Sinazongwe climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Sinazongwe?

Sinazongwe has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,260 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Sinazongwe between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2019, reaching 37.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Sinazongwe?

The coldest day measured in Sinazongwe between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 1968, at 11.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Sinazongwe?

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

Q: Has the climate of Sinazongwe warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Sinazongwe?

The wettest day measured in Sinazongwe between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1943, with 137 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Sinazongwe?

The windiest day measured in Sinazongwe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1958, with winds reaching 36.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Sinazongwe?

The warmest month in Sinazongwe is October (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Sinazongwe?

Sinazongwe receives on average 1,260 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Sinazongwe?

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

Sinazongwe (Zambia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,260 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 (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Sinazongwe averages 0 frost days, 68 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.

Sinazongwe has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 29 October 2019) and the coldest 11.1 °C (on 4 June 1968).

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

SinazongweSouthern Province

coords: -17.26°, 27.46°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

24.3°C

Average daily high

27.1°C

Average daily low

21.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,260mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

15.0km/h

Seasonal range

8.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

68 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

114 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.1 °C

Average feels-like low

23.4 °C

Average peak gust

26.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

258 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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

37.4 °C

29 October 2019

Coldest day

11.1 °C

4 June 1968

Wettest day

137 mm

21 December 1943

Windiest day

36.0 km/h

25 February 1958

Strongest gust

60.5 km/h

17 January 1996

Hottest feels-like

41.8 °C

7 November 1998

Coldest feels-like

7.0 °C

30 June 1994

Sunniest day

12.8 h

19 December 2019

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.5 °C2 November 2025	16.2 °C11 July 2025	24.8 °C	1,224 mm	72
2024	36.6 °C14 December 2024	16.6 °C11 June 2024	25.8 °C	606 mm	137
2023	35.9 °C19 November 2023	13.1 °C11 July 2023	25.4 °C	990 mm	103
2022	34.5 °C26 October 2022	15.5 °C29 June 2022	24.3 °C	1,352 mm	64
2021	36.5 °C9 November 2021	14.9 °C26 July 2021	24.8 °C	1,127 mm	79
2020	35.9 °C8 November 2020	15.0 °C17 July 2020	24.7 °C	1,463 mm	84
2019	37.4 °C29 October 2019	15.6 °C24 July 2019	25.7 °C	589 mm	134
2018	36.1 °C9 January 2018	15.9 °C17 July 2018	24.9 °C	1,077 mm	90
2017	35.6 °C18 October 2017	16.6 °C23 June 2017	24.3 °C	1,478 mm	51
2016	36.3 °C8 January 2016	15.7 °C21 July 2016	25.1 °C	1,309 mm	106
2015	35.8 °C14 November 2015	15.7 °C13 July 2015	24.9 °C	824 mm	97
2014	34.2 °C5 November 2014	14.5 °C7 June 2014	24.5 °C	1,314 mm	72
2013	35.2 °C18 November 2013	15.8 °C27 July 2013	24.5 °C	1,214 mm	75
2012	35.0 °C21 November 2012	13.3 °C8 August 2012	24.4 °C	1,084 mm	71
2011	36.8 °C1 November 2011	13.2 °C26 June 2011	24.2 °C	1,317 mm	60
2010	35.0 °C7 November 2010	15.4 °C10 July 2010	24.5 °C	1,585 mm	73
2009	33.6 °C9 November 2009	14.5 °C3 August 2009	24.0 °C	1,226 mm	51
2008	35.0 °C4 November 2008	15.4 °C17 July 2008	24.1 °C	1,529 mm	62
2007	33.5 °C24 September 2007	14.7 °C9 July 2007	24.3 °C	1,751 mm	56
2006	35.4 °C3 November 2006	14.6 °C3 August 2006	24.1 °C	1,299 mm	52
2005	36.1 °C17 November 2005	15.8 °C9 July 2005	25.1 °C	997 mm	91
2004	33.6 °C27 October 2004	14.1 °C15 July 2004	24.1 °C	1,413 mm	60
