The best time to visit Zambia, judged across 17 of Zambia’s cities, is from mid April to early September. For sun, from mid September to December is the time.
Being outside
mid Apr to early Sep
Sun
mid Sep to Dec
Walking
mid Jun to Jul
100%
of 17 cities rate Good for being outside in mid May
Being outside100%
Sun0%
Walking12%
By what you want
share of 17 cities rated Good at midday, %May · 96%
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City by city each place’s own season · most visited first · hover to find it on the map
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North and south
Zambia spans about 9 degrees of latitude, so its halves keep different seasons for being outside.
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How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, read at midday local solar time, in ten-day sections. A season is quoted for the country only where at least 60% of the 17 cities counted agree it is Good. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55. It is what a time of year is usually like, not a forecast.