Lusaka, Zambia Air Quality

As of 2:39 PM

Air quality index41Good

Air quality is great — a good day to be outside.

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US AQI

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Air quality outlook

Worst hour each day

Today52Moderate
Sun 1857Moderate
Mon 1971Moderate
Tue 2065Moderate
Wed 2172Moderate

From our air-quality forecast models (GEOS-CF / GEFS aerosols). AQI uses the US EPA scale.

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About Lusaka weather

Lusaka is in Zambia at -15.41°, 28.29°. Right now it’s 31° and mostly clear; today’s high is 32° with a 0% chance of rain.

Zambia has a tropical climate moderated by its elevation on the central African plateau, which averages around 1,200 meters above sea level. The country experiences three distinct seasons: a warm, wet season from November to April when the Intertropical Convergence Zone brings heavy rainfall; a cool, dry season from May to August; and a hot, dry season from September to October. Annual rainfall ranges from 600mm in the driest southern valleys to over 1,400mm in the northern provinces near the Congo Basin.