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 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, February and December
  • The cities with the best climate are Siavonga 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
January 21°C to 29°C
89%
February 21°C to 28°C
87%
March 21°C to 28°C
78%
April 20°C to 27°C
37%
May 19°C to 25°C
8%
June 17°C to 23°C
1%
July 17°C to 23°C
1%
August 20°C to 26°C
1%
September 23°C to 31°C
2%
October 25°C to 34°C
12%
November 24°C to 32°C
57%
December 22°C to 30°C
87%
* weather varies across the country

Best time to travel to Zambia by cities

Lusaka

Best time to go to Lusaka

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

Kafue National Park

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.

Kitwe

Best time to go to Kitwe

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

Livingstone

Best time to go to Livingstone

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

South Luangwa National Park

Best time to go to South Luangwa National Park

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

Kasama

Best time to go to Kasama

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

Other cities and places in Zambia

Mongu
Mongu
Siavonga
Siavonga
Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls
Kansanshi
Kansanshi
Mansa
Mansa
Mpika
Mpika
Nchelenge
Nchelenge
Samfya
Samfya
See full list of cities

Climate and Weather in Zambia

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Zambia: Victoria Falls

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.

27°C
22°C 		27°C
22°C 		27°C
21°C 		26°C
20°C 		25°C
18°C 		24°C
16°C 		23°C
16°C 		28°C
19°C 		32°C
22°C 		34°C
24°C 		32°C
24°C 		29°C
23°C
90% 91% 68% 27% 6% 2% 2% 0% 0% 4% 44% 81%
28°C
22°C 		29°C
22°C 		28°C
21°C 		28°C
20°C 		27°C
18°C 		26°C
15°C 		27°C
15°C 		31°C
18°C 		35°C
23°C 		36°C
25°C 		32°C
24°C 		29°C
22°C
88% 88% 77% 23% 2% 0% 0% 0% 1% 10% 59% 90%
27°C
22°C 		27°C
21°C 		27°C
21°C 		27°C
19°C 		27°C
18°C 		27°C
16°C 		27°C
16°C 		31°C
19°C 		34°C
23°C 		35°C
25°C 		32°C
24°C 		29°C
22°C
95% 94% 87% 41% 8% 0% 0% 0% 1% 8% 66% 94%
31°C
24°C 		30°C
23°C 		30°C
22°C 		29°C
21°C 		28°C
19°C 		27°C
16°C 		26°C
15°C 		30°C
19°C 		35°C
24°C 		37°C
27°C 		35°C
27°C 		32°C
25°C
73% 68% 52% 18% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0% 6% 35% 70%
29°C
23°C 		29°C
23°C 		29°C
22°C 		28°C
22°C 		27°C
20°C 		26°C
19°C 		26°C
18°C 		30°C
20°C 		34°C
25°C 		36°C
27°C 		34°C
26°C 		31°C
25°C
86% 91% 81% 38% 13% 3% 2% 1% 1% 8% 53% 85%
26°C
20°C 		26°C
20°C 		26°C
20°C 		26°C
19°C 		25°C
18°C 		25°C
17°C 		26°C
16°C 		29°C
18°C 		32°C
22°C 		33°C
24°C 		31°C
23°C 		27°C
21°C
97% 92% 92% 58% 7% 0% 0% 1% 1% 13% 61% 95%
30°C
24°C 		30°C
23°C 		30°C
23°C 		30°C
21°C 		29°C
19°C 		28°C
16°C 		28°C
15°C 		32°C
18°C 		37°C
24°C 		37°C
26°C 		33°C
25°C 		31°C
25°C
85% 83% 75% 27% 2% 1% 0% 0% 0% 12% 59% 90%
32°C
25°C 		32°C
25°C 		31°C
24°C 		30°C
23°C 		29°C
21°C 		28°C
19°C 		27°C
18°C 		31°C
21°C 		35°C
25°C 		37°C
27°C 		36°C
27°C 		34°C
26°C
80% 78% 62% 33% 6% 1% 2% 0% 0% 5% 34% 62%
31°C
24°C 		30°C
23°C 		30°C
22°C 		29°C
20°C 		28°C
19°C 		26°C
16°C 		26°C
15°C 		30°C
19°C 		35°C
24°C 		37°C
27°C 		35°C
27°C 		32°C
25°C
73% 68% 52% 17% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0% 6% 35% 70%
25°C
18°C 		26°C
18°C 		26°C
18°C 		25°C
16°C 		25°C
15°C 		25°C
13°C 		26°C
13°C 		29°C
16°C 		33°C
19°C 		33°C
21°C 		30°C
19°C 		26°C
18°C
97% 96% 91% 42% 11% 0% 0% 0% 2% 19% 81% 98%
26°C
22°C 		26°C
22°C 		27°C
22°C 		26°C
21°C 		26°C
20°C 		26°C
19°C 		26°C
19°C 		30°C
21°C 		33°C
25°C 		34°C
27°C 		31°C
25°C 		27°C
23°C
98% 96% 88% 45% 8% 0% 0% 0% 2% 15% 72% 97%
25°C
18°C 		25°C
18°C 		25°C
18°C 		24°C
16°C 		23°C
15°C 		22°C
13°C 		22°C
12°C 		26°C
14°C 		29°C
17°C 		31°C
19°C 		29°C
19°C 		27°C
19°C
99% 94% 86% 40% 8% 2% 2% 1% 1% 10% 54% 95%
25°C
19°C 		26°C
19°C 		26°C
19°C 		26°C
19°C 		26°C
18°C 		26°C
16°C 		27°C
16°C 		31°C
19°C 		33°C
21°C 		32°C
22°C 		29°C
21°C 		26°C
20°C
97% 96% 99% 78% 31% 1% 0% 1% 7% 46% 94% 100%
26°C
22°C 		26°C
23°C 		27°C
22°C 		26°C
21°C 		25°C
20°C 		25°C
19°C 		26°C
18°C 		29°C
21°C 		32°C
24°C 		34°C
27°C 		31°C
26°C 		28°C
24°C
98% 95% 92% 40% 3% 0% 0% 0% 1% 9% 62% 95%

