Mporokoso climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mporokoso?

Mporokoso has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,218 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mporokoso between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 2023, reaching 35.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mporokoso?

The coldest day measured in Mporokoso between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2024, at 8.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mporokoso?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mporokoso warmed?

Yes: Mporokoso warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mporokoso?

The wettest day measured in Mporokoso between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1957, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mporokoso?

The windiest day measured in Mporokoso between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1993, with winds reaching 31.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mporokoso?

The warmest month in Mporokoso is October (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mporokoso?

Mporokoso receives on average 1,218 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mporokoso?

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

Mporokoso (Zambia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,218 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Mporokoso averages 0 frost days, 41 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.

Mporokoso has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 9 October 2023) and the coldest 8.4 °C (on 26 July 2024).

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

MporokosoNorthern Province

coords: -9.37°, 30.13°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.9°C

Average daily high

26.7°C

Average daily low

16.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,218mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

65%

Average peak wind

13.6km/h

Seasonal range

4.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

41 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

159 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.3 °C

Average feels-like low

15.8 °C

Average peak gust

33.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

4 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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

9 October 2023

Coldest day

8.4 °C

26 July 2024

Wettest day

120 mm

4 March 1957

Windiest day

31.4 km/h

14 August 1993

Strongest gust

66.2 km/h

9 September 1989

Hottest feels-like

36.9 °C

14 October 2023

Coldest feels-like

4.8 °C

26 July 2021

Sunniest day

12.4 h

17 November 2014

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.9 °C29 September 2025	10.1 °C4 August 2025	21.3 °C	1,111 mm	75
2024	34.2 °C27 September 2024	8.4 °C26 July 2024	21.5 °C	1,369 mm	61
2023	35.0 °C9 October 2023	12.2 °C2 July 2023	22.0 °C	1,228 mm	72
2022	33.1 °C24 October 2022	12.7 °C29 June 2022	21.4 °C	1,391 mm	52
2021	33.8 °C10 October 2021	9.2 °C26 July 2021	21.8 °C	914 mm	69
2020	34.3 °C6 November 2020	10.4 °C18 July 2020	21.7 °C	1,405 mm	57
2019	33.5 °C26 October 2019	12.4 °C16 June 2019	22.1 °C	1,233 mm	69
2018	33.4 °C29 September 2018	12.1 °C25 July 2018	21.5 °C	1,258 mm	59
2017	33.1 °C18 October 2017	13.4 °C11 July 2017	21.7 °C	1,203 mm	56
2016	34.0 °C24 October 2016	12.3 °C10 July 2016	22.0 °C	1,087 mm	66
2015	32.9 °C19 September 2015	12.8 °C5 June 2015	21.9 °C	1,157 mm	61
2014	34.4 °C14 October 2014	12.1 °C12 July 2014	21.8 °C	1,108 mm	69
2013	34.1 °C16 September 2013	12.6 °C11 July 2013	21.7 °C	1,101 mm	59
2012	34.2 °C9 October 2012	11.9 °C8 July 2012	21.5 °C	1,127 mm	61
2011	33.9 °C22 October 2011	11.4 °C9 July 2011	21.3 °C	1,223 mm	37
2010	33.9 °C1 November 2010	11.0 °C13 August 2010	21.8 °C	1,085 mm	58
2009	33.4 °C19 September 2009	10.9 °C3 July 2009	21.6 °C	1,114 mm	64
2008	34.3 °C27 September 2008	11.2 °C13 June 2008	21.2 °C	1,134 mm	60
2007	34.7 °C25 September 2007	11.5 °C18 June 2007	21.7 °C	1,003 mm	68
2006	34.1 °C5 October 2006	11.1 °C28 June 2006	21.4 °C	1,263 mm	49
2005	33.8 °C11 October 2005	12.2 °C7 July 2005	22.0 °C	913 mm	81
2004	34.5 °C9 October 2004	10.7 °C9 July 2004	21.2 °C	1,041 mm	61
2003	34.3 °C15 October 2003	10.4 °C9 July 2003	21.5 °C	946 mm	74
