Nchelenge climate — normals and trends
Nchelenge (Zambia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 1,453 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Nchelenge averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 172 rainy days per year.
Nchelenge has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.5 °C (on 2 October 2023) and the coldest 14.7 °C (on 22 June 1954).
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
NchelengeLuapula Province
- coords
- -9.35°, 28.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.7°C
Average daily high
26.1°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,453mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
172 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.4 °C
Average peak gust
26.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
300 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · p = < 0.001
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
32.5 °C
2 October 2023
Coldest day
14.7 °C
22 June 1954
Wettest day
115 mm
23 March 1969
Windiest day
32.6 km/h
10 August 1958
Strongest gust
58.3 km/h
16 February 1966
Hottest feels-like
37.1 °C
23 October 2023
Coldest feels-like
11.2 °C
22 June 1954
Sunniest day
12.4 h
20 January 1954
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 178 mm | -44 mm |
| Feb | 27.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 119 mm | -83 mm |
| Mar | 27.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 278 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 27.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 216 mm | +50 mm |
| May | 26.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 37 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 28 mm | -44 mm |
| Nov | 27.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 212 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 25.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 285 mm | +25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nchelenge?
Nchelenge has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 1,453 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nchelenge?
The hottest day measured in Nchelenge between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 2023, reaching 32.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nchelenge?
The coldest day measured in Nchelenge between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1954, at 14.7 °C.
Does it snow in Nchelenge?
Almost never: Nchelenge sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nchelenge warmed?
Yes: Nchelenge warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nchelenge?
The wettest day measured in Nchelenge between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1969, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nchelenge?
The windiest day measured in Nchelenge between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1958, with winds reaching 32.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nchelenge?
The warmest month in Nchelenge is October (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Nchelenge?
Nchelenge receives on average 1,453 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 172 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nchelenge?
Nchelenge gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nchelenge?
Yes: Nchelenge has on average 300 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nchelenge?
In Nchelenge, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 23 October 2023, and the lowest was 11.2 °C on 22 June 1954.
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