Climate in Zambia
18 cities in Zambia, compared on thirty-year climate normals. Open any city for its month-by-month record, or take the quiz to see which of them fits the weather you actually like.
- Hottest summers
- Mongu
average high 94°F (35°C) in the warmest month
- Mildest winters
- Mansa
coldest-month lows near 56°F (13°C)
- Driest
- Mazabuka
27.8 in (705 mm) of rain a year
- Wettest
- Solwezi
47.7 in (1212 mm) of rain a year
Every city
| City | Warmest-month high | Coldest-month low | Rain a year | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LusakaLusaka Province | 87°F (31°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 35.5 in (901 mm) | 2.2M people |
| KitweCopperbelt | 89°F (32°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 42.8 in (1088 mm) | 666k people |
| NdolaCopperbelt | 88°F (31°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 42.2 in (1072 mm) | 628k people |
| ChipataEastern Province | 87°F (31°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 40.2 in (1022 mm) | 327k people |
| SolweziNorth-Western | 88°F (31°C) | 53°F (11°C) | 47.7 in (1212 mm) | 301k people |
| KabweCentral Province | 88°F (31°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 34.2 in (869 mm) | 289k people |
| ChingolaCopperbelt | 88°F (31°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 42.8 in (1087 mm) | 257k people |
| LuanshyaCopperbelt | 89°F (32°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 36.8 in (934 mm) | 193k people |
| KasamaNorthern Province | 87°F (31°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 46.7 in (1186 mm) | 180k people |
| LivingstoneSouthern Province | 94°F (34°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 29.5 in (749 mm) | 178k people |
| MansaLuapula Province | 88°F (31°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 40.7 in (1035 mm) | 171k people |
| MufuliraCopperbelt | 89°F (32°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 43.8 in (1114 mm) | 169k people |
| ChungaLusaka Province | 88°F (31°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 31.1 in (790 mm) | 116k people |
| ChililabombweCopperbelt | 88°F (31°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 46.6 in (1184 mm) | 114k people |
| MonguWestern Province | 94°F (35°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 39.7 in (1009 mm) | 111k people |
| MazabukaSouthern Province | 91°F (33°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 27.8 in (705 mm) | 104k people |
| KafueLusaka Province | 90°F (32°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 34.7 in (880 mm) | 104k people |
| KalulushiCopperbelt | 89°F (31°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 42.3 in (1073 mm) | 104k people |
Which of these would suit you? The quiz scores every city against the temperatures, humidity, sun, rain and snow you enjoy.
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