2002	33.4 °C29 September 2002	12.4 °C23 June 2002	21.3 °C	1,194 mm	54
2001	33.2 °C7 September 2001	13.0 °C14 June 2001	21.1 °C	1,109 mm	50
2000	33.4 °C27 October 2000	12.2 °C8 July 2000	21.4 °C	934 mm	57
1999	33.5 °C25 October 1999	12.3 °C28 June 1999	21.1 °C	966 mm	38
1998	33.8 °C16 November 1998	12.2 °C15 June 1998	21.7 °C	1,224 mm	66
1997	34.9 °C25 September 1997	12.1 °C3 August 1997	21.5 °C	1,082 mm	55
1996	33.0 °C24 October 1996	12.0 °C1 July 1996	21.2 °C	1,085 mm	49
1995	32.3 °C25 September 1995	11.4 °C17 July 1995	21.3 °C	944 mm	41
1994	32.4 °C26 September 1994	10.0 °C15 July 1994	20.9 °C	1,146 mm	21
1993	32.6 °C24 October 1993	11.7 °C17 August 1993	21.1 °C	992 mm	44
1992	31.7 °C27 September 1992	11.3 °C5 July 1992	21.0 °C	1,027 mm	31
1991	32.3 °C7 October 1991	9.8 °C21 July 1991	20.6 °C	1,213 mm	19
1990	32.0 °C9 October 1990	11.8 °C7 July 1990	20.8 °C	1,084 mm	18
1989	32.4 °C8 November 1989	9.6 °C17 June 1989	20.5 °C	1,166 mm	24
1988	32.2 °C19 October 1988	12.1 °C15 July 1988	21.1 °C	1,046 mm	28
1987	31.5 °C5 September 1987	10.8 °C23 June 1987	21.2 °C	1,133 mm	23
1986	31.5 °C9 October 1986	10.4 °C18 June 1986	20.5 °C	1,285 mm	16
1985	31.1 °C1 November 1985	11.3 °C3 August 1985	20.5 °C	1,200 mm	17
1984	32.6 °C16 October 1984	12.2 °C19 June 1984	20.6 °C	1,279 mm	38
1983	34.0 °C16 September 1983	12.1 °C21 July 1983	21.3 °C	1,185 mm	28
1982	31.3 °C21 September 1982	11.5 °C20 July 1982	20.6 °C	1,319 mm	12
1981	31.7 °C17 September 1981	9.3 °C28 June 1981	20.8 °C	922 mm	25
1980	32.9 °C20 September 1980	11.3 °C13 June 1980	20.6 °C	1,160 mm	27
1979	32.3 °C29 September 1979	10.4 °C18 June 1979	20.4 °C	1,389 mm	30
1978	32.8 °C3 September 1978	11.3 °C17 June 1978	20.6 °C	1,409 mm	43
1977	32.5 °C11 October 1977	12.0 °C7 July 1977	20.7 °C	1,430 mm	31
1976	31.7 °C28 September 1976	9.4 °C28 June 1976	20.3 °C	1,246 mm	19
1975	30.7 °C3 November 1975	10.5 °C27 July 1975	20.4 °C	1,216 mm	8
1974	32.3 °C14 November 1974	9.7 °C21 June 1974	20.1 °C	1,184 mm	31
1973	32.9 °C26 October 1973	10.8 °C17 July 1973	20.5 °C	1,294 mm	30
1972	30.9 °C15 October 1972	10.6 °C27 June 1972	20.2 °C	1,423 mm	11
1971	32.3 °C1 October 1971	11.2 °C8 June 1971	20.1 °C	1,333 mm	15
1970	33.7 °C27 September 1970	11.7 °C21 June 1970	20.6 °C	1,380 mm	22
1969	32.1 °C26 September 1969	11.1 °C22 June 1969	20.8 °C	1,171 mm	20
1968	33.2 °C4 October 1968	9.9 °C24 June 1968	20.2 °C	1,422 mm	26
1967	32.8 °C16 October 1967	9.8 °C12 July 1967	20.3 °C	1,342 mm	22
1966	32.1 °C6 October 1966	11.0 °C2 July 1966	20.6 °C	1,186 mm	23
1965	32.7 °C11 October 1965	10.9 °C5 July 1965	20.2 °C	1,297 mm	26
1964	31.5 °C25 September 1964	9.9 °C30 June 1964	20.3 °C	1,207 mm	15
1963	32.2 °C21 October 1963	11.0 °C2 June 1963	20.3 °C	1,456 mm	31
1962	31.3 °C2 October 1962	12.0 °C7 May 1962	20.4 °C	1,371 mm	19
1961	31.7 °C18 October 1961	10.8 °C11 August 1961	20.3 °C	1,670 mm	18
1960	32.0 °C24 October 1960	11.0 °C25 July 1960	20.4 °C	1,429 mm	24
1959	32.3 °C18 October 1959	11.6 °C14 June 1959	20.5 °C	1,540 mm	17
1958	31.9 °C10 September 1958	10.3 °C24 July 1958	20.5 °C	1,381 mm	19
1957	31.8 °C25 November 1957	8.9 °C2 June 1957	20.1 °C	2,196 mm	43
1956	33.1 °C16 October 1956	11.6 °C28 July 1956	20.1 °C	1,435 mm	38
1955	32.6 °C11 October 1955	10.9 °C12 August 1955	20.0 °C	1,414 mm	29
1954	33.5 °C15 October 1954	9.9 °C21 June 1954	20.8 °C	920 mm	43
1953	32.6 °C2 October 1953	10.3 °C12 June 1953	20.1 °C	1,632 mm	37
1952	33.5 °C12 October 1952	11.3 °C17 July 1952	20.6 °C	1,326 mm	53
1951	33.7 °C8 October 1951	11.5 °C14 June 1951	20.5 °C	1,383 mm	48
1950	31.6 °C17 October 1950	11.1 °C28 May 1950	20.1 °C	1,273 mm	18
1949	32.8 °C1 November 1949	11.4 °C5 June 1949	20.7 °C	1,007 mm	51
1948	33.0 °C11 October 1948	11.8 °C5 July 1948	20.6 °C	1,237 mm	38
1947	33.5 °C9 October 1947	10.5 °C15 July 1947	20.5 °C	1,284 mm	49
1946	31.8 °C6 September 1946	11.1 °C16 June 1946	20.6 °C	1,106 mm	36
1945	32.9 °C7 October 1945	11.3 °C18 June 1945	20.5 °C	1,114 mm	54
1944	34.7 °C18 October 1944	11.0 °C19 May 1944	20.9 °C	1,087 mm	68
1943	33.6 °C11 October 1943	9.9 °C2 June 1943	20.8 °C	823 mm	67
1942	33.5 °C30 September 1942	10.9 °C28 April 1942	20.8 °C	945 mm	65
1941	34.9 °C12 October 1941	11.9 °C13 August 1941	20.5 °C	1,359 mm	43
1940	31.5 °C11 September 1940	11.4 °C28 June 1940	20.0 °C	1,357 mm	13

