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Muchingawhen to go
Regional slice of Zambia with its own temperature profile. Best months here: May · Jun · Jul.
- Range
- 25–33 °C
- Compare
- −0.4°C vs. Zambia mean
- Country
- Zambia
- TZ
- Africa/Lusaka
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How the year moves in Muchinga
Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Muchinga itself rather than over Zambia as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) |
|---|---|
| January | 26.4 |
| February | 27.1 |
| March | 26.9 |
| April | 26.4 |
| May | 26.2 |
| June | 25.2 |
| July | 25.1 |
| August | 27.8 |
| September | 30.7 |
| October | 32.6 |
| November | 31.7 |
| December | 28.4 |
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| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 304 |
| February | 243 |
| March | 225 |
| April | 91 |
| May | 10 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 1 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 11 |
| November | 93 |
| December | 241 |
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| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 4.4 |
| February | 5.3 |
| March | 5.4 |
| April | 6.3 |
| May | 8.0 |
| June | 8.6 |
| July | 8.4 |
| August | 9.2 |
| September | 9.9 |
| October | 9.6 |
| November | 8.3 |
| December | 6.2 |
Things to do in Muchinga
- LimitedWalking safaris in South Luangwa
Limited December–April · at its best June–October
Sources: go2africa.com, greensafaris.com
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
What the governments say about Zambia
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Parts of Zambia carry a higher advisory — up to level 3, "Reconsider travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.
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