Mpongwe climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mpongwe?

Mpongwe has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 1,137 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mpongwe between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2017, reaching 38.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mpongwe?

The coldest day measured in Mpongwe between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1994, at 5.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mpongwe?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mpongwe warmed?

Yes: Mpongwe warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mpongwe?

The wettest day measured in Mpongwe between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2014, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mpongwe?

The windiest day measured in Mpongwe between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 2023, with winds reaching 30.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mpongwe?

The warmest month in Mpongwe is October (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mpongwe?

Mpongwe receives on average 1,137 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mpongwe?

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

Mpongwe (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 1,137 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Mpongwe averages 0 frost days, 67 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.

Mpongwe has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 18 October 2017) and the coldest 5.1 °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

MpongweCopperbelt

coords: -13.51°, 28.16°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

20.8°C

Average daily high

27.1°C

Average daily low

15.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,137mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

63%

Average peak wind

13.7km/h

Seasonal range

8.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

67 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

127 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.2 °C

Average feels-like low

15.3 °C

Average peak gust

33.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

16 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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

38.3 °C

18 October 2017

Coldest day

5.1 °C

1 July 1994

Wettest day

95 mm

21 February 2014

Windiest day

30.9 km/h

13 September 2023

Strongest gust

71.3 km/h

29 January 2004

Hottest feels-like

38.7 °C

18 October 2017

Coldest feels-like

0.6 °C

1 July 1994

Sunniest day

12.6 h

28 January 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.2 °C3 November 2025	7.0 °C31 July 2025	21.1 °C	1,204 mm	77
2024	36.3 °C30 September 2024	5.5 °C15 June 2024	21.9 °C	669 mm	124
2023	36.3 °C9 October 2023	8.6 °C15 July 2023	21.9 °C	1,159 mm	99
2022	35.4 °C27 October 2022	9.6 °C18 July 2022	21.1 °C	1,370 mm	65
2021	36.4 °C10 October 2021	7.7 °C27 July 2021	21.3 °C	980 mm	96
2020	36.4 °C7 November 2020	8.3 °C5 July 2020	21.3 °C	1,189 mm	74
2019	36.2 °C29 October 2019	8.4 °C21 June 2019	21.6 °C	1,047 mm	87
2018	36.4 °C7 November 2018	8.1 °C7 June 2018	21.4 °C	1,041 mm	81
2017	38.3 °C18 October 2017	9.8 °C23 June 2017	21.1 °C	1,264 mm	60
2016	35.7 °C17 October 2016	8.7 °C9 June 2016	21.4 °C	1,137 mm	86
2015	34.9 °C14 October 2015	7.3 °C17 June 2015	21.2 °C	1,124 mm	78
2014	36.1 °C16 October 2014	8.5 °C12 July 2014	21.4 °C	1,166 mm	81
2013	36.1 °C28 September 2013	9.5 °C10 July 2013	21.2 °C	1,090 mm	76
2012	35.7 °C18 October 2012	7.0 °C20 July 2012	21.0 °C	1,039 mm	77
2011	36.2 °C25 October 2011	8.0 °C9 July 2011	20.8 °C	1,023 mm	49
2010	36.1 °C12 October 2010	7.4 °C14 August 2010	21.1 °C	1,218 mm	70
2009	35.0 °C19 September 2009	7.6 °C1 July 2009	20.7 °C	1,209 mm	56
2008	35.8 °C27 September 2008	8.0 °C27 June 2008	20.7 °C	1,004 mm	66
2007	34.7 °C24 September 2007	8.1 °C6 July 2007	21.1 °C	1,101 mm	76
2006	34.5 °C31 October 2006	7.2 °C6 August 2006	20.8 °C	1,020 mm	59
2005	34.5 °C13 October 2005	8.9 °C3 July 2005	21.7 °C	852 mm	93
2004	35.3 °C27 September 2004	8.0 °C9 July 2004	20.6 °C	1,147 mm	58
2003	36.1 °C15 October 2003	7.5 °C9 July 2003	20.9 °C	1,148 mm	75
