Compare Weather & Climate

Lusaka is 6392.7 kilometers (3972.2 miles) away and 1.0 hours ahead of Skopje, North Macedonia. Lusaka's climate is classified as Humid subtropical, dry winter (Köppen climate classification: Cwa) while Skopje has a Marine west coast, warm summer climate (Cfb).

Lusaka generally has warmer weather than Skopje. The average mean temperature in Lusaka is 22.87°C (73.17°F) while Skopje’s temperature is 14.34°C (57.81°F) and the difference is 8.53°C (47.35°F). Lusaka is hottest on average in October, when the day time temperature may reach 28.17°C (82.71°F), while Skopje is hottest in August when the average high temperature is 26.31°C (79.36°F). Lusaka is coolest in July when the average low temperature is 10.51°C (50.92°F), while January is the coldest month in Skopje, when night time temperature often falls below -2.08°C (28.26°F).

Finally, Lusaka has about 1.14 times more rainfall than Skopje, (Lusaka’s 60.34mm vs Skopje’s average of 52.7mm).

Comparison summary

WeatherLusakaSkopjeDifference
Hottest monthOctober: 28.17°C (82.71°F)August: 26.31°C (79.36°F)1.86°C (35.35°F)
Coldest monthJuly: 10.51°C (50.92°F)January: -2.08°C (28.26°F)12.59°C (54.66°F)
Wettest monthJanuary: 206.39mm (8.13in)May: 77.95mm (3.07in)128.44mm (5.06in)
Driest monthAugust: 0.24mm (0.01in)August: 39.04mm (1.54in)38.8mm (1.53in)

Temperature

Average Temperature ( °C )

City Lusaka
  • Jan23.02
  • Feb22.62
  • Mar22.58
  • Apr21.55
  • May20.17
  • Jun18.38
  • Jul18.41
  • Aug22.1
  • Sep25.95
  • Oct28.17
  • Nov27.18
  • Dec24.3
  • Yea22.87
City Skopje
  • Jan1.81
  • Feb4.74
  • Mar9.01
  • Apr13.64
  • May17.94
  • Jun22.78
  • Jul25.68
  • Aug26.31
  • Sep21.17
  • Oct15.18
  • Nov9.87
  • Dec3.97
  • Yea14.34

Average Temperature ( °F )

Precipitation

Precipitation (mm)

City Lusaka
  • Jan206.39
  • Feb153.65
  • Mar74.12
  • Apr29.68
  • May4.49
  • Jun1.85
  • Jul1.36
  • Aug0.24
  • Sep0.26
  • Oct6.07
  • Nov78.25
  • Dec167.78
  • Yea60.34
City Skopje
  • Jan48.49
  • Feb51.02
  • Mar48.45
  • Apr62.93
  • May77.95
  • Jun63.76
  • Jul44.85
  • Aug39.04
  • Sep52.26
  • Oct54.74
  • Nov43.94
  • Dec44.97
  • Yea52.7

Precipitation (in)

Number of days with rainfall

Average Number of Rainy Days ( Days )

City Lusaka
  • Jan24.0
  • Feb21.09
  • Mar14.18
  • Apr6.36
  • May1.18
  • Jun0.36
  • Jul0.0
  • Aug0.0
  • Sep0.09
  • Oct1.82
  • Nov11.18
  • Dec21.55
  • Yea8.48
City Skopje
  • Jan8.73
  • Feb9.0
  • Mar8.55
  • Apr9.55
  • May11.27
  • Jun12.0
  • Jul8.73
  • Aug5.91
  • Sep6.73
  • Oct6.45
  • Nov7.18
  • Dec7.36
  • Yea8.46

Wind Speed

Average Wind Speed ( km/h )

City Lusaka
  • Jan7.96
  • Feb7.71
  • Mar8.77
  • Apr10.05
  • May10.33
  • Jun10.92
  • Jul11.92
  • Aug12.45
  • Sep13.62
  • Oct13.3
  • Nov11.02
  • Dec8.13
  • Yea10.51
City Skopje
  • Jan7.4
  • Feb8.33
  • Mar8.32
  • Apr8.01
  • May7.45
  • Jun7.05
  • Jul7.34
  • Aug6.78
  • Sep6.95
  • Oct6.83
  • Nov6.53
  • Dec6.96
  • Yea7.33

Average Wind Speed ( mph )

Average Length of Day ( Hours )

Average Length of Day ( Hours )

City Lusaka
  • Jan11.6
  • Feb10.31
  • Mar10.44
  • Apr9.28
  • May8.5
  • Jun8.42
  • Jul8.52
  • Aug10.01
  • Sep11.98
  • Oct12.64
  • Nov12.64
  • Dec12.13
  • Yea10.54
City Skopje
  • Jan7.34
  • Feb7.4
  • Mar9.81
  • Apr12.87
  • May13.85
  • Jun14.21
  • Jul14.27
  • Aug13.79
  • Sep11.54
  • Oct10.14
  • Nov7.75
  • Dec7.58
  • Yea10.88

Humidity (%)

Humidity (%)

City Lusaka
  • Jan83.91
  • Feb86.39
  • Mar83.3
  • Apr76.8
  • May67.97
  • Jun64.97
  • Jul59.65
  • Aug45.19
  • Sep35.03
  • Oct37.24
  • Nov53.03
  • Dec74.68
  • Yea64.01
City Skopje
  • Jan78.87
  • Feb76.3
  • Mar68.79
  • Apr65.84
  • May68.04
  • Jun64.26
  • Jul57.42
  • Aug52.31
  • Sep57.97
  • Oct65.49
  • Nov73.37
  • Dec74.57
  • Yea66.94

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