Country guide

Zambia

Victoria Falls' quieter side, walking safaris in South Luangwa and canoe trips down the Lower Zambezi.

Currency

ZMW

Language

English

+ Bemba, Nyanja

English

Everywhere

Payment

Cash preferred

Power

Type G

230 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+260

Destinations

Zambia

Lusaka

Zambia's safari gateway, with orphaned elephants, Sunday craft markets and the country's independence story all within a day of landing.

✓ best Mar-Nov

Zambia

Victoria Falls (Livingstone)

The smoke that thunders at eye level: Zambia's side puts you on a footbridge in the spray, at the lip of the drop, and in the gorge below.

✓ best Mar-Sep, Nov

Climate zones, month by month

Zambia has 2 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Lusaka →

Jan

27°

17°

210mm

26d rain

Feb

27°

17°

169mm

21d rain

Mar

27°

17°

88mm

17d rain

Apr

27°

15°

21mm

5d rain

May

25°

13°

3mm

1d rain

Jun

24°

11°

0mm

0d rain

Jul

26°

11°

0mm

0d rain

Aug

30°

13°

0mm

0d rain

Sep

32°

16°

0mm

0d rain

Oct

32°

18°

11mm

3d rain

Nov

30°

18°

78mm

13d rain

Dec

28°

18°

179mm

23d rain

✓ Best Mar-Nov

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions

Victoria Falls (Livingstone) →

Jan

31°

19°

175mm

22d rain

Feb

31°

19°

133mm

19d rain

Mar

31°

18°

83mm

15d rain

Apr

31°

15°

20mm

5d rain

May

29°

11°

2mm

1d rain

Jun

27°

8°

0mm

0d rain

Jul

26°

8°

0mm

0d rain

Aug

30°

11°

0mm

0d rain

Sep

34°

15°

1mm

0d rain

Oct

36°

19°

11mm

3d rain

Nov

34°

20°

78mm

13d rain

Dec

32°

20°

142mm

20d rain

✓ Best Mar-Sep, Nov

Watch for Oct extreme heat risk

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions