Sinda climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Sinda?

Sinda has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 869 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Sinda between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2017, reaching 39.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Sinda?

The coldest day measured in Sinda between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 6.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Sinda?

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

Q: Has the climate of Sinda warmed?

Yes: Sinda warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Sinda?

The wettest day measured in Sinda between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1982, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Sinda?

The windiest day measured in Sinda between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1952, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Sinda?

The warmest month in Sinda is October (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Sinda?

Sinda receives on average 869 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Sinda?

Sinda gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Sinda (Zambia) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 869 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Sinda averages 0 frost days, 69 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.

Sinda has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 18 October 2017) and the coldest 6.1 °C (on 26 July 1975).

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

SindaEastern Province

coords: -14.21°, 31.76°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

21.5°C

Average daily high

26.8°C

Average daily low

17.0°C

Annual rainfall

869mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

64%

Average peak wind

18.7km/h

Seasonal range

8.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

69 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

107 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.7 °C

Average feels-like low

16.3 °C

Average peak gust

37.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

52 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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

39.0 °C

18 October 2017

Coldest day

6.1 °C

26 July 1975

Wettest day

94 mm

7 February 1982

Windiest day

44.1 km/h

17 September 1952

Strongest gust

81.7 km/h

1 September 1959

Hottest feels-like

41.2 °C

8 January 2016

Coldest feels-like

2.2 °C

26 July 1975

Sunniest day

12.7 h

27 November 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.3 °C2 November 2025	9.4 °C4 August 2025	22.2 °C	971 mm	90
2024	37.2 °C26 October 2024	8.4 °C15 June 2024	23.1 °C	513 mm	152
2023	38.9 °C14 October 2023	10.3 °C14 July 2023	22.9 °C	927 mm	103
2022	36.1 °C31 October 2022	10.2 °C29 July 2022	22.1 °C	1,013 mm	78
2021	37.4 °C9 November 2021	9.6 °C29 May 2021	22.0 °C	866 mm	88
2020	37.4 °C8 November 2020	9.7 °C10 August 2020	22.2 °C	860 mm	88
2019	38.1 °C29 October 2019	6.9 °C24 July 2019	22.1 °C	843 mm	75
2018	37.0 °C2 November 2018	10.1 °C8 June 2018	22.4 °C	923 mm	86
2017	39.0 °C18 October 2017	10.8 °C14 July 2017	21.9 °C	990 mm	71
2016	37.6 °C10 November 2016	10.0 °C9 June 2016	22.8 °C	728 mm	127
2015	38.4 °C14 November 2015	9.9 °C11 July 2015	22.6 °C	753 mm	107
2014	37.5 °C16 October 2014	10.0 °C13 July 2014	22.3 °C	715 mm	90
2013	37.5 °C8 November 2013	10.5 °C14 July 2013	22.1 °C	763 mm	94
2012	36.7 °C18 October 2012	7.1 °C20 July 2012	21.7 °C	898 mm	79
2011	37.3 °C26 October 2011	8.8 °C25 July 2011	21.8 °C	754 mm	65
2010	36.9 °C12 October 2010	8.7 °C13 August 2010	21.7 °C	992 mm	68
2009	35.4 °C9 November 2009	9.0 °C30 July 2009	21.2 °C	902 mm	55
2008	35.6 °C4 November 2008	9.6 °C1 July 2008	21.1 °C	918 mm	60
2007	34.8 °C24 September 2007	9.7 °C6 July 2007	21.4 °C	1,112 mm	55
2006	35.9 °C4 November 2006	9.1 °C6 June 2006	21.5 °C	879 mm	55
2005	36.0 °C17 November 2005	10.9 °C3 July 2005	22.4 °C	561 mm	95
2004	36.8 °C9 October 2004	9.1 °C8 July 2004	21.4 °C	823 mm	57
2003	35.5 °C17 October 2003	9.2 °C9 July 2003	21.5 °C	844 mm	76
