Copperbelt Province · Zambia
Luanshya travel guide
Luanshya is a city in Copperbelt Province, Zambia, home to about 147,000 people.
- Best months
- April to August
- Nearest airport
- NLA23 km · Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport
- Currency
- ZMWZambian Kwacha
- Time zone
- Africa/Lusaka
- Language
- English
When to go
The best time to visit Luanshya
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Luanshya are April to August. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; January is the wettest, with about 277 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Luanshya: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (NLA), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line.
NLA · Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport
Questions
Luanshya: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Luanshya?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Luanshya are April to August. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; January is the wettest, with about 277 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Luanshya?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (NLA), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Luanshya?
Zambian Kwacha (ZMW).
Nearby
Destinations near Luanshya
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.