Mwansabombwe climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mwansabombwe?

Mwansabombwe has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 1,528 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mwansabombwe between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1980, reaching 37.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mwansabombwe?

The coldest day measured in Mwansabombwe between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2024, at 10.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mwansabombwe?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mwansabombwe warmed?

Yes: Mwansabombwe warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mwansabombwe?

The wettest day measured in Mwansabombwe between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1957, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mwansabombwe?

The windiest day measured in Mwansabombwe between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1985, with winds reaching 25.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mwansabombwe?

The warmest month in Mwansabombwe is September (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mwansabombwe?

Mwansabombwe receives on average 1,528 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 174 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mwansabombwe?

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

Mwansabombwe (Zambia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 1,528 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 September (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Mwansabombwe averages 0 frost days, 85 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 174 rainy days per year.

Mwansabombwe has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 20 September 1980) and the coldest 10.4 °C (on 13 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

MwansabombweLuapula Province

coords: -9.82°, 28.76°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

22.9°C

Average daily high

28.1°C

Average daily low

18.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,528mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

10.9km/h

Seasonal range

4.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

85 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

174 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.6 °C

Average feels-like low

19.6 °C

Average peak gust

27.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

104 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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

37.5 °C

20 September 1980

Coldest day

10.4 °C

13 July 2024

Wettest day

89 mm

1 February 1957

Windiest day

25.0 km/h

27 August 1985

Strongest gust

58.7 km/h

16 January 1989

Hottest feels-like

38.8 °C

6 March 2025

Coldest feels-like

8.5 °C

21 July 1991

Sunniest day

12.5 h

20 January 1954

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.9 °C28 October 2025	11.5 °C5 August 2025	23.1 °C	1,432 mm	116
2024	36.9 °C28 September 2024	10.4 °C13 July 2024	23.6 °C	1,345 mm	159
2023	37.0 °C2 October 2023	13.9 °C29 July 2023	23.8 °C	1,613 mm	127
2022	35.0 °C8 October 2022	14.0 °C7 July 2022	23.2 °C	1,529 mm	85
2021	35.9 °C10 October 2021	12.7 °C27 July 2021	23.5 °C	1,138 mm	101
2020	36.1 °C4 October 2020	12.8 °C18 July 2020	23.5 °C	1,739 mm	105
2019	35.2 °C2 September 2019	13.9 °C24 June 2019	23.8 °C	1,305 mm	110
2018	35.6 °C18 September 2018	13.9 °C9 June 2018	23.4 °C	1,524 mm	107
2017	35.0 °C3 October 2017	13.9 °C14 July 2017	23.4 °C	1,305 mm	92
2016	35.9 °C13 October 2016	13.7 °C18 June 2016	23.8 °C	1,251 mm	117
2015	35.2 °C10 September 2015	14.7 °C12 June 2015	23.5 °C	1,361 mm	111
2014	36.8 °C11 October 2014	14.0 °C13 July 2014	23.6 °C	1,137 mm	108
2013	35.4 °C15 October 2013	12.8 °C9 June 2013	23.4 °C	1,303 mm	106
2012	36.2 °C30 September 2012	13.4 °C20 July 2012	23.3 °C	1,193 mm	97
2011	35.1 °C22 September 2011	13.4 °C25 July 2011	23.2 °C	1,444 mm	105
2010	36.6 °C28 September 2010	13.7 °C13 August 2010	23.8 °C	1,266 mm	130
2009	36.5 °C28 September 2009	13.5 °C3 July 2009	23.4 °C	1,467 mm	120
2008	37.4 °C28 September 2008	12.8 °C3 July 2008	23.3 °C	1,384 mm	105
2007	35.3 °C25 August 2007	13.5 °C25 June 2007	23.7 °C	1,116 mm	115
2006	36.1 °C18 October 2006	13.9 °C11 July 2006	23.3 °C	1,546 mm	93
2005	34.9 °C11 October 2005	14.5 °C19 July 2005	23.9 °C	1,041 mm	145