2002	36.9 °C5 November 2002	9.5 °C23 June 2002	21.9 °C	662 mm	70
2001	35.9 °C19 October 2001	9.0 °C26 July 2001	21.7 °C	818 mm	84
2000	35.3 °C26 October 2000	10.2 °C25 July 2000	21.1 °C	1,128 mm	46
1999	36.1 °C23 October 1999	9.6 °C9 June 1999	21.3 °C	773 mm	68
1998	36.4 °C4 November 1998	10.0 °C15 June 1998	22.0 °C	674 mm	76
1997	36.2 °C10 November 1997	10.6 °C5 May 1997	21.4 °C	1,253 mm	47
1996	35.9 °C25 October 1996	8.1 °C3 July 1996	21.9 °C	815 mm	85
1995	36.5 °C24 November 1995	8.9 °C10 June 1995	22.7 °C	598 mm	120
1994	36.9 °C24 November 1994	8.5 °C15 July 1994	22.2 °C	506 mm	126
1993	35.5 °C4 November 1993	10.6 °C10 June 1993	21.8 °C	828 mm	77
1992	36.8 °C26 October 1992	9.2 °C14 August 1992	22.8 °C	553 mm	116
1991	34.9 °C31 October 1991	9.0 °C14 June 1991	21.7 °C	730 mm	74
1990	36.8 °C16 October 1990	8.6 °C4 July 1990	21.9 °C	693 mm	72
1989	35.6 °C10 November 1989	9.4 °C17 June 1989	21.2 °C	1,109 mm	54
1988	35.8 °C11 October 1988	9.6 °C17 July 1988	21.6 °C	805 mm	64
1987	36.6 °C20 November 1987	7.8 °C2 July 1987	22.3 °C	711 mm	99
1986	34.3 °C7 October 1986	9.3 °C23 July 1986	21.0 °C	890 mm	47
1985	34.1 °C2 November 1985	7.9 °C14 July 1985	20.9 °C	1,033 mm	35
1984	35.2 °C15 October 1984	9.2 °C17 June 1984	21.6 °C	870 mm	73
1983	36.2 °C11 November 1983	9.8 °C21 July 1983	22.5 °C	772 mm	99
1982	36.0 °C9 November 1982	7.1 °C18 May 1982	21.1 °C	1,037 mm	45
1981	36.5 °C8 November 1981	8.1 °C20 June 1981	21.2 °C	657 mm	74
1980	35.8 °C12 November 1980	8.4 °C21 June 1980	21.2 °C	827 mm	64
1979	34.5 °C12 October 1979	9.8 °C14 June 1979	20.9 °C	660 mm	62
1978	35.0 °C29 September 1978	8.3 °C17 June 1978	21.1 °C	1,310 mm	58
1977	36.1 °C22 October 1977	7.7 °C6 July 1977	21.5 °C	972 mm	66
1976	36.1 °C25 November 1976	8.5 °C5 July 1976	20.7 °C	983 mm	56
1975	35.8 °C20 November 1975	6.1 °C26 July 1975	21.1 °C	533 mm	68
1974	34.9 °C13 November 1974	8.9 °C16 June 1974	20.4 °C	1,184 mm	46
1973	35.2 °C28 October 1973	9.9 °C10 July 1973	21.3 °C	692 mm	60
1972	35.8 °C17 November 1972	9.8 °C27 June 1972	21.2 °C	870 mm	61
1971	34.2 °C1 November 1971	10.2 °C31 May 1971	21.0 °C	802 mm	42
1970	33.9 °C16 October 1970	10.0 °C5 July 1970	21.5 °C	697 mm	56
1969	36.1 °C27 November 1969	9.4 °C10 June 1969	21.3 °C	845 mm	56
1968	35.7 °C4 October 1968	7.2 °C18 June 1968	21.1 °C	754 mm	47
1967	35.8 °C18 November 1967	8.0 °C19 July 1967	21.0 °C	596 mm	56
1966	34.0 °C3 November 1966	8.1 °C28 July 1966	21.1 °C	700 mm	50
1965	33.2 °C2 November 1965	8.0 °C23 June 1965	20.4 °C	610 mm	34
1964	33.9 °C10 November 1964	7.2 °C27 June 1964	20.7 °C	618 mm	52
1963	33.4 °C7 October 1963	8.5 °C6 June 1963	20.6 °C	984 mm	33
1962	34.3 °C15 October 1962	10.9 °C31 July 1962	21.0 °C	1,064 mm	46
1961	34.6 °C15 October 1961	10.0 °C10 August 1961	20.7 °C	1,139 mm	32
1960	34.2 °C6 November 1960	9.7 °C3 July 1960	21.1 °C	705 mm	70
1959	34.7 °C16 November 1959	12.4 °C9 June 1959	20.9 °C	895 mm	38
1958	34.7 °C28 October 1958	9.1 °C12 August 1958	21.1 °C	1,383 mm	46
1957	36.2 °C25 November 1957	8.9 °C29 May 1957	21.0 °C	1,291 mm	82
1956	33.9 °C15 October 1956	9.7 °C28 July 1956	20.7 °C	1,055 mm	50
1955	35.4 °C14 November 1955	8.8 °C12 August 1955	20.5 °C	1,102 mm	48
1954	36.3 °C27 October 1954	9.1 °C23 June 1954	21.6 °C	579 mm	69
1953	35.3 °C10 November 1953	8.9 °C23 July 1953	20.5 °C	1,302 mm	49
1952	36.3 °C1 October 1952	10.6 °C3 July 1952	21.4 °C	1,009 mm	68
1951	36.4 °C27 November 1951	9.0 °C15 July 1951	22.3 °C	551 mm	103
1950	35.0 °C24 October 1950	9.5 °C20 August 1950	20.6 °C	1,111 mm	49
1949	36.5 °C3 November 1949	10.3 °C8 June 1949	21.4 °C	904 mm	87
1948	35.4 °C13 October 1948	10.1 °C4 September 1948	21.0 °C	1,095 mm	66
1947	35.5 °C16 October 1947	9.1 °C2 July 1947	20.9 °C	1,093 mm	61
1946	35.8 °C25 October 1946	8.7 °C19 June 1946	20.6 °C	1,132 mm	50
1945	35.4 °C25 November 1945	9.5 °C22 June 1945	21.0 °C	919 mm	66
1944	34.9 °C17 October 1944	10.1 °C19 May 1944	20.9 °C	964 mm	63
1943	36.8 °C25 November 1943	9.6 °C28 June 1943	21.2 °C	901 mm	78
1942	35.8 °C7 November 1942	10.1 °C26 July 1942	21.5 °C	823 mm	66
1941	37.0 °C12 October 1941	10.3 °C5 July 1941	22.0 °C	586 mm	82
1940	34.0 °C10 November 1940	9.8 °C17 July 1940	20.9 °C	1,056 mm	59

