Lusaka
Zambia · Africa
Year-round range: 52°F to 87°F
May
Excellent conditions this month
Your monthly fit score
Comfort fit by month.
Climate details▼
Temperature
Average highs and lows.
May has comfortable temperatures — not too hot, not too cold.
Shaded band = typical daily swing (P10 of night lows to P90 of afternoon peaks) — spans wider than avg high/low lines because it captures day-to-day variation.
| = MayRainfall
Monthly rain and rain days.
May is one of the driest months — very little rain expected.
Sunshine
Average hours of bright sun per day.
May is one of the sunniest months — great for outdoor plans.
Clear sky
Clear-sky share is the inverse of average cloud cover (100% minus cloud cover). Band labels follow standard meteorological categories; distribution within each band varies by day.
Air comfort by month
Humidity and heat feel by month.
May is mostly comfortable — low heat and humidity pressure.
Time-of-day patterns
Typical hourly rhythm for May.
Temperature by hour
Temperature by hour and month
Typical temperature through the day across the year (1996-2025 normals, local time). Shaded cells are nighttime.
In May, afternoons reach about 75° and nights settle near 54°.
▶Full month-by-month data
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Rain days | Rain (in) | Sun h/day | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 77°F | 64°F | 26 | 9.0in | 3.4h | 82.85714285714285% |
| Feb | 78°F | 64°F | 19 | 5.7in | 4.6h | 81.28571428571428% |
| Mar | 77°F | 63°F | 19 | 3.6in | 6.1h | 77.57142857142856% |
| Apr | 77°F | 60°F | 4 | 1.2in | 9.1h | 68% |
| May | 75°F | 56°F | 0 | 0.2in | 10.5h | 57.14285714285714% |
| Jun | 72°F | 52°F | 0 | 0.0in | 10.4h | 54.99999999999999% |
| Jul | 72°F | 52°F | 0 | 0.0in | 10.4h | 50.57142857142857% |
| Aug | 77°F | 56°F | 0 | 0.0in | 11.2h | 42.42857142857142% |
| Sep | 84°F | 62°F | 0 | 0.0in | 11.8h | 34.857142857142854% |
| Oct | 87°F | 67°F | 1 | 0.4in | 10.9h | 36.14285714285714% |
| Nov | 84°F | 67°F | 11 | 3.3in | 6.9h | 53.42857142857142% |
| Dec | 80°F | 65°F | 25 | 7.9in | 4h | 72.42857142857142% |