Zambia landscape

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Zambia

Capital Lusaka · 17M people · Kwacha

Photo by Henning Borgersen on Unsplash

  • Climate
    Warm
    15–34°
Map of Zambia
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Airports in Zambia

Air connectivity
1airports
major gateways
Limited data

Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is Zambia's busiest gateway.

1 major airports. Tap any to see its nearest cities and how far they are.

By traffic
busiest first · 1 airports

Good to know — passenger volume is total throughput, not direct-route breadth; a large hub can still lack flights to your region. Learn how we measure this →

1 airportsupdated 2026Medium confidence

Passport strength in Zambia

Full analysis
Global rank
#66globally
by mobility
Moderate

Zambia's passport offers solid global access.

Mobility
#6667 destinations
GDP reach
#1544.0% of world GDP
Heritage
#138160 of 1,353 UNESCO sites
Visa-free reach
where this passport opens doors

Good to know — a mobility rank counts how many destinations you can enter, not how useful they are; a strong passport can still gate the one place you care about. Learn how we measure this →

Henley Passport Indexupdated 2026High confidence

Climate in Zambia

Climate character
15°34°
feels-like, coldest to hottest month

Warm summers, gentle winters.

Across its cities, summer highs top out near 34°C feels-like while the coldest spots dip to around 15°C; sun is plentiful, up to ~319 days a year in Livingstone.

Feels-like °C — monthly range across cities

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Warmest cityCoolest cityShaded = spread across cities

Good to know— a country isn't one climate but a range; the extremes here are different cities, not the same place across seasons. Learn how we measure this →

60 citiesupdated 2026Medium confidence

Who thrives in Zambia

A handful of lifestyles thrive in Zambia.

Fit is scored per lifestyle and anchored to the cities that serve each best — Winter Escapist leads. Pick one to see exactly where it works.

Great fit

Winter Escapist
Excellent
Sunshine Lover
Very Good
Eternal Summer
Very Good
Clean Air Seeker
Very Good

Good to know — fit is by city, not country; a lifestyle that thrives here may only do so in one or two of its cities. Learn how we measure this →

4 lifestylesupdated 2026Medium confidence