Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Average annual surface temperature

Zambia

22.02 °C

in 2025

Zimbabwe

21.8 °C

in 2025

Zambia rank

102nd

Zimbabwe rank

103rd

Average annual surface temperature over time

Zambia currently reports 22.02 °C against 21.8 °C in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.223 °C.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Zambia ranks 102nd and Zimbabwe ranks 103rd of 193 countries.

Indicator: Average annual surface temperature
Unit: °C
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 16,598 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.