Lusaka in October
Hot and dry, as the days lengthen.
October in Lusaka is hot: highs near 90°F, lows near 66°F. Rain is rare, and the days lengthen by 18 minutes from the first week to the last.October in Lusaka is hot: highs near 32°C, lows near 19°C. Rain is rare, and the days lengthen by 18 minutes from the first week to the last.
- High
- 90°F32°Caverage
- Low
- 66°F19°Caverage
- Wet days
- 0a week · 7% of days
- Daylight
- 12h 29mon average
Is October a good time to visit Lusaka?
October sits outside Lusaka's best months, which run from May to August. Expect hot days and rain on fewer than one day a week.
How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.
How October sits in the year
week by weekTemperature
Highs near 90°F in October, against 74°F to 90°F through the year.Highs near 32°C in October, against 23°C to 32°C through the year.
Chance of a wet day
7% of days in October, against 0% to 88% through the year.
Cloud cover
29% cover in October, against 14% to 79% through the year.
Daylight
12h 29m in October, against 11h 14m to 13h 02m through the year.
Either side
Where Lusaka sits, in October
Africa/Lusaka- this place
- typical high in October 40°F4°C95°F35°C
- Sunrise, mid-October
- 5:40 AMsets 6:05 PM
- Above the sea
- 1,280 mupland
- Latitude
- 15.4°Ssouthern hemisphere
- Nearest of ours
- Livingstone374 km south-west
The land around Lusaka, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.
Elsewhere in Zambia in October
high · low · wet days- Livingstone97°36° · 68°20° 0