Solwezi
City in Zambia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Solwezi is a city in Zambia, in North-Western. About 301,370 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Zambia in our atlas.
It lies at 12.17° S, 26.39° E, about 1,381 m (4,531 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Lusaka time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Solwezi. Green dots: other major cities of Zambia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Solwezi has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 8°C (46°F). Around 1,201 mm (47 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Dec.
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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- Chingola · 167 km
- Kitwe · 210 km
- Luanshya · 245 km
- Ndola · 259 km
- Kabwe · 337 km
- Lusaka · 414 km
- Kasama · 563 km
- Chipata · 698 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 897045 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q871209 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.