Winter temperature anomalies in Zambia
Zambia: Winter temperature anomalies was -0.2981 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter 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
Zambia recorded -0.2981 °C for winter temperature anomalies in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 112.7% on the previous year and down 134.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Zambia peaked at 2.52 °C in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.97 °C, in 1955.
That places Zambia 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | -1.08 °C | -1.72 °C | 0.0486 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.07 °C | -1.97 °C | 0.4619 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.04 °C | -1.84 °C | 0.0333 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9574 °C | -1.45 °C | 0.2731 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2361 °C | -1.04 °C | 0.6644 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1132 °C | -0.4606 °C | 0.7152 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2625 °C | -0.8936 °C | 0.2922 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2291 °C | -0.6487 °C | 0.8763 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8937 °C | -0.568 °C | 2.52 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Zambia?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Zambia was -0.2981 °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 winter temperature anomalies recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 °C in 2021.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.97 °C in 1955.
- How does Zambia rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Zambia ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 134.0%. 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 Winter 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.