When to go · Zambia
Zambia in February
Mixed month. Wet and green; Luangwa emerald season boats at a few camps.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Zambia
- Prices
- Low
- Zambia
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for Zambia
Wet and green; Luangwa emerald season boats at a few camps.
Weather in February
- Livingstone and the falls · Livingstone, Mosi-oa-Tunyarainy
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.
- Luangwa Valley · South and North Luangwarainy
Hot, low valley; most camps open about May–November. 'Emerald season' boat safaris at a few camps Jan–Mar.
- Lower Zambezi · Lower Zambezi NP, Chiawarainy
Camps close about November–March; canoeing and tiger-fishing season from May.
- Kafue and the west · Kafue, Busanga Plains, Liuwa Plainrainy
Busanga Plains floods until about July; Liuwa's wildebeest migration comes with the first rains (Nov).
- Plateau · Lusaka, Copperbelt, Bangweulurainy
At 1,200 m: pleasant; Bangweulu shoebills are easiest to see Mar–Jul.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Zambia
- Low
- Prices · Zambia
- Low
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast