Summer temperature anomalies in Zambia
Zambia: Summer temperature anomalies was -0.018 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
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.
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
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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
The 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.