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Regional slice of Zambia with its own temperature profile. Best months here: May · Jun · Jul.

Range
26–31 °C
Compare
−0.9°C vs. Zambia mean
Country
Zambia
TZ
Africa/Lusaka
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12-month climate · Northern

How the year moves in Northern

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Northern itself rather than over Zambia as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyNorthern, Zambia. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (25.6), highest in October (31.0). Monthly means: 25.6, 26.7, 26.7, 26.4, 26.6, 26.0, 25.9, 28.2, 30.4, 31.0, 28.8, 26.5.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January25.6
February26.7
March26.7
April26.4
May26.6
June26.0
July25.9
August28.2
September30.4
October31.0
November28.8
December26.5
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyNorthern, Zambia. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in June (0), highest in January (275). Monthly means: 275, 217, 240, 114, 9, 0, 0, 0, 2, 32, 165, 262.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January275
February217
March240
April114
May9
June0
July0
August0
September2
October32
November165
December262
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyNorthern, Zambia. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in January (4.7), highest in September (9.4). Monthly means: 4.7, 5.7, 5.9, 6.6, 8.4, 9.3, 9.2, 9.4, 9.4, 8.8, 7.3, 5.8.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January4.7
February5.7
March5.9
April6.6
May8.4
June9.3
July9.2
August9.4
September9.4
October8.8
November7.3
December5.8
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Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Zambia

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise increased caution
Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed
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AU

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.smartraveller.gov.au
DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
US

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked travel.state.gov

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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