Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 41°C on 2011-10-26; its coldest fell to 4°C on 1981-06-11.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
36°C2003-01-17
22°C2022-01-18
21°C2018-01-25
14°C1987-01-11
February
35°C1992-02-24
21°C1993-02-27
21°C2005-02-22
13°C2008-02-12
March
37°C2019-03-26
21°C2020-03-04
21°C2019-03-27
12°C1993-03-19
April
37°C1998-04-06
19°C1981-04-30
21°C2005-04-26
10°C1981-04-04
May
36°C1998-05-10
17°C1996-05-27
20°C2025-05-03
8°C1981-05-16
June
34°C2024-06-03
17°C1981-06-18
18°C2002-06-02
4°C1981-06-11
July
33°C2023-07-30
20°C1997-07-07
17°C2004-07-28
4°C1994-07-02
August
36°C2020-08-30
21°C2001-08-01
20°C1988-08-31
7°C2006-08-06
September
40°C1994-09-29
22°C1981-09-03
24°C2023-09-29
9°C2006-09-02
October
41°C2011-10-26
24°C2018-10-22
26°C2023-10-14
12°C1987-10-05
November
41°C2015-11-14
22°C2002-11-07
25°C2016-11-11
12°C2000-11-20
December
40°C2023-12-09
22°C1984-12-21
24°C2023-12-10
14°C1992-12-01

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
40°C2023-12-09
21°C1993-02-27
24°C2023-12-10
13°C2008-02-12
Autumn (Mar–May)
37°C1998-04-06
17°C1996-05-27
21°C2005-04-26
8°C1981-05-16
Winter (Jun–Aug)
36°C2020-08-30
17°C1981-06-18
20°C1988-08-31
4°C1981-06-11
Spring (Sep–Nov)
41°C2011-10-26
22°C2002-11-07
26°C2023-10-14
9°C2006-09-02

All-time records

The most extreme value Lusaka has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 41°C 2011-10-26
Lowest 17°C 1981-06-18

Low

Highest 26°C 2023-10-14
Lowest 4°C 1981-06-11

Feels-like

Highest 48°C 2016-02-21
Lowest -2°C 1981-06-18

Humidity

Highest 19.1 g/m³ 2020-01-20
Lowest 2.3 g/m³ 1999-09-12

Wind

Highest 50 km/h 2010-09-28
Lowest 5 km/h 2021-01-06

Precip

Wettest 199 mm 2023-12-23
Driest 212-day dry spell 2016-04-13

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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