Weather in Zambia

• All Year
• Spring
• Summer
• Autumn
• Winter

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures

• The temperatures in Lusaka, Ndola, and Kitwe are generally comfortable throughout the year, with all cities experiencing similar temperature patterns.

• October and November see the highest maximum temperatures, exceeding 30°C in all three cities, while June and July have the lowest minimum temperatures, around 11-12°C.

• Kitwe tends to have slightly higher maximum temperatures compared to Lusaka and Ndola, especially during the warmer months.

• All three cities remain within the comfort temperature range for most of the year.

Conditions

• Overall, the three cities exhibit similar seasonal patterns with high precipitation and low sun hours in the early months (Dec-Mar) and vice versa in the middle of the year (Jun-Sep)

• Ndola and Kitwe have very similar conditions in terms of sun hours and precipitation throughout the year

• Lusaka tends to have slightly higher sun hours in the earlier months (Jan-Mar) compared to Ndola and Kitwe, while precipitation is somewhat lower during the same period

• The peak sun hours appear to be very close across all three cities.

Astronomy

• Lusaka has the earliest sunrise and latest sunset compared to Ndola and Kitwe.

• It also experiences the longest day length, while Kitwe has the shortest longest day.

• The timing of the earliest sunrise (November) and latest sunset (January) are consistent across all three cities, as well as the latest sunrise (July) and earliest sunset (June)

• The differences between the cities are small, generally within a few minutes.