Zambia · Month guide

Zambia in November

Around 31 °C with 121 mm of rain and 7.8 hours of sun a day.

November is a challenging month for Zambia overall; regional choices matter most. Around 31 °C with 121 mm of rain and 7.8 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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Zambia · November

What the weather usually does

Zambia · typical month

Day / night
20 – 31 °C
Year range 12 – 33 °C
Rainfall
121 mm
Year range 0 – 283 mm
Sunshine
7.8 hr / day
Year range 4.9 – 9.9 hr / day

What’s open · November

Things to do in Zambia in November

Nothing is closed in November, and 1 thing below is at its best, though 1 is weather-dependent.

Limited
Victoria Falls
the lowest flow of the year; on parts of the Zambian side no water falls at all
Sources: wildhorizons.co.za, travelbutlers.com
At its best
Devil's Pool, Livingstone Island
water at its lowest, which is the safest window for the swim
Sources: mtembezisafaris.com, wildhorizons.co.za
Open
Walking safaris in South Luangwa
South Luangwa is the birthplace of the walking safari; over 450 bird species are recorded here
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.

10 regions · current month

Zambia, taken apart

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 2026-09-06

See breakdown by country

AU

Level 1Exercise normal precautions

Exercise normal precautions

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.smartraveller.gov.au

DE

Level 1Exercise normal precautions

Exercise normal precautions

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.auswaertiges-amt.de

NL

Level 2Exercise increased caution

Exercise increased caution

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl

US

Level 1Exercise normal precautions

Exercise normal precautions

Changed 2026-09-06Checked 2026-10-25travel.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.

Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5

A decade of weather, in one page

Temperature°C

— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range

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Month	Average daytime high (°C)	Average overnight low (°C)	Typical low	Typical high
January	27.0	19.2	18.1	29.3
February	27.8	19.2	18.4	31.0
March	27.8	18.9	17.8	30.5
April	27.4	17.7	15.4	29.8
May	26.8	15.0	12.2	29.1
June	25.3	12.6	10.5	28.6
July	25.3	12.1	9.9	28.8
August	28.5	14.4	11.5	31.6
September	31.7	17.8	14.4	34.3
October	32.9	20.1	17.2	35.5
November	30.7	20.2	18.8	34.4
December	28.5	19.5	18.3	32.6

Rainfallmm

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Month	Rainfall (mm)
January	283
February	216
March	177
April	64
May	6
June	1
July	1
August	0
September	1
October	17
November	121
December	225

Sunshinehr / day

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Month	Sunshine hours (hr / day)
January	4.9
February	5.8
March	6.0
April	6.9
May	8.4
June	8.5
July	8.5
August	9.4
September	9.9
October	9.5
November	7.8
December	6.3

Windkm/h

— average▬ typical range

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Month	Average wind speed (km/h)	Typical low	Typical high
January	7.1	5.3	10.1
February	6.6	5.0	9.0
March	7.3	4.8	11.0
April	9.4	5.8	12.7
May	10.0	7.4	13.2
June	10.2	7.4	13.9
July	10.7	7.8	14.6
August	10.9	8.0	14.8
September	11.5	8.2	15.8
October	11.2	7.3	15.6
November	8.5	5.8	12.5
December	7.2	5.4	9.5