Mufulira climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mufulira?

Mufulira has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 1,235 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mufulira between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2017, reaching 36.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mufulira?

The coldest day measured in Mufulira between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1991, at 6.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mufulira?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mufulira warmed?

Yes: Mufulira warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mufulira?

The wettest day measured in Mufulira between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 2022, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mufulira?

The windiest day measured in Mufulira between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2023, with winds reaching 29.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mufulira?

The warmest month in Mufulira is October (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mufulira?

Mufulira receives on average 1,235 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mufulira?

Mufulira gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mufulira (Zambia) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 1,235 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 (17.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Mufulira averages 0 frost days, 60 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.

Mufulira has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 18 October 2017) and the coldest 6.1 °C (on 23 July 1991).

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

MufuliraCopperbelt

coords: -12.55°, 28.24°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.1°C

Average daily high

27.0°C

Average daily low

16.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,235mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

62%

Average peak wind

13.6km/h

Seasonal range

7.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

60 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

136 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.1 °C

Average feels-like low

15.8 °C

Average peak gust

32.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

20 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.8 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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

36.6 °C

18 October 2017

Coldest day

6.1 °C

23 July 1991

Wettest day

110 mm

23 November 2022

Windiest day

29.0 km/h

28 August 2023

Strongest gust

78.5 km/h

22 February 1958

Hottest feels-like

38.0 °C

28 October 2019

Coldest feels-like

2.5 °C

1 July 1994

Sunniest day

12.6 h

18 January 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.0 °C2 November 2025	7.9 °C31 July 2025	21.1 °C	1,246 mm	71
2024	35.0 °C25 October 2024	6.4 °C15 June 2024	21.8 °C	728 mm	87
2023	35.5 °C9 October 2023	8.9 °C15 July 2023	21.9 °C	1,181 mm	81
2022	35.3 °C27 October 2022	10.8 °C4 June 2022	21.3 °C	1,616 mm	55
2021	35.2 °C10 November 2021	8.4 °C27 July 2021	21.6 °C	1,069 mm	91
2020	35.0 °C27 September 2020	9.0 °C18 July 2020	21.5 °C	1,244 mm	68
2019	35.6 °C29 October 2019	9.7 °C21 June 2019	21.7 °C	1,124 mm	81
2018	35.9 °C7 November 2018	8.8 °C9 June 2018	21.5 °C	1,110 mm	72
2017	36.6 °C18 October 2017	9.8 °C16 July 2017	21.4 °C	1,278 mm	54
2016	34.9 °C9 October 2016	9.5 °C11 June 2016	21.6 °C	1,216 mm	77
2015	34.3 °C15 October 2015	9.2 °C17 June 2015	21.4 °C	1,220 mm	70
2014	35.4 °C10 October 2014	9.1 °C13 July 2014	21.6 °C	1,167 mm	75
2013	35.3 °C29 September 2013	10.3 °C9 June 2013	21.5 °C	1,080 mm	75
2012	34.5 °C17 October 2012	6.8 °C20 July 2012	21.4 °C	1,256 mm	71
2011	35.3 °C24 October 2011	8.9 °C9 July 2011	21.1 °C	1,083 mm	46
2010	35.7 °C12 October 2010	8.6 °C13 August 2010	21.5 °C	1,407 mm	69
2009	34.6 °C19 September 2009	8.6 °C3 July 2009	21.1 °C	1,280 mm	60
2008	35.1 °C30 October 2008	8.4 °C2 July 2008	21.1 °C	1,075 mm	68
2007	34.5 °C24 September 2007	8.9 °C6 July 2007	21.5 °C	1,087 mm	67
2006	33.9 °C31 October 2006	9.0 °C27 June 2006	21.2 °C	1,252 mm	50
2005	34.5 °C21 October 2005	9.2 °C3 July 2005	21.9 °C	868 mm	75
2004	34.9 °C27 September 2004	9.0 °C17 July 2004	21.0 °C	1,209 mm	66