2002	35.3 °C30 September 2002	9.0 °C19 June 2002	21.3 °C	936 mm	75
2001	34.6 °C18 October 2001	8.2 °C27 July 2001	21.0 °C	1,256 mm	81
2000	34.2 °C10 October 2000	8.1 °C7 July 2000	20.8 °C	1,287 mm	53
1999	35.8 °C23 October 1999	9.0 °C11 June 1999	20.9 °C	995 mm	63
1998	36.6 °C7 November 1998	8.5 °C15 June 1998	21.8 °C	937 mm	89
1997	35.0 °C27 October 1997	8.6 °C17 July 1997	21.1 °C	1,117 mm	62
1996	35.0 °C9 November 1996	6.6 °C3 July 1996	21.3 °C	1,012 mm	87
1995	34.9 °C11 October 1995	6.7 °C18 June 1995	21.6 °C	914 mm	92
1994	35.1 °C16 November 1994	5.1 °C1 July 1994	21.2 °C	808 mm	90
1993	34.6 °C4 November 1993	7.1 °C17 August 1993	20.8 °C	1,169 mm	51
1992	34.6 °C22 October 1992	7.9 °C14 August 1992	21.6 °C	861 mm	86
1991	33.4 °C6 October 1991	6.9 °C23 July 1991	20.8 °C	967 mm	61
1990	35.9 °C6 November 1990	8.4 °C13 July 1990	21.1 °C	966 mm	66
1989	35.5 °C10 November 1989	5.9 °C17 June 1989	20.8 °C	1,254 mm	66
1988	34.5 °C10 October 1988	7.0 °C16 July 1988	21.0 °C	1,044 mm	54
1987	35.6 °C20 November 1987	6.7 °C28 June 1987	21.4 °C	823 mm	82
1986	34.7 °C7 October 1986	7.3 °C27 June 1986	20.2 °C	1,250 mm	32
1985	33.6 °C26 October 1985	7.4 °C14 July 1985	20.3 °C	1,179 mm	45
1984	34.5 °C15 October 1984	7.0 °C18 June 1984	20.8 °C	1,093 mm	63
1983	35.5 °C11 November 1983	8.9 °C14 August 1983	21.5 °C	1,155 mm	74
1982	34.5 °C16 October 1982	7.6 °C17 July 1982	20.7 °C	1,108 mm	48
1981	34.7 °C8 November 1981	6.8 °C18 June 1981	20.6 °C	990 mm	77
1980	34.2 °C8 September 1980	7.1 °C10 July 1980	20.5 °C	1,061 mm	53
1979	34.3 °C3 October 1979	7.7 °C15 June 1979	20.1 °C	973 mm	58
1978	35.4 °C30 September 1978	7.6 °C17 June 1978	20.4 °C	1,859 mm	57
1977	35.6 °C20 October 1977	8.5 °C12 July 1977	20.8 °C	1,261 mm	66
1976	34.5 °C26 October 1976	8.3 °C30 June 1976	19.9 °C	1,351 mm	54
1975	34.4 °C26 October 1975	6.8 °C26 July 1975	20.2 °C	1,018 mm	57
1974	34.8 °C13 November 1974	7.1 °C28 July 1974	19.9 °C	1,274 mm	71
1973	34.9 °C26 October 1973	8.3 °C12 July 1973	20.6 °C	993 mm	48
1972	34.6 °C26 September 1972	8.4 °C28 June 1972	20.5 °C	991 mm	64
1971	33.6 °C31 October 1971	8.8 °C2 June 1971	20.4 °C	1,131 mm	42
1970	35.0 °C8 October 1970	8.1 °C5 July 1970	20.7 °C	1,136 mm	46
1969	34.1 °C3 October 1969	6.1 °C25 July 1969	20.5 °C	1,438 mm	45
1968	35.6 °C4 October 1968	5.4 °C17 June 1968	20.6 °C	1,109 mm	52
1967	34.9 °C7 October 1967	6.6 °C20 July 1967	20.5 °C	974 mm	39
1966	34.4 °C15 October 1966	6.4 °C28 July 1966	21.0 °C	834 mm	68
1965	34.6 °C25 September 1965	7.5 °C5 July 1965	20.4 °C	738 mm	59
1964	34.9 °C26 October 1964	6.0 °C28 June 1964	20.6 °C	1,049 mm	53
1963	34.5 °C8 October 1963	8.9 °C7 June 1963	20.7 °C	1,278 mm	56
1962	34.7 °C15 October 1962	9.3 °C27 June 1962	20.7 °C	1,442 mm	57
1961	35.2 °C15 October 1961	7.4 °C12 August 1961	20.1 °C	1,419 mm	48
1960	34.2 °C10 October 1960	7.9 °C26 July 1960	20.3 °C	888 mm	52
1959	34.3 °C18 October 1959	9.3 °C19 July 1959	20.3 °C	1,286 mm	45
1958	33.8 °C18 October 1958	7.3 °C13 August 1958	20.4 °C	1,840 mm	44
1957	36.2 °C27 November 1957	8.4 °C29 May 1957	20.7 °C	1,653 mm	84
1956	34.5 °C16 October 1956	8.3 °C28 July 1956	20.1 °C	1,528 mm	54
1955	35.6 °C22 October 1955	8.0 °C10 August 1955	20.3 °C	1,330 mm	56
1954	36.3 °C24 October 1954	7.1 °C22 June 1954	21.4 °C	652 mm	95
1953	35.7 °C31 October 1953	7.0 °C13 June 1953	20.1 °C	1,624 mm	60
1952	35.3 °C13 September 1952	8.8 °C6 August 1952	21.1 °C	1,183 mm	69
1951	35.6 °C18 October 1951	8.5 °C21 July 1951	21.5 °C	854 mm	90
1950	34.2 °C15 October 1950	8.6 °C20 August 1950	20.2 °C	1,223 mm	46
1949	35.4 °C22 October 1949	8.6 °C8 June 1949	20.9 °C	1,354 mm	68
1948	36.0 °C13 October 1948	8.9 °C5 July 1948	20.6 °C	1,365 mm	59
1947	35.4 °C16 October 1947	8.0 °C2 July 1947	20.6 °C	1,320 mm	68
1946	35.2 °C25 October 1946	7.4 °C10 July 1946	20.4 °C	1,337 mm	61
1945	35.0 °C23 October 1945	9.3 °C5 July 1945	20.8 °C	1,136 mm	78
1944	36.1 °C20 September 1944	9.3 °C19 May 1944	20.8 °C	1,147 mm	69
1943	36.1 °C30 November 1943	8.2 °C27 July 1943	21.0 °C	943 mm	82
1942	35.3 °C13 October 1942	8.7 °C28 July 1942	20.8 °C	1,111 mm	68
1941	36.9 °C12 October 1941	9.4 °C5 July 1941	21.3 °C	949 mm	73
1940	34.3 °C18 October 1940	7.8 °C16 July 1940	20.3 °C	1,394 mm	53

