Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Luchenza features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (62 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1417 mm (55.8 inches) and receives 155 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Luchenza enjoys an average of 3867 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 10 minutes to 13 hours 3 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Luchenza are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 19 °C (62 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Luchenza experiences 207 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 35°C (95°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Average high | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average low | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Mean minimum | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Minimum | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Luchenza, Southern Region, Malawi with other places around the world.
Luchenza usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 280 mm (11.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Luchenza are May, August and September. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 331 (13.0) | 237 (9.3) | 264 (10.4) | 65 (2.6) | 28 (1.1) | 29 (1.2) | 41 (1.6) | 14 (0.5) | 13 (0.5) | 34 (1.3) | 116 (4.6) | 244 (9.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 22 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 |
The sunniest months in Luchenza are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Luchenza: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 35 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 254 | 304 | 327 | 322 | 326 | 303 | 320 | 333 | 335 | 356 | 340 | 342 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 56m | 12h 36m | 12h 9m | 11h 42m | 11h 20m | 11h 10m | 11h 15m | 11h 34m | 12h 0m | 12h 27m | 12h 51m | 13h 3m |
Luchenza experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Luchenza UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 |