Lusaka weather in April
Temperature, rain and sunshine in April: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in April
Excellent
Best time to visit: April – September
What is the weather like in Lusaka in April?
In April, Lusaka is warm: daytime highs average 25 °C, and nights cool down to about 16 °C. The sun shines for around 7 hours a day. Rain falls on about 5 days, adding up to 26 mm. All in all, April is an excellent month for a holiday in Lusaka.
April compared
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More details for April
- Daylight
- 11 h 46 min06:14 – 18:00
- UV index
- 11 · extremeclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 1 daydew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 19 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 41 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 0 days30 °C or moreAll months
- Time zone
- UTC+2Africa/Lusaka
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %60 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %90 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.
What to pack in April
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses & sun hat
- A jumper for the evenings
Lusaka in April: quick answers
Is Lusaka hot in April?
Warm rather than hot: in April, daytime highs in Lusaka average 25 °C and nights cool to about 16 °C.
Does it rain much in Lusaka in April?
Rain falls on about 5 days, adding up to 26 mm.
Lusaka month by month
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences