Luanshya
City in Zambia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Luanshya1: Grahamepalmer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Luanshya is a city in Zambia, in Copperbelt. About 193,293 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Zambia in our atlas.
It lies at 13.14° S, 28.42° E, about 1,238 m (4,062 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Lusaka time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Luanshya. Green dots: other major cities of Zambia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Luanshya has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 34°C (94°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 9°C (48°F). Around 1,033 mm (41 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.
What to eat in ZambiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Ndola · 31 km
- Kitwe · 43 km
- Chingola · 89 km
- Kabwe · 145 km
- Solwezi · 244 km
- Lusaka · 252 km
- Kasama · 441 km
- Chipata · 461 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 909863 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q854109 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Luanshya1: Grahamepalmer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)