Average Temperature in Zambia by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide temperature in Zambia for each year from 1895–2021. It is an average over the entire territory of the country, based on data from the University of East Anglia.

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What Was the Hottest Year in Zambia?

2005 was the warmest year in the history of Zambia. The average daily high temperature was 30.3 °C, and the average low was 15.8 °C.

What Was the Coldest Year in Zambia?

1963 was the coolest year in the history of Zambia. The average daily high temperature was 27.6 °C, and the average low was 14.0 °C.

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Year	Rank	High (°C)	Low (°C)
2021	23	28.9	15.2
2020	28	28.8	15.1
2019	11	29.4	15.2
2018	30	28.8	15.0
2017	16	29.0	15.2
2016	5	29.3	15.5
2015	12	29.3	15.2
2014	33	28.7	15.0
2013	37	28.7	14.9
2012	28	28.9	15.0
2011	33	28.8	14.9
2010	3	29.3	15.7
2009	16	29.1	15.1
2008	30	29.0	14.8
2007	16	29.1	15.1
2006	25	28.8	15.2
2005	1	30.3	15.8
2004	14	29.2	15.1
2003	5	29.4	15.4
2002	9	29.3	15.3
2001	20	28.8	15.3
2000	33	28.5	15.2
1999	40	28.6	14.9
1998	3	29.5	15.5
1997	13	29.0	15.4
1996	14	29.2	15.1
1995	2	29.6	15.6
1994	20	29.1	15.0
1993	40	28.6	14.9
1992	7	29.6	15.1
1991	51	28.8	14.6
1990	20	29.2	14.9
1989	71	28.4	14.6
1988	37	28.8	14.8
1987	9	29.6	15.0
1986	85	28.1	14.6
1985	67	28.4	14.7
1984	40	28.7	14.8
1983	7	29.5	15.2
1982	67	28.4	14.7
1981	95	28.4	14.1
1980	85	28.3	14.4
1979	79	28.3	14.5
1978	102	27.8	14.6
1977	40	28.7	14.8
1976	115	27.7	14.3
1975	100	28.1	14.3
1974	120	27.6	14.1
1973	62	28.6	14.5
1972	85	28.3	14.4
1971	102	28.2	14.2
1970	51	28.8	14.6
1969	56	28.2	15.0
1968	94	28.4	14.2
1967	95	27.9	14.6
1966	67	28.4	14.7
1965	117	28.0	13.9
1964	108	28.2	14.0
1963	121	27.6	14.0
1962	108	27.7	14.5
1961	79	27.8	15.0
1960	76	28.2	14.7
1959	56	28.5	14.7
1958	71	28.2	14.8
1957	53	28.5	14.8
1956	117	27.5	14.4
1955	91	28.0	14.6
1954	85	28.3	14.4
1953	91	28.0	14.6
1952	62	28.3	14.8
1951	95	28.1	14.4
1950	79	28.1	14.7
1949	23	28.9	15.2
1948	79	28.0	14.8
1947	67	28.4	14.7
1946	71	28.2	14.8
1945	85	28.0	14.7
1944	53	28.2	15.1
1943	62	28.0	15.1
1942	25	28.5	15.5
1941	33	28.4	15.3
1940	56	28.0	15.2
1939	108	27.3	14.9
1938	62	28.2	14.9
1937	105	28.1	14.2
1936	105	27.9	14.4
1935	102	28.0	14.4
1934	62	28.0	15.1
1933	85	28.1	14.6
1932	79	28.3	14.5
1931	30	28.9	14.9
1930	95	28.2	14.3
1929	56	28.5	14.7
1928	37	28.7	14.9
1927	95	28.2	14.3
1926	76	28.4	14.5
1925	105	28.2	14.1
1924	76	28.3	14.6
1923	53	28.7	14.6
1922	16	29.0	15.2
1921	71	28.4	14.6
1920	45	28.6	14.8
1919	108	28.0	14.2
1918	119	27.8	14.0
1917	45	28.6	14.8
1916	45	28.6	14.8
1915	45	28.6	14.8
1914	25	28.9	15.1
1913	45	28.6	14.8
1912	56	28.5	14.7
1911	108	28.0	14.2
1910	108	28.0	14.2
1909	91	28.2	14.4
1908	71	28.4	14.6
1907	115	27.9	14.1
1906	100	28.1	14.3
1905	56	28.5	14.7
1904	108	28.0	14.2
1903	40	28.7	14.8
1902	45	28.6	14.8
1901	79	28.3	14.5