Climate averages 1991–2020
Livingstone weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Livingstone: daytime highs average 34.2°C and nights cool to about 20.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 29 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Choma (166 km away). In October its highs average 30.0°C, 4.1°C cooler than Livingstone, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Livingstone ranks 2nd of 24 for the warmest October highs and joint 2nd of 24 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 24 cities is 31.2°C; Livingstone is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.1°C to 32.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 88 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Livingstone climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.2°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 208 | 21.2 | 13.113 h |
| February | 27.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 164 | 17.6 | 12.713 h |
| March | 28.1°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 97 | 13.9 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.8°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 20 | 3.8 | 11.712 h |
| May | 26.6°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 2.0 | 0.5 | 11.311 h |
| June | 24.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.111 h |
| July | 24.1°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| August | 27.9°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| September | 32.1°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 2.7 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| October, selected | 34.2°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 11 | 2.9 | 12.512 h |
| November | 32.1°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 88 | 13.4 | 12.913 h |
| December | 29.0°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 181 | 20.6 | 13.213 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Choma in OctoberZambia · 166 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 18.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Mazabuka in OctoberZambia · 299 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 20.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Kafue in OctoberZambia · 338 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 20.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Maun in OctoberBotswana · 350 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 19.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Namalombwe in OctoberZambia · 369 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 19.4°C · 15 mm rain
- Lusaka in OctoberZambia · 375 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 19.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Chunga in OctoberZambia · 381 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 19.6°C · 11 mm rain
- Bulawayo in OctoberZimbabwe · 385 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 15.5°C · 23 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Livingstone) is explained once on the Livingstone year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.