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.8 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

75 d/yr

+34

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1111 mm

-107 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.6 °C	+0.7 °C	219 mm	-18 mm
Feb	27.6 °C	+2.2 °C	140 mm	-69 mm
Mar	27.5 °C	+1.8 °C	199 mm	-14 mm
Apr	27.6 °C	+1.8 °C	97 mm	+4 mm
May	26.6 °C	+0.3 °C	27 mm	+15 mm
Jun	27.1 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	26.2 °C	0.0 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	28.1 °C	0.0 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	31.2 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
Oct	31.5 °C	+1.6 °C	10 mm	-36 mm
Nov	28.4 °C	+1.4 °C	171 mm	+6 mm
Dec	26.1 °C	+0.9 °C	249 mm	+11 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.9 °C

29 Sep 2025

Coldest day

10.1 °C

4 Aug 2025

Wettest day

62.0 mm

29 Dec 2025

Windiest day

25.8 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

56.2 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.2 °C

29 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

6.0 °C

3 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.4 h

25 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mporokoso?

Mporokoso has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,218 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mporokoso?

The hottest day measured in Mporokoso between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 2023, reaching 35.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mporokoso?

The coldest day measured in Mporokoso between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2024, at 8.4 °C.

Does it snow in Mporokoso?

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

Has the climate of Mporokoso warmed?

Yes: Mporokoso warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mporokoso?

The wettest day measured in Mporokoso between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1957, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mporokoso?

The windiest day measured in Mporokoso between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1993, with winds reaching 31.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mporokoso?

The warmest month in Mporokoso is October (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Mporokoso?

Mporokoso receives on average 1,218 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mporokoso?

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

Are there tropical nights in Mporokoso?

Yes: Mporokoso has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mporokoso?

In Mporokoso, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.9 °C on 14 October 2023, and the lowest was 4.8 °C on 26 July 2021.

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