2003	36.0 °C15 October 2003	7.9 °C9 July 2003	21.4 °C	1,095 mm	76
2002	35.0 °C30 September 2002	9.5 °C19 June 2002	21.5 °C	1,031 mm	63
2001	34.0 °C7 September 2001	9.2 °C27 July 2001	21.3 °C	1,224 mm	77
2000	34.2 °C27 October 2000	9.4 °C7 July 2000	21.2 °C	1,244 mm	54
1999	35.2 °C23 October 1999	9.6 °C24 June 1999	21.3 °C	1,064 mm	61
1998	35.1 °C14 October 1998	9.8 °C15 June 1998	22.1 °C	1,025 mm	88
1997	34.0 °C25 September 1997	9.1 °C17 July 1997	21.4 °C	1,210 mm	61
1996	34.7 °C5 November 1996	6.5 °C3 July 1996	21.4 °C	1,061 mm	80
1995	34.0 °C14 October 1995	7.2 °C10 June 1995	21.6 °C	1,053 mm	80
1994	34.2 °C13 October 1994	6.9 °C15 July 1994	21.2 °C	1,085 mm	69
1993	33.9 °C24 October 1993	7.5 °C17 August 1993	21.0 °C	1,375 mm	48
1992	33.4 °C12 October 1992	8.3 °C14 August 1992	21.5 °C	790 mm	70
1991	33.2 °C7 October 1991	6.1 °C23 July 1991	20.9 °C	989 mm	46
1990	35.4 °C6 November 1990	7.7 °C13 July 1990	21.3 °C	1,036 mm	61
1989	36.0 °C10 November 1989	6.8 °C18 June 1989	20.9 °C	1,268 mm	61
1988	34.5 °C10 October 1988	8.9 °C14 June 1988	21.4 °C	1,273 mm	51
1987	34.3 °C17 November 1987	7.6 °C2 July 1987	21.6 °C	1,009 mm	73
1986	33.8 °C7 October 1986	7.4 °C27 June 1986	20.5 °C	1,289 mm	32
1985	32.6 °C26 October 1985	7.8 °C3 August 1985	20.6 °C	1,176 mm	43
1984	33.9 °C16 October 1984	8.0 °C18 June 1984	21.1 °C	1,198 mm	60
1983	34.4 °C10 November 1983	9.7 °C22 July 1983	21.7 °C	1,100 mm	59
1982	34.3 °C16 October 1982	8.4 °C18 May 1982	20.9 °C	1,202 mm	40
1981	34.0 °C7 November 1981	7.8 °C18 June 1981	20.9 °C	1,027 mm	72
1980	33.9 °C19 September 1980	8.6 °C10 July 1980	20.9 °C	1,202 mm	42
1979	33.9 °C3 October 1979	8.4 °C15 June 1979	20.3 °C	1,299 mm	49
1978	34.4 °C30 September 1978	8.5 °C17 June 1978	20.8 °C	1,890 mm	52
1977	35.1 °C20 October 1977	8.7 °C11 July 1977	20.9 °C	1,441 mm	50
1976	33.4 °C26 October 1976	8.5 °C28 June 1976	20.2 °C	1,479 mm	43
1975	33.6 °C26 October 1975	7.4 °C27 July 1975	20.6 °C	1,136 mm	49
1974	35.2 °C14 November 1974	8.3 °C29 July 1974	20.3 °C	1,436 mm	71
1973	34.4 °C26 October 1973	8.7 °C12 July 1973	20.8 °C	1,089 mm	45
1972	34.0 °C26 September 1972	8.7 °C24 June 1972	20.6 °C	1,227 mm	41
1971	33.5 °C1 November 1971	9.1 °C2 June 1971	20.6 °C	1,370 mm	32
1970	33.1 °C27 September 1970	8.2 °C5 July 1970	20.8 °C	1,504 mm	37
1969	33.8 °C3 October 1969	7.6 °C25 July 1969	20.8 °C	1,665 mm	40
1968	35.2 °C4 October 1968	6.5 °C17 June 1968	20.7 °C	1,134 mm	46
1967	33.5 °C2 October 1967	8.1 °C20 July 1967	20.7 °C	1,144 mm	34
1966	33.7 °C14 October 1966	7.5 °C28 July 1966	21.2 °C	1,067 mm	55
1965	33.5 °C25 September 1965	7.9 °C5 July 1965	20.7 °C	1,119 mm	55
1964	33.5 °C26 October 1964	6.7 °C29 June 1964	20.9 °C	1,214 mm	45
1963	33.8 °C21 October 1963	9.1 °C7 June 1963	21.0 °C	1,413 mm	57
1962	33.7 °C31 October 1962	10.2 °C5 May 1962	21.0 °C	1,498 mm	58
1961	34.7 °C16 October 1961	8.2 °C11 August 1961	20.4 °C	1,741 mm	49
1960	33.0 °C10 October 1960	8.5 °C25 July 1960	20.5 °C	1,134 mm	45
1959	34.1 °C18 October 1959	9.4 °C9 June 1959	20.5 °C	1,580 mm	37
1958	33.7 °C28 October 1958	8.1 °C13 August 1958	20.7 °C	1,724 mm	39
1957	35.1 °C27 November 1957	8.5 °C19 June 1957	20.7 °C	1,692 mm	78
1956	34.4 °C16 October 1956	8.7 °C28 July 1956	20.6 °C	1,504 mm	57
1955	34.7 °C24 October 1955	8.5 °C12 August 1955	20.6 °C	1,389 mm	58
1954	35.3 °C24 October 1954	8.2 °C22 June 1954	21.8 °C	732 mm	97
1953	34.6 °C30 October 1953	7.9 °C13 June 1953	20.5 °C	1,797 mm	60
1952	35.0 °C12 October 1952	10.1 °C16 July 1952	21.3 °C	1,318 mm	66
1951	34.9 °C30 October 1951	8.9 °C14 July 1951	21.4 °C	1,056 mm	70
1950	33.2 °C15 October 1950	8.9 °C11 June 1950	20.4 °C	1,321 mm	39
1949	34.9 °C22 October 1949	9.1 °C6 June 1949	21.1 °C	1,237 mm	70
1948	35.3 °C13 October 1948	9.3 °C5 July 1948	21.0 °C	1,329 mm	56
1947	34.7 °C20 October 1947	8.7 °C2 July 1947	20.9 °C	1,344 mm	61
1946	33.8 °C25 October 1946	8.6 °C19 June 1946	20.9 °C	1,297 mm	63
1945	34.4 °C28 October 1945	9.6 °C6 July 1945	21.1 °C	1,343 mm	75
1944	35.5 °C20 September 1944	9.9 °C19 May 1944	21.1 °C	1,125 mm	66
1943	34.6 °C28 November 1943	9.1 °C28 June 1943	21.3 °C	999 mm	83
1942	34.7 °C13 October 1942	9.2 °C28 July 1942	21.1 °C	1,148 mm	66
1941	36.4 °C12 October 1941	9.7 °C22 June 1941	21.3 °C	1,035 mm	54
1940	33.5 °C5 October 1940	8.1 °C18 July 1940	20.5 °C	1,403 mm	42

