Lusaka, Zambia Pollen Count
Lusaka, Zambia · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Lusaka — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.
Pollen Overview
Today's overall pollen level and the dominant type (trees, weeds, grass, or mold).
Total Pollen Index
The combined pollen level across all types (0–100).
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Grass Index
How active grass pollen is today (0–100).
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Pollen Types
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5-Day Lusaka Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Lusaka residents check each morning
The Lusaka pollen count today is 33 (Low). No single plant stands out in today’s readings; the Grass category is the one the index is led by. The full split is tree pollen 19, grass pollen 36, weed pollen 24. Below, the plant detail and the multi-day outlook show whether today is the pattern or the exception. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Friday, November 6, 2026.
A Low band on the Pollen Atlas index means the Total Pollen Index has stayed in the lower part of the 0–100 scale. Readings in this band are built from low individual category values rather than from one large spike, and the category split above matters more than the headline number: a low total can still contain one category, such as grass pollen, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Lusaka page.
Outside its main late-spring and early-summer window, grass pollen usually appears as a small background value rather than the driver of the total. A low grass reading alongside a higher weed or mold value is a typical off-peak pattern. Grass should be read from its own value on this page, not assumed from the calendar: the index reports today’s modelled value, and the modelled value outranks any general seasonal expectation.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Lusaka pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Friday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Lusaka residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Lusaka pollen count today?
The Lusaka pollen count today is 33 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Grass.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Lusaka: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Lusaka allergies today
Lusaka allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 33 (Low), driven mainly by Grass. When people ask about Lusaka allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Lusaka.
Allergies in Lusaka follow the Zambia calendar set out below — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast on this page show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in Lusaka before heading outdoors, the split at the top of this page is the part to read: it shows which pollen is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.
Read the five-day table on this page as the Lusaka allergy forecast: today reads 33 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Lusaka allergies are set to ease or build across the week — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the index steps down, not just today.
In practice, the allergy count Lusaka today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Lusaka allergy count today is 33 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Lusaka: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 33 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 23 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 32 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 32 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 32 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Lusaka’s pollen count to peak on Friday at 33 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Lusaka
What is driving Lusaka’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 33 (Low) is set by grass pollen at 36 (Low on its own scale) — about 46% of the four category readings added together, 12 points clear of the next category, weed pollen at 24. Grass-led totals tend to hold a level for days at a time rather than spike and clear, because grasses pollinate over an extended period. Grass pollen leading in November is a modelled reading, reported as modelled — no regional calendar is asserted for Zambia, and the modelled value outranks any general seasonal expectation.
Plant-level detail is not in today’s feed for Lusaka, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above — it shows how much of today’s total each category is actually carrying, and plant detail returns here automatically on any day the feed includes it.
Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 23 to 33, never changing band. Today’s 33 sits 3 points above the window’s average of 30.4 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting Lusaka now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Lusaka were not returned in today\u2019s source data, so this section summarises the pollen types the index above is built from instead of listing individual plants.
Tree pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 19 (Low).
Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 36 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 24 (Low).
In the Global pattern, the plants that shape this city’s year vary with its local climate and vegetation, and no single regional calendar is published for this area — named here as regional context only, not as today\u2019s measurements.
Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the source data includes it.
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.
Lusaka pollen through the year
Three chapters make the Zambia pollen year, and Lusaka follows them in the Global order. The tree chapter: tree pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, so this page reports the measured readings first and treats any calendar as background only. The grass chapter: grass pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, and the measured value outranks any general seasonal expectation. The weed chapter: weed pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, and no regional calendar is asserted for this area.
No Zambia allergy season guide is published yet, so this page does not single out signature pollens for Lusaka — the calendar above is the Global regional pattern, and the plant detail on this page names what today’s feed actually records.
November in Lusaka is reported from its modelled readings, not from a regional calendar — no regional calendar is asserted for Zambia, so the calendar alone explains little today, and the modelled split above carries the story. No Zambia allergy season guide is published yet — this calendar follows the Global regional pattern. See Lusaka pollen count rankings and Lusaka on the pollen heatmap.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Lusaka pollen count on a Total Pollen Index from 0 to 100, built from separate tree, grass and weed readings. The total is a summary, not an average of the three: a single strong category can lift it, and three quiet categories can hold it down whatever the month. Index values are a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data, with plant detail by the Google Pollen API. The index is a modelled 0–100 scale, not a measured count, and figures update through the day, so a morning and an evening visit to this page can legitimately show different numbers.
Lusaka in today’s national picture
At 33 (Low), Lusaka ranks joint 9423rd of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Beja, Portugal at 52, and the lowest is Los Ángeles de San Rafael, Spain at 5. The whole table spans 47 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Lusaka: Kabwe, Zambia (108 km away) reads 35 (Low); Luanshya, Zambia (253 km away) reads 34 (Low); Ndola, Zambia (275 km away) reads 23 (Low). Lusaka reads 2 points lower than its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Zambia’s 10 tracked cities, today runs from 15 in Kasama to 35 in Kabwe.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Lusaka resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Lusaka, Zambia can test whether tree, grass, weed or mold is the category that matters for you — the four readings at the top of this page are the starting point for that conversation.
Lusaka in its local area
Lusaka is in Lusaka Province, Zambia. Its population is 2,212,301 (GeoNames).
Across Zambia’s 10 tracked cities, Lusaka ranks joint 3rd today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Lusaka, Zambia pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Kabwe pollen count (108 km away)
- Luanshya pollen count (253 km away)
- Ndola pollen count (275 km away)
- Kitwe pollen count (290 km away)
- Chingola pollen count (323 km away)
- Livingstone pollen count (375 km away)
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See how Lusaka ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
Pollen indexes: a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data. Plant detail: Google Pollen API. Index values are modelled, not measured counts. Sources: CDC/NAB; USA-NPN; GBIF (CC BY); ESA WorldCover (CC BY 4.0).