Lusaka
Capital of Zambia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Downtown Lusaka: Matthew Grollnek, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Lusaka is the capital of Zambia, in Lusaka Province. About 2.2 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Zambia in our atlas.
It lies at 15.41° S, 28.29° E, about 1,277 m (4,190 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Lusaka time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Lusaka. Green dots: other major cities of Zambia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Lusaka 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 10°C (49°F). Around 781 mm (31 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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in ZambiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Kabwe · 108 km
- Luanshya · 252 km
- Ndola · 274 km
- Kitwe · 289 km
- Chingola · 322 km
- Solwezi · 413 km
- Chipata · 507 km
- Kasama · 654 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 909137 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3881 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Downtown Lusaka: Matthew Grollnek, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Inauguration of Edgar Lungu: Adam Ojdahl, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- New Lusaka Stadium-Alex Ge: Alex Chang Ge, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
