Lukulu climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lukulu?

Lukulu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 1,145 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lukulu?

The hottest day measured in Lukulu between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 1941, reaching 39.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lukulu?

The coldest day measured in Lukulu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1994, at 3.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lukulu?

Almost never: Lukulu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Lukulu warmed?

Yes: Lukulu warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lukulu?

The wettest day measured in Lukulu between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1989, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lukulu?

The windiest day measured in Lukulu between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1961, with winds reaching 29.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lukulu?

The warmest month in Lukulu is October (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lukulu?

Lukulu receives on average 1,145 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lukulu?

Lukulu gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lukulu (Zambia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 1,145 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is October (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Lukulu averages 0 frost days, 113 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.

Lukulu has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 13 October 1941) and the coldest 3.8 °C (on 1 July 1994).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

LukuluWestern Province

coords: -14.37°, 23.24°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

22.6°C

Average daily high

28.9°C

Average daily low

17.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,145mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

58%

Average peak wind

13.3km/h

Seasonal range

7.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

113 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

136 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.2 °C

Average feels-like low

17.0 °C

Average peak gust

32.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

51 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

39.7 °C

13 October 1941

Coldest day

3.8 °C

1 July 1994

Wettest day

104 mm

30 December 1989

Windiest day

29.8 km/h

3 September 1961

Strongest gust

72.7 km/h

27 January 1943

Hottest feels-like

40.4 °C

23 October 2023

Coldest feels-like

-0.9 °C

1 July 1994

Sunniest day

12.9 h

25 December 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.0 °C17 October 2025	6.6 °C9 August 2025	22.7 °C	1,070 mm	138
2024	38.9 °C28 September 2024	7.8 °C10 July 2024	23.7 °C	671 mm	238
2023	38.5 °C9 October 2023	9.4 °C12 July 2023	23.6 °C	1,068 mm	176
2022	36.8 °C5 October 2022	9.8 °C24 May 2022	22.8 °C	1,230 mm	111
2021	38.8 °C10 October 2021	9.5 °C16 June 2021	22.9 °C	1,025 mm	139
2020	38.6 °C4 October 2020	9.5 °C21 June 2020	23.0 °C	1,258 mm	116
2019	38.5 °C23 October 2019	8.0 °C8 July 2019	23.7 °C	757 mm	166
2018	37.8 °C2 November 2018	9.3 °C10 June 2018	23.5 °C	969 mm	144
2017	37.9 °C17 October 2017	9.7 °C15 July 2017	23.0 °C	1,251 mm	98
2016	38.7 °C17 October 2016	9.7 °C24 July 2016	23.5 °C	1,104 mm	141
2015	37.8 °C27 October 2015	8.8 °C17 June 2015	23.2 °C	964 mm	129
2014	37.7 °C30 September 2014	8.4 °C18 July 2014	23.1 °C	1,086 mm	107
2013	38.6 °C28 September 2013	9.1 °C15 July 2013	23.1 °C	1,158 mm	132
2012	37.3 °C12 October 2012	6.8 °C22 July 2012	22.9 °C	1,218 mm	108
2011	37.6 °C25 October 2011	5.4 °C27 June 2011	22.7 °C	1,194 mm	110
2010	37.6 °C30 October 2010	7.6 °C11 July 2010	23.2 °C	1,170 mm	110
2009	37.2 °C9 October 2009	9.7 °C3 August 2009	22.9 °C	1,089 mm	119
2008	39.1 °C28 September 2008	9.5 °C29 June 2008	22.7 °C	1,099 mm	106
2007	35.9 °C10 September 2007	8.4 °C27 July 2007	22.8 °C	1,105 mm	129
2006	36.6 °C6 October 2006	6.4 °C4 August 2006	22.7 °C	1,042 mm	109
2005	37.5 °C13 October 2005	10.8 °C20 July 2005	23.5 °C	860 mm	149
2004	35.9 °C5 October 2004	9.3 °C14 June 2004	22.7 °C	1,078 mm	112