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.mayjun.jul.aug.sep.oct.nov.dec.
Lusaka27°C27°C27°C26°C25°C24°C23°C28°C32°C34°C32°C29°C
Kafue National Park28°C29°C28°C28°C27°C26°C27°C31°C35°C36°C32°C29°C
Kitwe27°C27°C27°C27°C27°C27°C27°C31°C34°C35°C32°C29°C
Livingstone31°C30°C30°C29°C28°C27°C26°C30°C35°C37°C35°C32°C
South Luangwa National Park29°C29°C29°C28°C27°C26°C26°C30°C34°C36°C34°C31°C
Kasama26°C26°C26°C26°C25°C25°C26°C29°C32°C33°C31°C27°C
Mongu30°C30°C30°C30°C29°C28°C28°C32°C37°C37°C33°C31°C
Siavonga32°C32°C31°C30°C29°C28°C27°C31°C35°C37°C36°C34°C
Victoria Falls31°C30°C30°C29°C28°C26°C26°C30°C35°C37°C35°C32°C
Kansanshi25°C26°C26°C25°C25°C25°C26°C29°C33°C33°C30°C26°C
Mansa26°C26°C27°C26°C26°C26°C26°C30°C33°C34°C31°C27°C
Mpika25°C25°C25°C24°C23°C22°C22°C26°C29°C31°C29°C27°C
Nchelenge25°C26°C26°C26°C26°C26°C27°C31°C33°C32°C29°C26°C
Samfya26°C26°C27°C26°C25°C25°C26°C29°C32°C34°C31°C28°C
Sesheke32°C31°C31°C30°C29°C27°C27°C32°C36°C38°C35°C33°C

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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.

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