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Monthly climate in Luanshya, Copperbelt, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Luanshya features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 983 mm (38.7 inches) and receives 117 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Luanshya enjoys an average of 3811 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 20 minutes to 12 hours 52 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Luanshya, Copperbelt, Zambia §

The warmest months in Luanshya are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 20 °C (63 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Luanshya experiences 255 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Luanshya, Copperbelt, Zambia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Luanshya, Copperbelt, Zambia §

Luanshya usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 23 rainy days and 208 mm (8.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Luanshya are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Luanshya, Copperbelt, Zambia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 196 (7.7) 227 (9.0) 188 (7.4) 35 (1.4) 6 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 13 (0.5) 115 (4.5) 201 (7.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 21 25 23 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 14 23

Monthly sunshine hours in Luanshya, Copperbelt, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Luanshya are May, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Luanshya: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Luanshya, Copperbelt, Zambia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 245 267 319 325 336 320 325 339 336 353 333 308
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 47m 12h 30m 12h 8m 11h 46m 11h 29m 11h 20m 11h 25m 11h 40m 12h 1m 12h 23m 12h 42m 12h 52m

Solar UV radiation in Luanshya, Copperbelt, Zambia §

Luanshya experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and December, 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 / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Luanshya UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Luanshya, Copperbelt, Zambia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 16 17 16 14 11 9 10 11 13 13 15 16