2004	35.5 °C8 October 2004	13.1 °C13 July 2004	23.1 °C	1,490 mm	96
2003	36.6 °C15 October 2003	12.6 °C10 July 2003	23.5 °C	1,038 mm	111
2002	35.3 °C29 September 2002	13.5 °C19 June 2002	23.2 °C	1,648 mm	107
2001	36.3 °C7 September 2001	14.6 °C18 June 2001	23.2 °C	1,302 mm	89
2000	35.6 °C19 September 2000	13.8 °C8 July 2000	23.3 °C	1,238 mm	105
1999	34.4 °C18 September 1999	14.0 °C24 June 1999	23.2 °C	1,301 mm	89
1998	35.9 °C8 October 1998	13.9 °C2 July 1998	23.7 °C	1,645 mm	120
1997	36.6 °C26 September 1997	14.1 °C14 July 1997	23.3 °C	1,488 mm	104
1996	34.8 °C8 September 1996	12.1 °C3 July 1996	23.2 °C	1,199 mm	104
1995	35.5 °C5 September 1995	11.7 °C4 July 1995	23.3 °C	1,423 mm	112
1994	34.3 °C27 September 1994	11.5 °C15 July 1994	22.8 °C	1,406 mm	67
1993	35.8 °C24 October 1993	12.3 °C17 August 1993	23.0 °C	1,505 mm	84
1992	33.9 °C27 September 1992	12.9 °C6 July 1992	22.9 °C	1,239 mm	69
1991	34.5 °C7 October 1991	10.5 °C23 July 1991	22.6 °C	1,567 mm	52
1990	34.4 °C12 October 1990	11.2 °C13 July 1990	22.8 °C	1,469 mm	71
1989	33.9 °C7 September 1989	10.8 °C18 June 1989	22.6 °C	1,485 mm	66
1988	34.0 °C2 September 1988	13.9 °C9 July 1988	23.0 °C	1,573 mm	71
1987	35.0 °C5 September 1987	12.7 °C2 July 1987	23.2 °C	1,447 mm	86
1986	33.4 °C13 September 1986	12.0 °C19 June 1986	22.4 °C	1,885 mm	50
1985	34.4 °C6 October 1985	12.5 °C17 June 1985	22.6 °C	1,525 mm	71
1984	34.6 °C26 September 1984	14.0 °C20 June 1984	22.7 °C	1,284 mm	68
1983	35.6 °C15 September 1983	13.6 °C22 July 1983	23.3 °C	1,445 mm	76
1982	34.2 °C21 September 1982	13.0 °C20 July 1982	22.6 °C	1,547 mm	54
1981	34.5 °C19 September 1981	13.0 °C28 June 1981	22.8 °C	1,353 mm	69
1980	37.5 °C20 September 1980	13.5 °C24 June 1980	22.8 °C	1,493 mm	62
1979	35.0 °C1 October 1979	13.0 °C24 June 1979	22.3 °C	2,063 mm	63
1978	35.2 °C22 September 1978	13.8 °C1 August 1978	22.6 °C	2,034 mm	78
1977	34.8 °C11 September 1977	13.2 °C10 July 1977	22.8 °C	1,874 mm	66
1976	34.3 °C13 September 1976	11.3 °C28 June 1976	22.2 °C	1,755 mm	59
1975	33.1 °C16 September 1975	12.2 °C27 July 1975	22.4 °C	1,539 mm	59
1974	33.7 °C24 September 1974	11.7 °C22 June 1974	22.1 °C	1,560 mm	67
1973	34.8 °C23 September 1973	12.5 °C13 July 1973	22.6 °C	1,469 mm	71
1972	32.5 °C12 September 1972	13.0 °C24 June 1972	22.3 °C	1,804 mm	50
1971	34.6 °C8 October 1971	12.6 °C13 June 1971	22.2 °C	1,577 mm	55
1970	35.3 °C4 September 1970	13.0 °C6 July 1970	22.7 °C	1,597 mm	68
1969	34.0 °C5 September 1969	13.3 °C11 June 1969	22.8 °C	1,763 mm	63
1968	35.5 °C5 October 1968	12.3 °C24 June 1968	22.4 °C	1,786 mm	84
1967	33.7 °C16 October 1967	12.2 °C21 July 1967	22.3 °C	1,897 mm	54
1966	35.1 °C6 October 1966	12.9 °C2 July 1966	22.5 °C	1,768 mm	62
1965	34.6 °C20 September 1965	12.0 °C5 July 1965	22.2 °C	1,726 mm	73
1964	34.3 °C26 September 1964	11.9 °C29 June 1964	22.5 °C	1,653 mm	57
1963	35.0 °C8 September 1963	12.5 °C9 June 1963	22.4 °C	2,113 mm	69
1962	34.3 °C15 September 1962	13.2 °C27 June 1962	22.5 °C	1,647 mm	80
1961	33.7 °C18 October 1961	13.3 °C14 July 1961	22.3 °C	2,198 mm	56
1960	34.5 °C28 October 1960	12.5 °C4 July 1960	22.3 °C	1,681 mm	69
1959	34.4 °C18 October 1959	13.0 °C7 June 1959	22.7 °C	1,657 mm	65
1958	34.9 °C10 September 1958	11.3 °C23 June 1958	22.6 °C	1,586 mm	63
1957	33.2 °C15 September 1957	11.7 °C30 May 1957	22.0 °C	2,236 mm	65
1956	34.4 °C20 September 1956	12.0 °C30 July 1956	22.2 °C	1,745 mm	77
1955	35.1 °C1 October 1955	12.4 °C12 August 1955	22.2 °C	1,689 mm	76
1954	34.5 °C8 October 1954	11.9 °C22 June 1954	23.0 °C	1,189 mm	132
1953	35.7 °C2 October 1953	11.9 °C14 June 1953	22.4 °C	1,994 mm	74
1952	35.5 °C6 October 1952	13.5 °C16 July 1952	22.7 °C	1,715 mm	80
1951	35.4 °C30 September 1951	12.6 °C15 June 1951	22.5 °C	1,879 mm	81
1950	34.5 °C15 September 1950	12.4 °C29 May 1950	22.1 °C	1,771 mm	57
1949	35.2 °C2 October 1949	12.7 °C6 June 1949	22.5 °C	1,507 mm	75
1948	33.9 °C12 September 1948	12.9 °C11 July 1948	22.4 °C	1,752 mm	64
1947	36.1 °C8 October 1947	11.8 °C19 July 1947	22.6 °C	1,633 mm	89
1946	34.0 °C10 September 1946	12.6 °C18 June 1946	22.7 °C	1,225 mm	80
1945	34.8 °C25 September 1945	13.4 °C19 June 1945	22.7 °C	1,345 mm	92
1944	37.2 °C20 September 1944	13.0 °C19 May 1944	22.9 °C	1,285 mm	105
1943	35.8 °C6 October 1943	12.0 °C2 June 1943	22.6 °C	1,113 mm	88
1942	35.3 °C29 September 1942	12.9 °C28 July 1942	22.9 °C	984 mm	100
1941	37.0 °C14 October 1941	13.0 °C26 June 1941	22.7 °C	1,455 mm	99
1940	34.0 °C11 September 1940	13.3 °C11 July 1940	22.1 °C	1,735 mm	65