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.4 °C

+0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

77 d/yr

+10

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1204 mm

+67 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.6 °C	-0.1 °C	364 mm	+75 mm
Feb	26.9 °C	+1.0 °C	200 mm	-45 mm
Mar	28.0 °C	+1.7 °C	79 mm	-81 mm
Apr	27.4 °C	+0.9 °C	78 mm	+42 mm
May	25.4 °C	-0.6 °C	14 mm	+10 mm
Jun	25.1 °C	+0.7 °C	1 mm	+0 mm
Jul	24.0 °C	-0.4 °C	1 mm	+1 mm
Aug	28.0 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	31.9 °C	+1.3 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Oct	32.3 °C	+0.4 °C	7 mm	-11 mm
Nov	28.2 °C	-1.0 °C	188 mm	+62 mm
Dec	25.9 °C	-0.6 °C	272 mm	+15 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.2 °C

3 Nov 2025

Coldest day

7.0 °C

31 Jul 2025

Wettest day

37.7 mm

17 Jan 2025

Windiest day

24.6 km/h

9 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

56.9 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.5 °C

2 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.1 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.5 h

14 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mpongwe?

Mpongwe has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 1,137 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mpongwe?

The hottest day measured in Mpongwe between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2017, reaching 38.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mpongwe?

The coldest day measured in Mpongwe between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1994, at 5.1 °C.

Does it snow in Mpongwe?

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

Has the climate of Mpongwe warmed?

Yes: Mpongwe warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mpongwe?

The wettest day measured in Mpongwe between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2014, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mpongwe?

The windiest day measured in Mpongwe between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 2023, with winds reaching 30.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mpongwe?

The warmest month in Mpongwe is October (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Mpongwe?

Mpongwe receives on average 1,137 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mpongwe?

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

Are there tropical nights in Mpongwe?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mpongwe?

In Mpongwe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 18 October 2017, and the lowest was 0.6 °C on 1 July 1994.

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