Region · Zambia
Where to stay in Southern Province
This guide covers 3 destinations in Southern Province, a first-level administrative division of Zambia, with 2 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Livingstone, Mazabuka and Choma. Across its destinations, June and July are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI).
- Destinations in this guide
- 3
- Places to stay
- 2
- Comfortable in the most places
- June and July
- Main airport
- LVIHarry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
- Currency
- ZMWZambian Kwacha
- Time zone
- Africa/Lusaka
Destinations
Destinations in Southern Province
Every destination in this guide in Southern Province, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingstone | 177,393 | 2 | LVI · 6 km |
| Mazabuka | 116,503 | LUN · 95 km | |
| Choma | 51,842 |
Where to stay
Hotels in Southern Province
2 hotels in Southern Province recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Southern Province
From the climate of 3 destinations in Southern Province with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: June and July.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 197 mm |
| February | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 137 mm |
| March | 0 of 3 | 30 °C | 88 mm |
| April | 1 of 3 | 29 °C | 21 mm |
| May | 2 of 3 | 28 °C | 3 mm |
| June | 3 of 3 | 26 °C | 0 mm |
| July | 3 of 3 | 26 °C | 0 mm |
| August | 2 of 3 | 28 °C | 0 mm |
| September | 0 of 3 | 32 °C | 2 mm |
| October | 0 of 3 | 34 °C | 15 mm |
| November | 0 of 3 | 33 °C | 97 mm |
| December | 0 of 3 | 30 °C | 158 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Southern Province
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Southern Province name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
LVI · Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
LUN · Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
VFA · Victoria Falls International Airport
BBK · Kasane International Airport
KAB · Kariba Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Southern Province, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Zambia
Nearby
Regions near Southern Province
Other regions of Zambia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.