C	1,340 mm	11
1951	32.7 °C16 October 1951	7.1 °C15 June 1951	19.1 °C	1,035 mm	33
1950	31.4 °C22 October 1950	7.0 °C10 June 1950	18.0 °C	1,301 mm	10
1949	32.1 °C3 November 1949	7.1 °C24 June 1949	18.8 °C	1,223 mm	11
1948	32.3 °C14 October 1948	7.0 °C15 July 1948	18.8 °C	1,417 mm	25
1947	32.3 °C21 October 1947	6.8 °C6 July 1947	18.4 °C	1,410 mm	24
1946	32.6 °C25 October 1946	6.5 °C1 June 1946	18.3 °C	1,349 mm	16
1945	31.7 °C13 October 1945	7.3 °C6 July 1945	18.4 °C	1,162 mm	29
1944	31.4 °C20 October 1944	7.2 °C21 May 1944	18.4 °C	1,210 mm	17
1943	33.5 °C30 November 1943	6.0 °C27 July 1943	18.8 °C	938 mm	39
1942	32.0 °C8 November 1942	7.3 °C2 August 1942	18.7 °C	1,112 mm	17
1941	33.0 °C21 October 1941	7.2 °C7 July 1941	18.6 °C	1,157 mm	29
1940	30.6 °C18 October 1940	7.1 °C17 July 1940	18.1 °C	1,554 mm	1

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.5 °C

+0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

14 d/yr

-4

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1317 mm

+80 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	24.3 °C	+0.6 °C	315 mm	+16 mm
Feb	25.4 °C	+1.5 °C	285 mm	+26 mm
Mar	24.6 °C	+0.9 °C	163 mm	-32 mm
Apr	24.3 °C	+1.3 °C	56 mm	-1 mm
May	21.5 °C	-1.1 °C	28 mm	+19 mm
Jun	22.1 °C	+0.7 °C	4 mm	+3 mm
Jul	20.5 °C	-0.8 °C	1 mm	+1 mm
Aug	23.3 °C	-0.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	27.5 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Oct	28.7 °C	-0.1 °C	2 mm	-14 mm
Nov	26.7 °C	-0.8 °C	243 mm	+124 mm
Dec	24.6 °C	0.0 °C	220 mm	-58 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.2 °C

29 Sep 2025

Coldest day

5.9 °C

5 Aug 2025

Wettest day

61.7 mm

22 Nov 2025

Windiest day

30.7 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

63.7 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.1 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

3.1 °C

3 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.6 h

29 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mpika?

Mpika has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 1,237 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mpika?

The hottest day measured in Mpika between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2017, reaching 35.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mpika?

The coldest day measured in Mpika between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 4.1 °C.

Does it snow in Mpika?

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

Has the climate of Mpika warmed?

Yes: Mpika warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mpika?

The wettest day measured in Mpika between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2022, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mpika?

The windiest day measured in Mpika between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1977, with winds reaching 34.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mpika?

The warmest month in Mpika is October (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Mpika?

Mpika receives on average 1,237 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mpika?

Mpika gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mpika?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mpika?

In Mpika, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 28 October 2019, and the lowest was 0.4 °C on 26 July 1975.

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