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.3 °C

+0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

71 d/yr

+11

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1246 mm

+11 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.5 °C	-0.1 °C	402 mm	+108 mm
Feb	27.0 °C	+1.1 °C	195 mm	-61 mm
Mar	27.2 °C	+1.1 °C	96 mm	-93 mm
Apr	27.0 °C	+0.7 °C	92 mm	+46 mm
May	25.5 °C	-0.7 °C	19 mm	+14 mm
Jun	25.4 °C	+0.5 °C	1 mm	+0 mm
Jul	24.3 °C	-0.6 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Aug	27.7 °C	+0.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	31.4 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	32.0 °C	+0.5 °C	5 mm	-18 mm
Nov	28.2 °C	-0.3 °C	186 mm	+33 mm
Dec	25.9 °C	-0.3 °C	250 mm	-17 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.0 °C

2 Nov 2025

Coldest day

7.9 °C

31 Jul 2025

Wettest day

48.8 mm

6 Feb 2025

Windiest day

25.3 km/h

9 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

56.5 km/h

4 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.3 °C

2 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

5.1 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.2 h

28 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mufulira?

Mufulira has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 1,235 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mufulira?

The hottest day measured in Mufulira between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2017, reaching 36.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mufulira?

The coldest day measured in Mufulira between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1991, at 6.1 °C.

Does it snow in Mufulira?

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

Has the climate of Mufulira warmed?

Yes: Mufulira warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mufulira?

The wettest day measured in Mufulira between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 2022, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mufulira?

The windiest day measured in Mufulira between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2023, with winds reaching 29.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mufulira?

The warmest month in Mufulira is October (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Mufulira?

Mufulira receives on average 1,235 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mufulira?

Mufulira gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mufulira?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mufulira?

In Mufulira, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 28 October 2019, and the lowest was 2.5 °C on 1 July 1994.

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