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Monthly climate in Luangwa, Lusaka, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Luangwa features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 30 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 979 mm (38.5 inches) and receives 94 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Luangwa enjoys an average of 3931 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Luangwa, Lusaka, Zambia §

The warmest months in Luangwa are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 30 °C (82 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 23 °C (69 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Luangwa experiences 312 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 Luangwa, Lusaka, 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 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(105°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Minimum 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Luangwa, Lusaka, Zambia §

Luangwa usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 244 mm (9.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Luangwa are July, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Luangwa, Lusaka, 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) 233 (9.2) 287 (11.3) 135 (5.3) 20 (0.8) 8 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 5 (0.2) 72 (2.8) 213 (8.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 24 15 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 20

Monthly sunshine hours in Luangwa, Lusaka, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Luangwa are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Luangwa: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Luangwa, Lusaka, 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 266 286 342 326 336 317 331 339 337 359 342 346
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 55m 12h 35m 12h 9m 11h 43m 11h 22m 11h 11m 11h 17m 11h 35m 12h 0m 12h 26m 12h 49m 13h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Luangwa, Lusaka, Zambia §

Luangwa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 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 Luangwa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Luangwa, Lusaka, 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) 17 16 14 13 10 9 9 10 12 12 14 15