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.1 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

116 d/yr

+31

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1432 mm

-96 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.9 °C	+1.0 °C	206 mm	-51 mm
Feb	28.6 °C	+2.2 °C	163 mm	-63 mm
Mar	28.5 °C	+2.0 °C	230 mm	-50 mm
Apr	28.6 °C	+1.6 °C	200 mm	+59 mm
May	27.6 °C	-0.6 °C	29 mm	+16 mm
Jun	28.5 °C	+0.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	27.7 °C	-0.7 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Aug	30.3 °C	-0.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	33.3 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-9 mm
Oct	33.3 °C	+2.5 °C	10 mm	-65 mm
Nov	29.0 °C	+1.7 °C	282 mm	+50 mm
Dec	26.7 °C	+0.7 °C	311 mm	+16 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.9 °C

28 Oct 2025

Coldest day

11.5 °C

5 Aug 2025

Wettest day

80.4 mm

29 Dec 2025

Windiest day

19.0 km/h

30 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

42.5 km/h

28 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.8 °C

6 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.5 °C

3 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.2 h

8 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mwansabombwe?

Mwansabombwe has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 1,528 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mwansabombwe?

The hottest day measured in Mwansabombwe between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1980, reaching 37.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mwansabombwe?

The coldest day measured in Mwansabombwe between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2024, at 10.4 °C.

Does it snow in Mwansabombwe?

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

Has the climate of Mwansabombwe warmed?

Yes: Mwansabombwe warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mwansabombwe?

The wettest day measured in Mwansabombwe between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1957, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mwansabombwe?

The windiest day measured in Mwansabombwe between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1985, with winds reaching 25.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mwansabombwe?

The warmest month in Mwansabombwe is September (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Mwansabombwe?

Mwansabombwe receives on average 1,528 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 174 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mwansabombwe?

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

Are there tropical nights in Mwansabombwe?

Yes: Mwansabombwe has on average 104 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mwansabombwe?

In Mwansabombwe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 6 March 2025, and the lowest was 8.5 °C on 21 July 1991.

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