2003	34.9 °C17 October 2003	14.5 °C11 July 2003	24.5 °C	1,368 mm	91
2002	33.3 °C19 October 2002	15.8 °C24 June 2002	24.7 °C	738 mm	69
2001	34.0 °C5 November 2001	13.2 °C25 July 2001	24.2 °C	1,382 mm	62
2000	33.3 °C27 October 2000	15.3 °C5 July 2000	23.9 °C	1,478 mm	51
1999	34.4 °C5 November 1999	15.7 °C28 July 1999	24.0 °C	1,046 mm	46
1998	35.6 °C6 November 1998	15.9 °C2 August 1998	24.7 °C	1,268 mm	78
1997	35.2 °C12 November 1997	14.3 °C30 May 1997	24.1 °C	1,599 mm	39
1996	34.9 °C1 November 1996	14.1 °C19 July 1996	24.3 °C	1,139 mm	68
1995	35.9 °C20 October 1995	15.4 °C10 July 1995	25.2 °C	731 mm	100
1994	36.3 °C23 November 1994	11.5 °C1 July 1994	24.3 °C	933 mm	88
1993	34.7 °C1 November 1993	16.3 °C2 July 1993	24.5 °C	1,423 mm	56
1992	35.3 °C24 October 1992	15.0 °C7 July 1992	25.3 °C	962 mm	113
1991	34.1 °C1 November 1991	15.3 °C22 July 1991	24.3 °C	1,103 mm	79
1990	35.5 °C6 November 1990	16.4 °C3 July 1990	24.7 °C	923 mm	69
1989	35.2 °C4 October 1989	13.9 °C17 June 1989	24.1 °C	1,541 mm	70
1988	34.0 °C11 October 1988	14.7 °C12 July 1988	24.2 °C	1,250 mm	59
1987	35.9 °C20 November 1987	13.4 °C22 July 1987	25.0 °C	813 mm	108
1986	32.6 °C7 October 1986	14.8 °C9 July 1986	23.6 °C	1,617 mm	44
1985	33.1 °C5 November 1985	12.5 °C13 July 1985	23.7 °C	1,411 mm	44
1984	34.0 °C15 October 1984	15.0 °C23 July 1984	24.3 °C	1,159 mm	66
1983	34.9 °C12 January 1983	15.2 °C10 August 1983	25.0 °C	1,145 mm	105
1982	34.0 °C12 November 1982	14.7 °C18 July 1982	24.4 °C	782 mm	70
1981	34.9 °C9 November 1981	13.5 °C18 June 1981	23.6 °C	1,368 mm	63
1980	34.5 °C14 November 1980	14.2 °C30 June 1980	23.9 °C	1,084 mm	57
1979	33.9 °C3 October 1979	14.6 °C14 June 1979	23.9 °C	1,177 mm	56
1978	33.3 °C30 September 1978	14.0 °C12 July 1978	23.4 °C	1,699 mm	44
1977	34.6 °C19 November 1977	15.4 °C6 July 1977	24.3 °C	1,355 mm	57
1976	35.3 °C20 November 1976	14.4 °C14 August 1976	23.4 °C	1,374 mm	47
1975	34.4 °C14 November 1975	13.8 °C25 July 1975	23.7 °C	1,179 mm	51
1974	34.1 °C18 October 1974	14.6 °C26 July 1974	23.1 °C	1,641 mm	37
1973	34.1 °C28 October 1973	15.3 °C15 July 1973	24.2 °C	1,246 mm	63
1972	35.6 °C24 November 1972	14.0 °C28 June 1972	24.1 °C	1,087 mm	80
1971	34.3 °C2 November 1971	15.4 °C14 June 1971	24.2 °C	1,212 mm	50
1970	34.4 °C14 October 1970	16.4 °C5 July 1970	24.5 °C	742 mm	62
1969	36.1 °C26 November 1969	14.7 °C26 July 1969	24.1 °C	1,608 mm	54
1968	35.1 °C28 October 1968	11.1 °C4 June 1968	24.1 °C	959 mm	58
1967	34.5 °C17 November 1967	13.8 °C16 July 1967	24.1 °C	856 mm	55
1966	34.5 °C5 January 1966	14.8 °C28 July 1966	24.6 °C	895 mm	83
1965	33.8 °C29 December 1965	13.7 °C26 June 1965	24.0 °C	526 mm	64
1964	34.0 °C17 November 1964	12.6 °C20 June 1964	24.0 °C	896 mm	69
1963	33.4 °C7 October 1963	15.6 °C6 June 1963	23.9 °C	1,362 mm	53
1962	34.9 °C18 October 1962	15.7 °C29 August 1962	24.0 °C	1,507 mm	43
1961	35.0 °C25 October 1961	15.6 °C15 July 1961	24.0 °C	1,391 mm	46
1960	34.3 °C23 October 1960	14.6 °C26 July 1960	24.0 °C	962 mm	68
1959	33.2 °C28 October 1959	16.0 °C23 July 1959	24.1 °C	1,146 mm	47
1958	33.3 °C17 October 1958	14.5 °C12 August 1958	23.7 °C	2,420 mm	27
1957	36.3 °C25 November 1957	15.6 °C24 June 1957	24.1 °C	1,810 mm	73
1956	33.7 °C27 October 1956	14.7 °C30 July 1956	23.4 °C	1,588 mm	34
1955	35.2 °C14 November 1955	14.8 °C11 August 1955	23.4 °C	1,999 mm	47
1954	35.9 °C2 March 1954	13.6 °C21 June 1954	25.0 °C	558 mm	135
1953	34.5 °C31 October 1953	14.0 °C1 July 1953	23.5 °C	1,767 mm	50
1952	35.6 °C12 October 1952	15.3 °C3 August 1952	24.2 °C	1,403 mm	66
1951	37.0 °C28 November 1951	14.6 °C12 July 1951	25.3 °C	736 mm	120
1950	35.1 °C24 October 1950	15.4 °C11 June 1950	23.8 °C	1,367 mm	65
1949	35.8 °C3 November 1949	15.2 °C11 June 1949	24.2 °C	1,336 mm	79
1948	35.0 °C14 October 1948	15.6 °C6 July 1948	23.8 °C	2,228 mm	67
1947	35.2 °C5 November 1947	13.4 °C17 July 1947	23.8 °C	1,387 mm	49
1946	36.2 °C24 October 1946	14.5 °C10 July 1946	23.7 °C	1,905 mm	51
1945	34.5 °C20 October 1945	15.6 °C6 July 1945	24.2 °C	1,373 mm	61
1944	34.8 °C31 October 1944	15.1 °C27 July 1944	23.9 °C	1,370 mm	50
1943	35.3 °C25 November 1943	14.9 °C29 June 1943	24.0 °C	1,471 mm	63
1942	34.2 °C13 October 1942	15.1 °C2 August 1942	23.9 °C	1,286 mm	42
1941	35.9 °C12 October 1941	14.9 °C6 July 1941	24.7 °C	1,092 mm	88
1940	34.3 °C29 November 1940	14.1 °C17 July 1940	23.9 °C	1,435 mm	63

