Lusaka vs Gaborone: which is sunnier?
🇿🇲 Zambia vs 🇧🇼 Botswana · 1,059 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Gaborone is the sunnier overall: about 3,481 hours of sunshine a year to Lusaka's 3,066. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 months, with 4 within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Lusaka | Gaborone | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,066 | 3,481 |
| Sunniest month | June (97/100) | July (100/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 74/100 | 70/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 97/100 | 99/100 |
| Rain / year | 769 mm | 504 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 11 (extreme) | 13 (extreme) |
Lusaka vs Gaborone month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lusaka | Gaborone | Lusaka | Gaborone | Lusaka | Gaborone | |
| January | 70 | 67 | 27° | 34° | 200 | 86 |
| February | 71 | 77 | 26° | 33° | 142 | 78 |
| March | 79 | 87 | 26° | 31° | 101 | 69 |
| April | 92 | 92 | 27° | 28° | 31 | 41 |
| May | 96 | 98 | 26° | 26° | 4 | 11 |
| June | 97 | 98 | 24° | 22° | 1 | 12 |
| July | 97 | 100 | 24° | 22° | 1 | 2 |
| August | 97 | 100 | 27° | 26° | 1 | 2 |
| September | 97 | 98 | 31° | 31° | 2 | 11 |
| October | 86 | 75 | 33° | 34° | 10 | 35 |
| November | 83 | 70 | 32° | 34° | 75 | 67 |
| December | 70 | 67 | 28° | 34° | 201 | 90 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Lusaka · Feb Gaborone · Mar Gaborone · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul Gaborone · Aug Gaborone · Sep even · Oct Lusaka · Nov Lusaka · Dec Lusaka.
When to pick which
- November–February: Lusaka (average score 74/100 vs 70). Gaborone is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 28°C.
- March–May: Gaborone (average score 92/100 vs 89). Gaborone is the warmer, around 28°C daytime highs vs 26°C.
- June–August: too close to call — Lusaka averages 97/100, Gaborone 99/100. Lusaka is the warmer, around 25°C daytime highs vs 23°C.
- September–October: Lusaka (average score 92/100 vs 87). Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 33°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Lusaka weather by month · Gaborone weather by month.
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