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Climate

Although Zambia is in the tropics, much of the country lies on a large plateau, the height of which ensures that the climate, on the whole, is hardly ever unpleasantly hot. Unfortunately for many tourists, the exceptions to this rule are the River Valleys, namely the Zambezi and Luangwa Valleys, where temperatures can rise towards the end of the dry season.

Like its neighbour Zimbabwe to the South, Zambia has three seasons namely;

A cool, dry winter period between May and August. Water levels in rivers and water courses tend to drop during this period and the game viewing gets progressively better as animals concentrate around permanent water.
A hot and dry period from August to mid-November. October and the early part of November prior to the onset of rains are quite hot in both the Luangwa and Zambezi valleys with temperatures regularly sitting in the mid-40's. Game tends to concentrate and if you can handle the warmer temperatures, then this is the ideal time for game viewing.
A hot to warm wet season from mid-November through to the end of April. The beginning of the rains makes the remote areas very difficult to explore and many seasonal camps are closed. A limited number of "green season" safaris are available and we run our very popular Rivers & Rainbows safaris from mid January through until the beginning of April.

For more details on what is going on during different months of the year at our camps in the Luangwa valley then please see our section on Seasons in the Luangwa.