Luangwa monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Luangwa

Luangwa average temperature chart (Celsius) Luangwa average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Luangwa (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 31.1 31 31.3 31.1 29.6 27.7 27.7 30.1 33.3 35.2 34.3 31.8
°F 87.9 87.7 88.4 88 85.3 81.9 81.8 86.1 91.9 95.4 93.8 89.3

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Luangwa monthly rainfall chart (mm) Luangwa monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Luangwa (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 186 195 85 17 4 1 0 1 1 9 61 176
inches 7.3 7.7 3.4 0.7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.4 2.4 6.9
Rainy days 17 15 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 15

Average annual rainfall in Luangwa: 750.034mm (295.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Luangwa

Luangwa average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Luangwa
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.8 6.9 7.9 9.1 9.7 9.4 9.7 10.3 10.4 9.9 8.9 6.8

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Luangwa average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Luangwa average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Luangwa (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 21.7 21.6 20.8 18.6 15.1 12.3 12 14.4 18.6 21.9 22.6 22.2
Max °C 31.3 31.2 31.6 31.4 30 28.1 28.1 30.5 33.7 35.6 34.6 32.1
Min °F 71.1 70.9 69.4 65.5 59.1 54.1 53.5 57.8 65.4 71.3 72.7 71.9
Max °F 79.7 79.5 79.2 77 72.5 68.4 68 72.3 79 83.7 83.5 80.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Luangwa average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Luangwa average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Luangwa in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27 27.5 27.8 27.2 26.1 24.6 23.4 23 23.3 24.3 25.6 26.6
°F 80.7 81.5 82 81 78.9 76.2 74.2 73.4 73.9 75.7 78.1 79.8

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Luangwa average winspeed by month (km/h) Luangwa average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Luangwa (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 9 9 8 5
mph 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 5 3

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Luangwa relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Luangwa
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
80% 81% 78% 72% 68% 65% 62% 54% 47% 46% 57% 74%

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Luangwa weather stats

Luangwa weather statistics
Hottest month: October 35.2°C 95.4°F
Driest month: July 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: August 10.3hrs
Coldest month: July 27.7°C 81.9°F
Wettest month: February 195mm 7.7ins
Warmest sea: March 27.8°C 82°F
Map showing location of Luangwa (-15.61667, 30.41667) Luangwa map pin © Google

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