How extreme does Kabwe's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Kabwe has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 34 years of daily weather observations (1991–present), from the Kabwe/Milliken station 2 km away. Updated through February 2025 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Kabwe has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

100°F Feb 26, 1992

The three most extreme on record

1 100°F Feb 26, 1992

2 100°F Nov 25, 1994

3 98°F Nov 24, 1994

❄️ Coldest night

41°F Jul 19, 1991

The three most extreme on record

1 41°F Jul 19, 1991

2 42°F Jul 14, 1994

3 42°F Jun 19, 1995

🌧️ Most rain in one day

7.91 in Mar 14, 1994

The three most extreme on record

1 7.91 in Mar 14, 1994

2 3.90 in Feb 15, 1992

3 3.90 in Feb 19, 1992

In plain terms

Across the record, Kabwe has reached as high as 100°F and as low as 40°F. A single day has delivered over 8 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Lusaka Intl, a weather station, about 99 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →

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