Zambia Weather & Climate

Zambia features a tropical climate. Most time of the year, the weather is ‘humid tropical’ or ‘tropical wet’ and dry. It is however modified by high plateau punctuated with some hills and mountains, cut up by river valleys. At times it’s also classified as humid subtropical or tropical wet and dry, with small stretches of semi-arid steppe in the south-west and along the Zambezi valley.
SEASONS IN ZAMBIA
Zambia has 2 main seasons; that is,
Wet / Rainy Season
November to April is a rainy season in Zambia. The season presents one of the worst times to travel to Zambia. However during this time, you will get your Christmas as well as Easter holidays and there will be plenty of cheap flights to Lusaka advertised too but travelling without weather precautions is not a good idea. The wet season is ideal for bird watching in Zambia.

Dry Season / Summer in Zambia
The dry season in Zambia stretches from May/June to October/November. This is also the country’s summer. The dry season is cooler from May/June to August- with temperatures dropping at night and the hottest between September and October/November. During the dry season, the landscape is lush and green, while the hot season (till November early December) is the best time to see wild life at full action since flora is sparse. It is also the more perfect travel period to Zambia. Skies are often clear for most part of the day.

Temperature in Zambia
Average summer temperatures remain above 20°C (ranging between 25°C to 35°C) over most of the country for eight or more months of the year while in winter the variation increases ranging from 43°F to 75°F (6°C to 24°). But in general, Zambia is warm all year round.