Copperbelt, Zambia · population 400,914 · 6 weather stations within 200 km · records 1897 to 2025
Kitwe has an average annual daytime high of 27.9°C, based on the 1951 to 1980 baseline. Its warmest month is October, when highs typically reach 32.3°C, and its coldest is July, with overnight lows near 7.7°C.
These figures reflect annual averages, not single-day records. Daily observations are outside this dataset's precision.
Since 1900, Kitwe's average temperature has risen by 0.0°C. Compared to the earliest station records that begin in 1897, warming totals +1.4°C.
20-year smoothed annual temperature reconstructed from station anomalies. Dashed line: 1951–1980 baseline.
Daytime highs sit within a comfortable 15°C to 26°C range.
Kitwe's average annual daytime high is 27.9°C, based on the 1951 to 1980 baseline period. The warmest month is October, with highs averaging 32.3°C, and the coldest is July, with lows averaging 7.7°C.
October is the warmest month in Kitwe, with typical daytime highs of 32.3°C.
2023 is the hottest year on record for Kitwe, running +1.5°C above the 1951 to 1980 baseline.
Yes. Since 1900, Kitwe has warmed by roughly 0.0°C.
June to July typically offers the most comfortable daytime highs, in the 15°C to 26°C range.
Baseline period 1951 to 1980. Monthly averages are the mean of station observations weighted by proximity. Warming trend is the 20-year smoothed anomaly against that baseline.