WINTER MONTHLY TEMPERATURE FORECAST 2026

🌡️ KEY SEASONAL MESSAGES

❄️ Coldest Period

July is expected to be the coldest month of the season, with the highest likelihood of:

• Cold stress impacts
• Localised frost occurrences in susceptible areas

🌙 Night-time Conditions

• Mostly normal to colder-than-normal temperatures are expected.
• Colder-than-average nights are likely around:
  • Nyimba
  • Isoka
  • Mafinga
  • Mpika
  • Chama
  • Vubwi
  • Luangwa

☀️ Daytime Conditions

• Warmer-than-normal daytime temperatures are expected across most parts of Zambia throughout the season.
• Warm afternoons will contrast sharply with cold mornings and nights.

📈 Seasonal Trend

The season moves from cool, stable conditions in June, to peak cold in July, then rapid warming and drying in August. Day and night temperature differences will be large, afternoons in the western half of the country may be 16°C to 23°C warmer than the nights, with the smallest swings near large water bodies. Plan for both extremes every day.