Kafue National Park

Zambia

Vast, unfenced, and raw, this massive park sees a fraction of the usual crowds yet harbors tree-climbing lions and rare antelopes.

Warmest month is October at 34°C on average. Coolest is June at 25°C. Driest reading falls in May with 0 rain days.

Six lead datapoints

MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January28°±3°23
February29°±3°22
March29°±3°14
April28°±3°6
May27°±3°0
June25°±3°0
July25°±4°0
August28°±4°0
September32°±3°0
October34°±3°1
November31°±4°14
December30°±4°20

What to do

  • Take an unforgettable hot air balloon flight over the misty Busanga Plains
  • Look for fast-moving cheetahs hunting in the northern wetland expanses
  • Cast lines for tilapia and bream on the tranquil waters of the Kafue River

How we know this

Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.