2003	38.5 °C15 October 2003	10.2 °C3 July 2003	23.1 °C	1,034 mm	113
2002	36.9 °C18 October 2002	9.5 °C27 June 2002	23.1 °C	821 mm	128
2001	37.3 °C28 September 2001	7.9 °C19 July 2001	22.7 °C	1,182 mm	87
2000	37.5 °C11 October 2000	9.6 °C20 July 2000	22.8 °C	1,202 mm	101
1999	36.9 °C24 October 1999	9.0 °C14 June 1999	22.6 °C	984 mm	95
1998	38.2 °C8 October 1998	9.5 °C15 June 1998	23.3 °C	1,030 mm	137
1997	37.6 °C25 September 1997	8.8 °C1 July 1997	22.9 °C	1,137 mm	124
1996	37.4 °C20 October 1996	6.3 °C3 July 1996	23.3 °C	1,013 mm	146
1995	37.3 °C9 October 1995	4.9 °C19 June 1995	23.5 °C	690 mm	170
1994	36.5 °C28 September 1994	3.8 °C1 July 1994	22.8 °C	860 mm	160
1993	36.7 °C23 October 1993	9.6 °C11 June 1993	22.4 °C	1,240 mm	101
1992	36.1 °C24 September 1992	8.1 °C7 July 1992	22.8 °C	934 mm	128
1991	36.6 °C9 October 1991	7.8 °C23 July 1991	22.6 °C	1,096 mm	102
1990	37.2 °C2 November 1990	7.2 °C18 July 1990	22.9 °C	1,019 mm	122
1989	36.5 °C24 September 1989	7.7 °C18 June 1989	22.6 °C	1,188 mm	117
1988	35.6 °C4 October 1988	7.6 °C19 July 1988	22.6 °C	1,017 mm	105
1987	37.4 °C30 October 1987	7.5 °C23 July 1987	23.3 °C	969 mm	167
1986	35.9 °C25 September 1986	8.5 °C12 July 1986	21.9 °C	1,233 mm	88
1985	35.5 °C20 September 1985	5.7 °C14 July 1985	22.4 °C	1,091 mm	91
1984	36.3 °C10 September 1984	8.5 °C21 July 1984	22.4 °C	1,139 mm	96
1983	36.9 °C19 September 1983	7.7 °C20 June 1983	23.1 °C	987 mm	138
1982	34.9 °C20 September 1982	9.6 °C13 July 1982	22.4 °C	1,086 mm	97
1981	36.7 °C6 November 1981	7.1 °C7 July 1981	22.2 °C	1,112 mm	102
1980	37.1 °C19 September 1980	8.2 °C1 July 1980	22.6 °C	854 mm	110
1979	37.5 °C3 October 1979	7.3 °C7 July 1979	21.9 °C	1,230 mm	85
1978	36.7 °C22 September 1978	8.7 °C18 June 1978	22.1 °C	1,492 mm	92
1977	36.3 °C29 October 1977	8.4 °C27 June 1977	22.7 °C	1,160 mm	102
1976	36.7 °C27 October 1976	8.2 °C5 July 1976	21.5 °C	1,317 mm	68
1975	35.5 °C4 November 1975	7.2 °C23 July 1975	22.1 °C	1,088 mm	98
1974	35.5 °C19 October 1974	5.0 °C4 July 1974	21.7 °C	1,216 mm	87
1973	36.9 °C23 September 1973	9.5 °C17 July 1973	22.6 °C	959 mm	130
1972	35.8 °C2 October 1972	7.9 °C21 June 1972	21.8 °C	1,044 mm	91
1971	36.6 °C8 October 1971	7.7 °C16 June 1971	22.2 °C	1,088 mm	107
1970	35.6 °C1 November 1970	8.2 °C1 July 1970	22.4 °C	1,069 mm	97
1969	36.8 °C9 October 1969	9.6 °C14 June 1969	22.0 °C	1,747 mm	65
1968	36.8 °C10 October 1968	4.7 °C15 June 1968	22.1 °C	1,060 mm	100
1967	36.9 °C3 October 1967	6.5 °C21 July 1967	22.2 °C	1,136 mm	64
1966	36.1 °C6 October 1966	8.7 °C3 August 1966	22.9 °C	1,006 mm	112
1965	36.2 °C27 October 1965	6.9 °C6 July 1965	22.2 °C	988 mm	88
1964	36.6 °C2 October 1964	7.0 °C29 June 1964	22.2 °C	988 mm	101
1963	35.2 °C12 September 1963	9.3 °C8 July 1963	22.2 °C	1,405 mm	78
1962	36.7 °C25 October 1962	8.4 °C30 June 1962	22.4 °C	1,359 mm	73
1961	36.7 °C17 October 1961	9.5 °C12 August 1961	22.1 °C	1,457 mm	75
1960	36.8 °C11 October 1960	9.0 °C11 July 1960	22.1 °C	1,091 mm	93
1959	36.6 °C13 October 1959	8.7 °C20 May 1959	22.5 °C	1,292 mm	110
1958	36.0 °C11 September 1958	7.2 °C16 June 1958	22.1 °C	1,785 mm	74
1957	35.5 °C30 September 1957	9.1 °C31 May 1957	22.3 °C	1,977 mm	108
1956	37.3 °C16 October 1956	8.3 °C20 June 1956	22.0 °C	1,251 mm	81
1955	37.0 °C13 October 1955	7.5 °C14 August 1955	22.1 °C	1,451 mm	83
1954	38.5 °C24 October 1954	6.2 °C25 June 1954	23.7 °C	646 mm	208
1953	38.1 °C28 October 1953	6.8 °C2 July 1953	22.0 °C	1,778 mm	82
1952	37.5 °C28 October 1952	7.1 °C6 August 1952	22.8 °C	1,329 mm	123
1951	38.2 °C5 October 1951	5.7 °C15 July 1951	22.5 °C	1,123 mm	111
1950	36.0 °C13 October 1950	9.4 °C9 July 1950	21.9 °C	1,305 mm	83
1949	38.3 °C5 October 1949	8.8 °C21 July 1949	22.7 °C	1,199 mm	108
1948	37.5 °C22 September 1948	8.8 °C17 June 1948	21.9 °C	1,592 mm	65
1947	37.8 °C9 October 1947	7.4 °C14 June 1947	22.5 °C	1,319 mm	96
1946	35.8 °C28 September 1946	8.4 °C19 June 1946	22.4 °C	1,271 mm	133
1945	37.6 °C5 October 1945	8.0 °C21 June 1945	22.8 °C	1,227 mm	127
1944	39.2 °C27 September 1944	9.8 °C15 July 1944	22.7 °C	1,179 mm	108
1943	37.1 °C11 October 1943	6.4 °C8 August 1943	22.5 °C	992 mm	110
1942	36.9 °C16 September 1942	7.8 °C21 July 1942	22.5 °C	1,175 mm	109
1941	39.7 °C13 October 1941	8.0 °C23 June 1941	23.0 °C	903 mm	159
1940	36.6 °C14 October 1940	8.0 °C20 July 1940	21.8 °C	1,416 mm	90