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.5 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

72 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1224 mm

-36 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.4 °C	+0.7 °C	398 mm	+69 mm
Feb	29.0 °C	+1.3 °C	255 mm	-35 mm
Mar	28.5 °C	+0.9 °C	105 mm	-74 mm
Apr	27.5 °C	+0.6 °C	67 mm	+20 mm
May	25.4 °C	+0.1 °C	7 mm	-0 mm
Jun	23.9 °C	+0.7 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Jul	23.3 °C	+0.4 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Aug	25.8 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	30.5 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	31.6 °C	+0.4 °C	7 mm	-3 mm
Nov	28.9 °C	-1.5 °C	134 mm	+31 mm
Dec	27.9 °C	-0.4 °C	249 mm	-40 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.5 °C

2 Nov 2025

Coldest day

16.2 °C

11 Jul 2025

Wettest day

67.2 mm

21 Jan 2025

Windiest day

27.1 km/h

5 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

52.2 km/h

3 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.5 °C

2 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.8 °C

28 Jun 2025

Sunniest day

12.8 h

12 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Sinazongwe?

Sinazongwe has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,260 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sinazongwe?

The hottest day measured in Sinazongwe between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2019, reaching 37.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Sinazongwe?

The coldest day measured in Sinazongwe between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 1968, at 11.1 °C.

Does it snow in Sinazongwe?

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

Has the climate of Sinazongwe warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Sinazongwe?

The wettest day measured in Sinazongwe between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1943, with 137 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Sinazongwe?

The windiest day measured in Sinazongwe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1958, with winds reaching 36.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Sinazongwe?

The warmest month in Sinazongwe is October (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Sinazongwe?

Sinazongwe receives on average 1,260 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Sinazongwe?

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

Are there tropical nights in Sinazongwe?

Yes: Sinazongwe has on average 258 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sinazongwe?

In Sinazongwe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 7 November 1998, and the lowest was 7.0 °C on 30 June 1994.

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