Annual mean 22°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind E
Warmest
30.1 °C
Coldest
21.5 °C
Wettest
100%
Windiest
4.7 m/s
Prevailing
E
3.6 m/s average
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The average temperature in Lusaka over the whole year is 22°C. October is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 12°C. The rainy (wet) season in Lusaka runs from November to April, peaking in December with a 78% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to October; October is the driest month, at 31%. Winds in Lusaka are highest in September, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in January, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Lusaka come in September, when the sky is typically 15% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 74%.
Month by month Lusaka climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
25°C
20°C
26°C
66%
74%
2.2 m/s
64
47
25
February
26°C
20°C
27°C
75%
65%
2.2 m/s
52
58
16
March
26°C
19°C
26°C
62%
55%
2.5 m/s
60
54
23
April
25°C
17°C
25°C
76%
48%
2.8 m/s
68
49
31
May
24°C
14°C
22°C
47%
29%
2.6 m/s
81
26
56
June
22°C
12°C
20°C
40%
34%
2.5 m/s
77
15
68
July
22°C
12°C
19°C
42%
31%
2.7 m/s
76
9
73
August
25°C
14°C
21°C
34%
16%
3.0 m/s
80
24
58
September
28°C
18°C
25°C
44%
15%
3.4 m/s
66
49
33
October
29°C
21°C
27°C
31%
30%
3.4 m/s
48
56
19
November
28°C
22°C
28°C
69%
56%
2.6 m/s
43
60
13
December
28°C
21°C
28°C
78%
63%
2.3 m/s
43
61
12
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Lusaka weather by season
Year round, Lusaka has days of about 22°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 29°C in October, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 12°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 22°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around October. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Lusaka weather in winterJune to August
High 23°CLow 13°CRain 38%
Winter in Lusaka has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 38% chance of rain on a given day.
Lusaka weather in springSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 20°CRain 48%
Spring in Lusaka has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 48% chance of rain on a given day.
Lusaka weather in summerDecember to February
High 26°CLow 20°CRain 73%
Summer in Lusaka has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 73% chance of rain on a given day.
Lusaka weather in autumnMarch to May
High 25°CLow 17°CRain 62%
Autumn in Lusaka has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 62% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Lusaka?
The rainy (wet) season in Lusaka runs from November to April, peaking in December with a 78% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to October; October is the driest month, at 31%.
What time of year is Lusaka windiest?
Winds in Lusaka are highest in September, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in January, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Lusaka year round?
The average temperature in Lusaka over the whole year is 22°C. October is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 12°C.