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.5 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

138 d/yr

+25

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1070 mm

-75 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.7 °C	+0.7 °C	247 mm	-7 mm
Feb	28.6 °C	+1.3 °C	227 mm	+2 mm
Mar	29.5 °C	+1.8 °C	84 mm	-83 mm
Apr	28.1 °C	-0.6 °C	71 mm	+35 mm
May	28.1 °C	-0.5 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jun	26.8 °C	0.0 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	26.5 °C	-0.5 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Aug	30.8 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	35.0 °C	+1.5 °C	2 mm	-1 mm
Oct	35.1 °C	+1.7 °C	19 mm	-24 mm
Nov	29.8 °C	+0.5 °C	192 mm	+18 mm
Dec	28.2 °C	+0.9 °C	227 mm	-13 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.0 °C

17 Oct 2025

Coldest day

6.6 °C

9 Aug 2025

Wettest day

49.0 mm

8 Nov 2025

Windiest day

25.4 km/h

9 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

52.6 km/h

9 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.4 °C

2 Dec 2025

Coldest feels-like

2.8 °C

9 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.9 h

22 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lukulu?

Lukulu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 1,145 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lukulu?

The hottest day measured in Lukulu between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 1941, reaching 39.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lukulu?

The coldest day measured in Lukulu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1994, at 3.8 °C.

Does it snow in Lukulu?

Almost never: Lukulu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Lukulu warmed?

Yes: Lukulu warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lukulu?

The wettest day measured in Lukulu between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1989, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lukulu?

The windiest day measured in Lukulu between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1961, with winds reaching 29.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lukulu?

The warmest month in Lukulu is October (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Lukulu?

Lukulu receives on average 1,145 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lukulu?

Lukulu gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Lukulu?

Yes: Lukulu has on average 51 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lukulu?

In Lukulu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 23 October 2023, and the lowest was -0.9 °C on 1 July 1994.

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