Summer temperature anomalies in Zambia
Zambia: Summer temperature anomalies was -0.018 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
-0.018 °C
Change on year
up 70.5%
World rank
172nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.57 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-1.96 °C
in 1953
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies 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 -0.018 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 70.5% on the previous year and up 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Zambia peaked at 1.57 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.96 °C, in 1953.
Zambia ranks 172nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Summer temperature anomalies in Zambia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.0638 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.7482 °C | -1272.7% |
| 1942 | 1.57 °C | +109.6% |
| 1943 | -0.996 °C | -163.5% |
| 1944 | 0.6589 °C | -166.2% |
| 1945 | -0.3932 °C | -159.7% |
| 1946 | -1.81 °C | +359.5% |
| 1947 | -0.3952 °C | -78.1% |
| 1948 | -0.4269 °C | +8.0% |
| 1949 | -0.9473 °C | +121.9% |
| 1950 | -1.04 °C | +9.8% |
| 1951 | -0.5541 °C | -46.7% |
| 1952 | -0.341 °C | -38.5% |
| 1953 | -1.96 °C | +474.5% |
| 1954 | -1.14 °C | -41.9% |
| 1955 | -0.8458 °C | -25.7% |
| 1956 | -0.7816 °C | -7.6% |
| 1957 | -0.7837 °C | +0.3% |
| 1958 | -0.421 °C | -46.3% |
| 1959 | -0.1943 °C | -53.9% |
| 1960 | -0.1709 °C | -12.0% |
| 1961 | -0.1268 °C | -25.8% |
| 1962 | 0.5942 °C | -568.6% |
| 1963 | -0.1359 °C | -122.9% |
| 1964 | -0.2645 °C | +94.7% |
| 1965 | -0.7626 °C | +188.3% |
| 1966 | 0.12 °C | -115.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5422 °C | +351.7% |
| 1968 | -1.15 °C | -311.3% |
| 1969 | -0.3138 °C | -72.6% |
| 1970 | -0.2084 °C | -33.6% |
| 1971 | -1.02 °C | +388.6% |
| 1972 | -1.22 °C | +20.0% |
| 1973 | -0.8445 °C | -30.9% |
| 1974 | -1.79 °C | +111.9% |
| 1975 | -1 °C | -43.9% |
| 1976 | -1.39 °C | +38.5% |
| 1977 | -0.4623 °C | -66.7% |
| 1978 | -1.39 °C | +200.6% |
| 1979 | -1.69 °C | +21.8% |
| 1980 | -1.34 °C | -20.6% |
| 1981 | -1.37 °C | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1448 °C | -110.5% |
| 1983 | 1.11 °C | +664.9% |
| 1984 | -0.3814 °C | -134.4% |
| 1985 | -1.22 °C | +220.7% |
| 1986 | -1.35 °C | +10.1% |
| 1987 | -0.8762 °C | -35.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4416 °C | -150.4% |
| 1989 | -0.2821 °C | -163.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9998 °C | -454.5% |
| 1991 | -0.0676 °C | -106.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2589 °C | -482.9% |
| 1993 | -0.5057 °C | -295.3% |
| 1994 | -0.6631 °C | +31.1% |
| 1995 | -0.2392 °C | -63.9% |
| 1996 | -0.5032 °C | +110.4% |
| 1997 | 1.38 °C | -373.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1364 °C | -90.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0899 °C | -34.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5067 °C | +463.3% |
| 2001 | -0.3554 °C | -170.1% |
| 2002 | -0.1862 °C | -47.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1971 °C | -205.9% |
| 2004 | -0.7869 °C | -499.2% |
| 2005 | 1.05 °C | -233.5% |
| 2006 | -0.356 °C | -133.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0692 °C | -119.4% |
| 2008 | -0.7857 °C | -1236.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7115 °C | -190.6% |
| 2010 | -0.5085 °C | -171.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3644 °C | -171.7% |
| 2012 | -0.1414 °C | -138.8% |
| 2013 | -0.0486 °C | -65.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4081 °C | -940.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2733 °C | -33.0% |
| 2016 | -0.4536 °C | -266.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5058 °C | -211.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1507 °C | -70.2% |
| 2019 | -0.4673 °C | -410.1% |
| 2020 | -0.0301 °C | -93.6% |
| 2021 | -0.4462 °C | +1384.8% |
| 2022 | -0.8778 °C | +96.7% |
| 2023 | 1.57 °C | -278.9% |
| 2024 | -0.1526 °C | -109.7% |
| 2025 | -0.0609 °C | -60.1% |
| 2026 | -0.018 °C | -70.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's -0.018 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 °C. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's -0.018 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6026 °C. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -1384.8% | -0.0301 °C | -0.4462 °C |
| 1941 | +1272.7% | -0.0638 °C | 0.7482 °C |
| 2008 | -1236.1% | 0.0692 °C | -0.7857 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.2054 °C | -1.81 °C | 1.57 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.806 °C | -1.96 °C | -0.1943 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.1664 °C | -1.15 °C | 0.5942 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.1 °C | -1.79 °C | -0.2084 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5135 °C | -1.37 °C | 1.11 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0882 °C | -0.6631 °C | 1.38 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0065 °C | -0.7869 °C | 1.05 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0083 °C | -0.5085 °C | 0.5058 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0022 °C | -0.8778 °C | 1.57 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 169 Brazil -0.0006 °C compare
- 170 Saint Helena -0.0099 °C compare
- 171 Papua New Guinea -0.0178 °C compare
- 173 Burkina Faso -0.0198 °C compare
- 174 Seychelles -0.0283 °C compare
- 175 Ghana -0.0419 °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 summer temperature anomalies in Zambia?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Zambia was -0.018 °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 summer temperature anomalies recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.96 °C in 1953.
- How does Zambia rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Zambia ranks 172nd out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.0%. 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 Summer temperature anomalies. 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.