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Regional slice of Zambia with its own temperature profile. Best months here: May · Jun · Jul.

Range
26–32 °C
Compare
−0.7°C vs. Zambia mean
Country
Zambia
TZ
Africa/Lusaka
Region match
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12-month climate · Luapula

How the year moves in Luapula

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Luapula itself rather than over Zambia as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyLuapula, Zambia. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in July (25.7), highest in October (31.6). Monthly means: 25.9, 26.8, 26.9, 26.8, 27.0, 25.9, 25.7, 28.4, 31.0, 31.6, 29.1, 26.7.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January25.9
February26.8
March26.9
April26.8
May27.0
June25.9
July25.7
August28.4
September31.0
October31.6
November29.1
December26.7
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyLuapula, Zambia. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in June (0), highest in January (288). Monthly means: 288, 238, 249, 99, 6, 0, 0, 0, 2, 31, 173, 279.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January288
February238
March249
April99
May6
June0
July0
August0
September2
October31
November173
December279
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyLuapula, Zambia. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in January (4.6), highest in September (9.7). Monthly means: 4.6, 5.4, 5.6, 6.7, 8.7, 9.2, 9.1, 9.5, 9.7, 9.0, 7.2, 5.6.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January4.6
February5.4
March5.6
April6.7
May8.7
June9.2
July9.1
August9.5
September9.7
October9.0
November7.2
December5.6
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Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Zambia

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise increased caution
Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed
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AU

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.smartraveller.gov.au
DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
US

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked travel.state.gov

Parts of Zambia carry a higher advisory — up to level 3, "Reconsider travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

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