Lusaka weather in August

In August, Lusaka sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lusaka's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lusaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:27 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover: 18%; 1st clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.0; out of 10

Lusaka is capital of Zambia.

Density: 6,145/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1905

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Lusaka reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 4°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	12
6	25	12
7	25	12
8	25	12
9	25	13
10	25	13
11	26	13
12	26	13
13	26	13
14	26	13
15	26	13
16	26	13
17	26	13
18	26	13
19	27	14
20	27	14
21	27	14
22	27	14
23	27	14
24	27	14
25	27	14
26	27	14
27	27	14
28	28	15
29	28	15
30	28	15
31	28	15

Lusaka weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 19°	240	25.5	12.8	4.0
Feb	27° / 19°	187	21.8	12.5	4.3
Mar	27° / 18°	129	19	12.1	5.2
Apr	26° / 16°	27	5.5	11.7	7.5
May	25° / 13°	3	0.9	11.3	8.8
Jun	23° / 11°	1	0.1	11.1	9.2
Jul	23° / 11°	1	0.1	11.2	9.1
Aug	26° / 13°	0	0.1	11.5	9.0
Sep	30° / 17°	2	0.4	11.9	7.0
Oct	32° / 20°	15	3.3	12.3	5.2
Nov	30° / 20°	98	14.3	12.7	4.3
Dec	27° / 19°	228	24.5	12.9	4.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	87	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94
Cloudier (%)	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lusaka gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:57 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16
Sunset (PM)	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:34	5:52
2	11.3	6:33	5:52
3	11.3	6:33	5:53
4	11.3	6:33	5:53
5	11.3	6:32	5:53
6	11.4	6:32	5:53
7	11.4	6:31	5:54
8	11.4	6:31	5:54
9	11.4	6:30	5:54
10	11.4	6:30	5:54
11	11.4	6:29	5:54
12	11.4	6:29	5:55
13	11.4	6:28	5:55
14	11.5	6:28	5:55
15	11.5	6:27	5:55
16	11.5	6:27	5:55
17	11.5	6:26	5:56
18	11.5	6:25	5:56
19	11.5	6:25	5:56
20	11.5	6:24	5:56
21	11.5	6:23	5:56
22	11.6	6:23	5:56
23	11.6	6:22	5:56
24	11.6	6:21	5:57
25	11.6	6:21	5:57
26	11.6	6:20	5:57
27	11.6	6:19	5:57
28	11.6	6:19	5:57
29	11.7	6:18	5:57
30	11.7	6:17	5:57
31	11.7	6:16	5:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Lusaka

In seasonPeak

None of Lusaka's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Lusaka's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Lusaka?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

9.0

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.6

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Lusaka for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lusaka in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Lusaka sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lusaka in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lusaka peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	17	15	14	12	10	9	9	10	11	12	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Lusaka in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lusaka is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	14	13	14	17	22	28	36	37	26	15	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	36	Poor
Sep	37	Poor
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Lusaka?

Lusaka sits at 15.4°S, 28.3°E, 1,277 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Chunga, 10 km away.

Topography around Lusaka

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lusaka.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lusaka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 1,272 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,089 m.

The land around Lusaka is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (34%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%), shrubs (23%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

78 m

artificial surfaces 78%

16 km

226 m

artificial surfaces 34%

80 km

1,089 m

grassland 32%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland

← July Lusaka year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Chunga 10 km · Namalombwe 11 km · Chisankane 11 km · Madido 11 km · Ntandabale 15 km · Chilanga Township 18 km · Lusaka West 21 km · Palabana 27 km

Zambia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 30% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,318; 2025
Happiness: 4.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 5.2; per 100k, 2015
Road deaths: 20.5; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 573
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lusaka (-15.4067°, 28.2871°, elevation 1,277 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	12
6	25	12
7	25	12
8	25	12
9	25	13
10	25	13
11	26	13
12	26	13
13	26	13
14	26	13
15	26	13
16	26	13
17	26	13
18	26	13
19	27	14
20	27	14
21	27	14
22	27	14
23	27	14
24	27	14
25	27	14
26	27	14
27	27	14
28	28	15
29	28	15
30	28	15
31	28	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	12
6	25	12
7	25	12
8	25	12
9	25	13
10	25	13
11	26	13
12	26	13
13	26	13
14	26	13
15	26	13
16	26	13
17	26	13
18	26	13
19	27	14
20	27	14
21	27	14
22	27	14
23	27	14
24	27	14
25	27	14
26	27	14
27	27	14
28	28	15
29	28	15
30	28	15
31	28	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	12
6	25	12
7	25	12
8	25	12
9	25	13
10	25	13
11	26	13
12	26	13
13	26	13
14	26	13
15	26	13
16	26	13
17	26	13
18	26	13
19	27	14
20	27	14
21	27	14
22	27	14
23	27	14
24	27	14
25	27	14
26	27	14
27	27	14
28	28	15
29	28	15
30	28	15
31	28	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1