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.7 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

90 d/yr

+21

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

971 mm

+102 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.4 °C	+1.1 °C	304 mm	+63 mm
Feb	28.0 °C	+1.6 °C	139 mm	-57 mm
Mar	27.7 °C	+1.3 °C	71 mm	-41 mm
Apr	27.0 °C	+0.9 °C	68 mm	+44 mm
May	24.8 °C	-0.4 °C	5 mm	+1 mm
Jun	24.9 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	23.4 °C	+0.2 °C	4 mm	+3 mm
Aug	27.2 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	31.7 °C	+2.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	32.8 °C	+1.3 °C	2 mm	-8 mm
Nov	30.6 °C	-0.1 °C	109 mm	+40 mm
Dec	27.4 °C	-0.3 °C	269 mm	+60 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.3 °C

2 Nov 2025

Coldest day

9.4 °C

4 Aug 2025

Wettest day

39.9 mm

29 Jan 2025

Windiest day

40.2 km/h

23 May 2025

Strongest gust

73.1 km/h

23 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.8 °C

25 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

6.3 °C

29 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.7 h

27 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Sinda?

Sinda has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 869 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sinda?

The hottest day measured in Sinda between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2017, reaching 39.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Sinda?

The coldest day measured in Sinda between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 6.1 °C.

Does it snow in Sinda?

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

Has the climate of Sinda warmed?

Yes: Sinda warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Sinda?

The wettest day measured in Sinda between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1982, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Sinda?

The windiest day measured in Sinda between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1952, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Sinda?

The warmest month in Sinda is October (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Sinda?

Sinda receives on average 869 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Sinda?

Sinda gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Sinda?

Yes: Sinda has on average 52 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sinda?

In Sinda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 8 January 2016, and the lowest was 2.2 °C on 26 July 1975.

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