When to go · Livingstone
Livingstone in July
Great month. Cool mornings; good for walking.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 0
- Crowds
- High
- Zambia overall
- Prices
- High
- Zambia overall
Verdict
Cool mornings; good for walking.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than July?
No other month rates higher than July for Livingstone in this guide.
Weather in July
- LivingstoneHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 8 °C (46 °F), rain on about 0 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 46 °F (8 °C), rain on about 0 days
- Livingstone and the falls, Zambia · Livingstone, Mosi-oa-Tunyabest weather
Peak flow and spray March–May; Devil's Pool opens as water drops (about mid-August to January). By November the Zambian side can be a dry cliff.
Cool dry season
Cool mornings, dry roads, good for walking and game drives.
Watch: Cold nights (8 °C); busy season.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Heroes' and Unity Days check
First Monday and Tuesday of July · National holidays
Busy roads and closures.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Zambia overall
- High
- Prices · Zambia overall
- High
Zambia overall: Peak season; Lower Zambezi canoeing at its best.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Livingstone, side by side.
Verdict
Jul: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
Jul: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Apr: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Night low
Jul: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Apr: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Jul: 0 (better)
Apr: 3
Crowds
Jul: High
Apr: Medium
Prices
Jul: High
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Jul: 1
Apr: 1
July: Cool mornings; good for walking.
April: Falls at high flow; warm.
Livingstone: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings