Kasama
City in Zambia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Kasama is a city in Zambia, in Northern Province. About 179,636 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Zambia in our atlas.
It lies at 10.21° S, 31.18° E, about 1,394 m (4,573 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Lusaka time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Kasama. Green dots: other major cities of Zambia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kasama has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 33°C (91°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 9°C (48°F). Around 1,102 mm (43 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Chipata · 412 km
- Ndola · 412 km
- Kitwe · 433 km
- Chingola · 443 km
- Luanshya · 443 km
- Kabwe · 557 km
- Solwezi · 567 km
- Lusaka · 657 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 912764 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q600893 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.