



Zambia
About 17.4M people live in Zambia, on 752,614 km² in 10 regions; the capital is Lusaka. The highest summit is Mafinga Central (2,339 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: May–Jul.
Zambia at a glance
The atlas follows 12,993 places here month by month, with 6 mountains and 2 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are May, June and July.
Zambia's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+844%2.32M in 1950 → 21.9M in 2025 → 38.1M in 2050When to go to Zambia
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
Places and regions of Zambia
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
Lusaka
68OctoberNdola
Kabwe
Kitwe
Chipata
Livingstone
Chingola
Choma
10 regions



Zambia from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Zambia
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Zambia
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Zambia
2 monuments and 4 museums; the best known first.
What's on in Zambia
The ground and the sky in Zambia
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Zambia
4 large airports, 56 railway stations, 3 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
