Spring temperature anomalies in Zambia
Zambia: Spring temperature anomalies was -0.0386 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Spring 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
The most recent figure for spring temperature anomalies in Zambia is -0.0386 °C, measured in 2026.
The figure is down 105.1% on the previous year and down 104.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spring temperature anomalies in Zambia peaked at 1.84 °C in 1954 and was at its lowest, -2.01 °C, in 1957.
Zambia ranks 146th 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.
Spring temperature anomalies in Zambia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.66 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.9677 °C | -158.4% |
| 1942 | -1.47 °C | -251.9% |
| 1943 | -1.84 °C | +25.3% |
| 1944 | -1.18 °C | -35.8% |
| 1945 | -1.59 °C | +34.2% |
| 1946 | -0.9015 °C | -43.2% |
| 1947 | -1.43 °C | +59.1% |
| 1948 | -1.44 °C | +0.1% |
| 1949 | -0.7224 °C | -49.7% |
| 1950 | -1.28 °C | +77.5% |
| 1951 | -0.2103 °C | -83.6% |
| 1952 | -0.3212 °C | +52.7% |
| 1953 | -1.59 °C | +396.3% |
| 1954 | 1.84 °C | -215.4% |
| 1955 | -1.89 °C | -202.7% |
| 1956 | -1.6 °C | -15.4% |
| 1957 | -2.01 °C | +26.1% |
| 1958 | -0.8814 °C | -56.2% |
| 1959 | -1.32 °C | +49.4% |
| 1960 | -1.78 °C | +34.8% |
| 1961 | -1.04 °C | -41.6% |
| 1962 | -1.28 °C | +23.6% |
| 1963 | -1.48 °C | +15.8% |
| 1964 | -0.1922 °C | -87.0% |
| 1965 | -1.22 °C | +536.4% |
| 1966 | -1.11 °C | -9.1% |
| 1967 | -0.6702 °C | -39.7% |
| 1968 | -1.13 °C | +68.3% |
| 1969 | -0.8389 °C | -25.6% |
| 1970 | -0.28 °C | -66.6% |
| 1971 | -0.4772 °C | +70.4% |
| 1972 | -0.897 °C | +88.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4911 °C | -154.7% |
| 1974 | -1.27 °C | -358.0% |
| 1975 | -1.41 °C | +11.1% |
| 1976 | -1.26 °C | -10.5% |
| 1977 | -0.8805 °C | -30.1% |
| 1978 | -1.09 °C | +24.1% |
| 1979 | -0.8412 °C | -23.0% |
| 1980 | -0.5948 °C | -29.3% |
| 1981 | -0.537 °C | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2436 °C | -145.4% |
| 1983 | 0.775 °C | +218.1% |
| 1984 | -0.1445 °C | -118.6% |
| 1985 | -0.3621 °C | +150.6% |
| 1986 | -0.6523 °C | +80.1% |
| 1987 | 0.679 °C | -204.1% |
| 1988 | -0.1359 °C | -120.0% |
| 1989 | -0.5969 °C | +339.3% |
| 1990 | 0.143 °C | -124.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2116 °C | +47.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8036 °C | +279.8% |
| 1993 | -0.9657 °C | -220.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6614 °C | -168.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5252 °C | -20.6% |
| 1996 | -0.2022 °C | -138.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2485 °C | -222.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7634 °C | +207.3% |
| 1999 | -0.81 °C | -206.1% |
| 2000 | -0.7105 °C | -12.3% |
| 2001 | -0.6596 °C | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2471 °C | -137.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 °C | -98.1% |
| 2004 | -0.0019 °C | -142.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6432 °C | -33420.6% |
| 2006 | -0.6418 °C | -199.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1317 °C | -120.5% |
| 2008 | -1 °C | -861.7% |
| 2009 | -0.7293 °C | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1643 °C | -122.5% |
| 2011 | -0.4555 °C | -377.2% |
| 2012 | -0.2677 °C | -41.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0102 °C | -103.8% |
| 2014 | -0.0404 °C | -497.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4585 °C | -1235.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9004 °C | +96.4% |
| 2017 | -0.5792 °C | -164.3% |
| 2018 | -0.1357 °C | -76.6% |
| 2019 | 1.28 °C | -1046.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1444 °C | -88.8% |
| 2021 | -0.2363 °C | -263.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1424 °C | -160.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2291 °C | +60.9% |
| 2024 | 1.83 °C | +698.2% |
| 2025 | 0.7582 °C | -58.5% |
| 2026 | -0.0386 °C | -105.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's -0.0386 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2041 °C. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's -0.0386 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0838 °C. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +33420.6% | -0.0019 °C | 0.6432 °C |
| 2015 | +1235.5% | -0.0404 °C | 0.4585 °C |
| 2019 | +1046.5% | -0.1357 °C | 1.28 °C |
| 2008 | -861.7% | 0.1317 °C | -1 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.13 °C | -1.84 °C | 0.9677 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.9266 °C | -2.01 °C | 1.84 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.07 °C | -1.78 °C | -0.1922 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7913 °C | -1.41 °C | 0.4911 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1326 °C | -0.6523 °C | 0.775 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1379 °C | -0.9657 °C | 0.8036 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.272 °C | -1 °C | 0.6432 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1339 °C | -0.5792 °C | 1.28 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.404 °C | -0.2363 °C | 1.83 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More reference data data for Zambia
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0941 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3261 °C (2026)
- 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)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.9826 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spring temperature anomalies in Zambia?
- Spring temperature anomalies in Zambia was -0.0386 °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 spring temperature anomalies recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 °C in 1954.
- What is the lowest spring temperature anomalies recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.01 °C in 1957.
- How does Zambia rank for spring temperature anomalies?
- Zambia ranks 146th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is spring temperature anomalies rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 104.3%. 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 Spring 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.