Temperature anomalies by month in Zambia
Zambia: Temperature anomalies by month was 0.3261 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.3261 °C
Change on year
up 65.7%
World rank
97th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.9707 °C
in 2016
All-time low
-2.12 °C
in 1940
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Temperature anomalies by month in Zambia, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.3261 °C for temperature anomalies by month in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.7% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies by month in Zambia peaked at 0.9707 °C in 2016 and was at its lowest, -2.12 °C, in 1940.
Zambia ranks 97th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies by month in Zambia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.12 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.45 °C | -31.6% |
| 1942 | -1.49 °C | +2.4% |
| 1943 | -0.9799 °C | -34.1% |
| 1944 | -1.32 °C | +34.2% |
| 1945 | -1.62 °C | +23.5% |
| 1946 | -1.14 °C | -29.8% |
| 1947 | -1.17 °C | +2.9% |
| 1948 | -1.41 °C | +20.1% |
| 1949 | 0.1967 °C | -114.0% |
| 1950 | -1.74 °C | -983.0% |
| 1951 | -1.03 °C | -40.7% |
| 1952 | -0.5882 °C | -42.9% |
| 1953 | -1.39 °C | +137.1% |
| 1954 | -0.1949 °C | -86.0% |
| 1955 | -1.27 °C | +552.3% |
| 1956 | -1.76 °C | +38.1% |
| 1957 | -1.96 °C | +11.8% |
| 1958 | -0.593 °C | -69.8% |
| 1959 | -0.7036 °C | +18.6% |
| 1960 | -0.8453 °C | +20.1% |
| 1961 | -0.8629 °C | +2.1% |
| 1962 | -1.42 °C | +64.7% |
| 1963 | -1.44 °C | +1.0% |
| 1964 | -0.5011 °C | -65.1% |
| 1965 | -1.51 °C | +201.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0571 °C | -103.8% |
| 1967 | -0.4369 °C | -864.7% |
| 1968 | -0.4784 °C | +9.5% |
| 1969 | -0.7372 °C | +54.1% |
| 1970 | -0.7615 °C | +3.3% |
| 1971 | -1.45 °C | +89.8% |
| 1972 | -1 °C | -30.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4207 °C | -141.9% |
| 1974 | -1.61 °C | -481.9% |
| 1975 | -0.9986 °C | -37.8% |
| 1976 | -1.18 °C | +18.4% |
| 1977 | -0.2365 °C | -80.0% |
| 1978 | -0.7285 °C | +208.0% |
| 1979 | -0.436 °C | -40.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0627 °C | -114.4% |
| 1981 | -0.2523 °C | -502.6% |
| 1982 | -0.3208 °C | +27.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4881 °C | -252.1% |
| 1984 | -0.3175 °C | -165.0% |
| 1985 | -0.1347 °C | -57.6% |
| 1986 | -0.9319 °C | +591.9% |
| 1987 | -0.0215 °C | -97.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1363 °C | -733.7% |
| 1989 | -1.01 °C | -838.1% |
| 1990 | -0.4205 °C | -58.2% |
| 1991 | -0.2088 °C | -50.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3033 °C | -245.3% |
| 1993 | -0.4259 °C | -240.4% |
| 1994 | -0.2304 °C | -45.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4608 °C | -300.0% |
| 1996 | -0.0437 °C | -109.5% |
| 1997 | -0.2424 °C | +454.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3261 °C | -234.5% |
| 1999 | -0.5467 °C | -267.7% |
| 2000 | -0.0655 °C | -88.0% |
| 2001 | -0.7177 °C | +995.1% |
| 2002 | -0.284 °C | -60.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4664 °C | -264.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2207 °C | -52.7% |
| 2005 | 0.041 °C | -81.4% |
| 2006 | -0.0017 °C | -104.2% |
| 2007 | -0.3706 °C | +21344.7% |
| 2008 | -0.6251 °C | +68.7% |
| 2009 | -0.0353 °C | -94.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4946 °C | -1500.4% |
| 2011 | -0.405 °C | -181.9% |
| 2012 | -0.1088 °C | -73.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1531 °C | -240.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0599 °C | -60.9% |
| 2015 | -0.2278 °C | -480.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9707 °C | -526.2% |
| 2017 | -0.0709 °C | -107.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2048 °C | -388.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4083 °C | +99.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5006 °C | +22.6% |
| 2021 | -0.4434 °C | -188.6% |
| 2022 | -0.1552 °C | -65.0% |
| 2023 | -0.6824 °C | +339.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7034 °C | -203.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1968 °C | -72.0% |
| 2026 | 0.3261 °C | +65.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.3261 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5126 °C, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.3261 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6534 °C, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies by month in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -21344.7% | -0.0017 °C | -0.3706 °C |
| 2010 | +1500.4% | -0.0353 °C | 0.4946 °C |
| 2001 | -995.1% | -0.0655 °C | -0.7177 °C |
| 1950 | -983.0% | 0.1967 °C | -1.74 °C |
| 1967 | -864.7% | 0.0571 °C | -0.4369 °C |
| 1989 | -838.1% | 0.1363 °C | -1.01 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.25 °C | -2.12 °C | 0.1967 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.12 °C | -1.96 °C | -0.1949 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8172 °C | -1.51 °C | 0.0571 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7979 °C | -1.61 °C | 0.4207 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2298 °C | -1.01 °C | 0.4881 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1028 °C | -0.5467 °C | 0.4608 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1372 °C | -0.7177 °C | 0.4664 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1479 °C | -0.405 °C | 0.9707 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0637 °C | -0.6824 °C | 0.7034 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 94 Mauritania 0.348 °C compare
- 95 Comoros 0.3401 °C compare
- 96 Suriname 0.3377 °C compare
- 98 Bangladesh 0.3245 °C compare
- 99 Hong Kong 0.2868 °C compare
- 100 Sierra Leone 0.2824 °C compare
More climate change data for Zambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 303.19 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies by month in Zambia?
- Temperature anomalies by month in Zambia was 0.3261 °C in 2026, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest temperature anomalies by month recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9707 °C in 2016.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies by month recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.12 °C in 1940.
- How does Zambia rank for temperature anomalies by month?
- Zambia ranks 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is temperature anomalies by month rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Temperature anomalies by month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.