Annual temperature anomalies in Zambia
Zambia: Annual temperature anomalies was -0.0096 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.0096 °C
Change on year
down 101.2%
World rank
187th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.7741 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.33 °C
in 1974
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Zambia, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual temperature anomalies in Zambia is -0.0096 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 101.2% on the previous year and down 102.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Zambia peaked at 0.7741 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.33 °C, in 1974.
Zambia ranks 187th 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.
Annual temperature anomalies in Zambia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.07 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.111 °C | -89.6% |
| 1942 | -0.4883 °C | +340.0% |
| 1943 | -0.5327 °C | +9.1% |
| 1944 | -0.4243 °C | -20.3% |
| 1945 | -0.5489 °C | +29.4% |
| 1946 | -0.7821 °C | +42.5% |
| 1947 | -0.7237 °C | -7.5% |
| 1948 | -0.817 °C | +12.9% |
| 1949 | -0.361 °C | -55.8% |
| 1950 | -1.13 °C | +212.1% |
| 1951 | -0.0422 °C | -96.3% |
| 1952 | -0.3747 °C | +788.7% |
| 1953 | -1.17 °C | +212.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0994 °C | -108.5% |
| 1955 | -1.15 °C | -1259.8% |
| 1956 | -1.22 °C | +5.9% |
| 1957 | -0.8834 °C | -27.7% |
| 1958 | -0.9159 °C | +3.7% |
| 1959 | -0.8484 °C | -7.4% |
| 1960 | -0.9099 °C | +7.3% |
| 1961 | -1.03 °C | +13.7% |
| 1962 | -0.7209 °C | -30.3% |
| 1963 | -0.8445 °C | +17.1% |
| 1964 | -0.7211 °C | -14.6% |
| 1965 | -0.8551 °C | +18.6% |
| 1966 | -0.2882 °C | -66.3% |
| 1967 | -0.712 °C | +147.0% |
| 1968 | -0.6447 °C | -9.5% |
| 1969 | -0.7377 °C | +14.4% |
| 1970 | -0.5027 °C | -31.8% |
| 1971 | -0.8915 °C | +77.3% |
| 1972 | -0.8046 °C | -9.7% |
| 1973 | -0.4689 °C | -41.7% |
| 1974 | -1.33 °C | +184.3% |
| 1975 | -0.9418 °C | -29.3% |
| 1976 | -1.33 °C | +41.5% |
| 1977 | -0.3832 °C | -71.2% |
| 1978 | -0.8943 °C | +133.4% |
| 1979 | -0.9781 °C | +9.4% |
| 1980 | -0.6153 °C | -37.1% |
| 1981 | -0.6789 °C | +10.3% |
| 1982 | -0.5488 °C | -19.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2725 °C | -149.7% |
| 1984 | -0.4011 °C | -247.2% |
| 1985 | -0.7978 °C | +98.9% |
| 1986 | -0.9351 °C | +17.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3356 °C | -135.9% |
| 1988 | -0.1979 °C | -159.0% |
| 1989 | -0.5626 °C | +184.3% |
| 1990 | -0.0901 °C | -84.0% |
| 1991 | -0.3772 °C | +318.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2177 °C | -157.7% |
| 1993 | -0.3281 °C | -250.7% |
| 1994 | -0.1606 °C | -51.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4508 °C | -380.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0975 °C | -78.4% |
| 1997 | -0.0756 °C | -177.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4163 °C | -651.1% |
| 1999 | -0.3253 °C | -178.1% |
| 2000 | -0.3343 °C | +2.8% |
| 2001 | -0.2966 °C | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0402 °C | -113.5% |
| 2003 | -0.0547 °C | -236.2% |
| 2004 | -0.3869 °C | +607.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5569 °C | -243.9% |
| 2006 | -0.3097 °C | -155.6% |
| 2007 | -0.1656 °C | -46.5% |
| 2008 | -0.428 °C | +158.5% |
| 2009 | -0.4045 °C | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0624 °C | -115.4% |
| 2011 | -0.29 °C | -565.0% |
| 2012 | -0.1086 °C | -62.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1874 °C | -272.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2492 °C | +33.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3365 °C | +35.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4744 °C | +41.0% |
| 2017 | -0.04 °C | -108.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2721 °C | -781.2% |
| 2019 | 0.587 °C | +115.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1373 °C | -76.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0962 °C | -29.9% |
| 2022 | -0.1124 °C | -216.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7012 °C | -723.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7741 °C | +10.4% |
| 2025 | -0.0096 °C | -101.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's -0.0096 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's -0.0096 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | -1259.8% | 0.0994 °C | -1.15 °C |
| 1952 | -788.7% | -0.0422 °C | -0.3747 °C |
| 2018 | +781.2% | -0.04 °C | 0.2721 °C |
| 2023 | +723.8% | -0.1124 °C | 0.7012 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.5855 °C | -1.07 °C | -0.111 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7638 °C | -1.22 °C | 0.0994 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7468 °C | -1.03 °C | -0.2882 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.853 °C | -1.33 °C | -0.3832 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.413 °C | -0.9351 °C | 0.3356 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0174 °C | -0.3772 °C | 0.4508 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1783 °C | -0.428 °C | 0.5569 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.173 °C | -0.29 °C | 0.587 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2644 °C | -0.1124 °C | 0.7741 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Zambia?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Zambia was -0.0096 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7741 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.33 °C in 1974.
- How does Zambia rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Zambia ranks 187th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 102.9%. 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 Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.