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Zambia climate

Subtropical — warm wet summer, mild dry winter. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Lusaka · Kitwe · Ndola · Chipata · Solwezi · Kabwe

Browse all 12 cities in Zambia

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

Cwa

Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical

7 cities
Kitwepop 666kNdolapop 628kSolwezipop 301kChingolapop 257kKasamapop 180kChomapop 99kChinsalipop 39k
Aw

Tropical savanna (dry winter)

3 cities
Chipatapop 327kMansapop 171kMongupop 111k
BSh

Hot semi-arid

2 cities
Lusakapop 2.2MKabwepop 289k

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across Zambia.

Lusaka
Hot semi-aridBSh
Kitwe
Monsoon-influenced humid subtropicalCwa
Ndola
Monsoon-influenced humid subtropicalCwa
Chipata
Tropical savanna (dry winter)Aw
Solwezi
Monsoon-influenced humid subtropicalCwa
Kabwe
Hot semi-aridBSh

Climate types in Zambia

Zambia spans 3 climate types. All climate types:

Cwa Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical · 7 citiesAw Tropical savanna (dry winter) · 3 citiesBSh Hot semi-arid · 2 cities
Climate records across Zambia — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Mongu (74.8 °F avg) · Coolest Solwezi (69.1 °F avg) · Wettest Solwezi (52 in/yr) · Driest Lusaka (25 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of Zambia sits well between them.