Annual temperature anomalies in Zambia
Zambia: Annual temperature anomalies was -0.0096 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
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.
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 |
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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
The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.