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Monthly climate in Luwingu, Northern, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Luwingu features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (46 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1330 mm (52.4 inches) and receives 147 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Luwingu enjoys an average of 3804 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 31 minutes to 12 hours 42 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Luwingu, Northern, Zambia §

The warmest months in Luwingu are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (73 - 76 °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, Luwingu experiences 242 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 Luwingu, Northern, 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
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Luwingu, Northern, Zambia §

Luwingu usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 26 rainy days and 268 mm (10.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Luwingu are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Luwingu, Northern, 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) 253 (10.0) 241 (9.5) 259 (10.2) 100 (3.9) 7 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 36 (1.4) 143 (5.6) 291 (11.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 25 27 15 2 0 0 0 0 6 19 28

Monthly sunshine hours in Luwingu, Northern, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Luwingu are May, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Luwingu: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Luwingu, Northern, 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 239 274 316 327 340 326 338 339 326 344 324 305
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 37m 12h 24m 12h 7m 11h 51m 11h 37m 11h 31m 11h 34m 11h 46m 12h 2m 12h 19m 12h 34m 12h 42m

Solar UV radiation in Luwingu, Northern, Zambia §

Luwingu 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 / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Luwingu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Luwingu, Northern, 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 15 12 10 11 12 12 13 14 15