Best time to go to Zambia for a perfect weather and where to go?

Discover the best time to go to Zambia from average weather conditions in many locations like South Luangwa National Park or Livingstone on this page.

When is the best time to go to Zambia?

When is the best time to go to Zambia? Here's some information to help you in your decision:

In Zambia, the weather is good everywhere in May, June, July, August, September and October
The best months to go to Lusaka are April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November
On average, the warmest months in Lusaka are September, October and November
The rainiest months in this city are January and December
The cities with the best climate are Livingstone, Siavonga, Victoria Falls and Sesheke, with good weather at least 9 months a year

For information about the climate and the weather city by city in Zambia for a specific month, click on the corresponding line below:

Month			Our opinion	View Details
January	72°F to 85°F	86%	tolerable	Zambia in january
February	72°F to 83°F	83%	tolerable	Zambia in february
March*	72°F to 83°F	72%	tolerable to good*	Zambia in march
April*	70°F to 81°F	35%	tolerable to perfect*	Zambia in april
May*	68°F to 77°F	7%	good to perfect*	Zambia in may
June*	65°F to 74°F	1%	good to perfect*	Zambia in june
July*	65°F to 74°F	1%	good to perfect*	Zambia in july
August	72°F to 81°F	1%	perfect	Zambia in august
September	77°F to 88°F	2%	perfect	Zambia in september
October*	81°F to 92°F	12%	good to perfect*	Zambia in october
November*	76°F to 92°F	53%	tolerable to good*	Zambia in november
December	72°F to 88°F	83%	tolerable	Zambia in december

* weather varies across the country ; please check out the Where to go section below.

Best time to travel to Zambia by cities

Best time to go to Lusaka

The best months to go to Lusaka are april, may, june, july, august, september, october and november.

Best time to go to Kafue National Park

The best months to go to Kafue National Park are april, may, june, july, august, september, october and november.

Best time to go to Kitwe

The best months to go to Kitwe are april, may, june, july, august, september, october and november.

Best time to go to Livingstone

The best months to go to Livingstone are march, april, may, june, july, august, september, october and november.

Best time to go to South Luangwa National Park

The best months to go to South Luangwa National Park are april, may, june, july, august, september, october and november.

Best time to go to Kasama

The best months to go to Kasama are april, may, june, july, august, september, october and november.

Best time to go to Mongu

Best time to go to Siavonga

Best time to go to Victoria Falls

Best time to go to Kansanshi

Best time to go to Mansa

Best time to go to Mpika

Best time to go to Nchelenge

Best time to go to Samfya

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Climate and Weather in Zambia

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Temperatures and rainfall in Zambia

On these 2 graphs, we present the evolution of temperatures of Zambia and month-by-month rainfall for the cities of Lusaka, Kafue National Park, Kitwe, Livingstone and South Luangwa National Park.

Where to go in Zambia?

This table allows you to see the maximum temperature for each city and our opinion on the weather month by month (see colour legend below the table).

Cities	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Lusaka	81°F	79°F	79°F	77°F	77°F	74°F	74°F	81°F	88°F	92°F	88°F	83°F
Kafue National Park	83°F	83°F	83°F	83°F	81°F	79°F	81°F	86°F	94°F	95°F	90°F	85°F
Kitwe	79°F	79°F	79°F	79°F	81°F	79°F	79°F	86°F	92°F	94°F	88°F	83°F
Livingstone	86°F	86°F	86°F	85°F	83°F	79°F	79°F	86°F	94°F	97°F	95°F	90°F
South Luangwa National Park	83°F	83°F	83°F	83°F	81°F	79°F	79°F	86°F	92°F	95°F	94°F	86°F
Kasama	77°F	79°F	79°F	77°F	77°F	77°F	79°F	85°F	90°F	92°F	86°F	81°F
Mongu	86°F	86°F	86°F	86°F	85°F	83°F	83°F	90°F	97°F	99°F	92°F	86°F
Siavonga	90°F	88°F	88°F	86°F	85°F	81°F	81°F	86°F	94°F	99°F	97°F	92°F
Victoria Falls	86°F	86°F	86°F	85°F	83°F	79°F	79°F	86°F	94°F	97°F	95°F	90°F
Kansanshi	77°F	77°F	77°F	77°F	77°F	77°F	79°F	85°F	90°F	92°F	85°F	79°F
Mansa	79°F	79°F	79°F	79°F	79°F	77°F	79°F	85°F	92°F	92°F	86°F	81°F
Mpika	76°F	76°F	76°F	76°F	74°F	72°F	72°F	79°F	85°F	88°F	85°F	79°F
Nchelenge	77°F	77°F	79°F	79°F	79°F	79°F	83°F	88°F	92°F	90°F	83°F	77°F
Samfya	79°F	79°F	79°F	79°F	79°F	77°F	79°F	85°F	90°F	92°F	88°F	81°F
Sesheke	88°F	88°F	88°F	86°F	85°F	81°F	81°F	88°F	97°F	99°F	95°F	90°F

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Is this weather information for Zambia reliable?

Climate data for Zambia has been gathered every day since January 2009. The analysis of these meteorological data for Zambia allows us to determine the average for each month in Lusaka, Kafue National Park, Kitwe, Livingstone, South Luangwa National Park, Kasama, Mongu, Siavonga, and 7 other cities.

So yes: this data is reliable except in cases of temporary climate disruption in the region.