Lusaka vs Pretoria: which is better, month by month

Pretoria beats Lusaka in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (77 vs 60) — while Lusaka wins June to July; they are within 3 points in the other 4 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Lusaka vs Pretoria — all 12 months

MonthLusakaPretoriaWinnerGap
January60Chot, soaked, clean air77Bhot, rainyPretoria17
February70Bhot, soaked, clean air77Bhot, rainyPretoria7
March78Bhot, rainy, clean air83Ahot, a little rainPretoria5
April88Awarm, a little rain, clean air88Awarm, a little rainTie0
May94Swarm, dry, clean air92Snice, dryTie2
June95Snice, dry, clean air88Anice, dryLusaka7
July93Snice, dry, clean air88Anice, dryLusaka5
August91Swarm, dry, clean air93Snice, dryTie2
September86Ahot, dry89Awarm, dryTie3
October82Ahot, dry86Ahot, a little rainPretoria4
November75Bhot, rainy, clean air82Ahot, rainyPretoria7
December69Chot, soaked, clean air78Bhot, rainyPretoria9

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (60 vs 77). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Lusaka

🇿🇲 Zambia · mild climate

Best month
June 95/100
Months won
2 of 12

Pretoria

🇿🇦 South Africa · mild climate

Best month
August 93/100
Months won
6 of 12

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