Cuango-Luzamba weather in March

In March, Cuango-Luzamba sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 221 mm of rain across 23.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Cuango-Luzamba's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cuango-Luzamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
221 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:56 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Cuango-Luzamba reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12920
22920
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42920
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How March really feels in Cuango-Luzamba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Cuango-Luzamba weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°16921.412.54.0
Feb29° / 20°14117.512.34.0
Mar29° / 20°22123.512.13.7
Apr29° / 20°15618.711.84.1
May31° / 19°142.611.65.1
Jun32° / 18°10.311.55.3
Jul33° / 18°0011.55.0
Aug33° / 20°71.911.74.4
Sep32° / 20°8013.611.93.7
Oct30° / 20°19925.412.23.3
Nov28° / 20°27127.112.43.5
Dec28° / 20°2392512.53.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31585
41585
51585
61585
71585
81585
91585
101585
111387
121387
131387
141387
151387
161387
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191288
201288
211288
221387
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241387
251387
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281486
291585
301585
311684

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Cuango-Luzamba gets around 221 mm of rain over 23.5 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 76% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
165
266
366
467
568
669
770
871
972
1073
1174
1275
1376
1477
1577
1678
1779
1879
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2080
2180
2281
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2481
2581
2681
2781
2880
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3080
3179

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1113779
2113779
31137610
40127810
50127810
60127810
70117811
80107911
90107911
10098011
11088111
12078211
13078211
14068311
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17048511
18048511
19038512
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Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:556:07
212.25:556:06
312.25:556:06
412.25:566:05
512.25:566:05
612.15:566:05
712.15:566:04
812.15:566:04
912.15:566:03
1012.15:566:03
1112.15:566:02
1212.15:566:02
1312.15:566:01
1412.15:566:00
1512.15:566:00
1612.15:565:59
1712.15:565:59
1812.05:565:58
1912.05:555:58
2012.05:555:57
2112.05:555:57
2212.05:555:56
2312.05:555:55
2412.05:555:55
2512.05:555:54
2612.05:555:54
2712.05:555:53
2812.05:555:53
2912.05:555:52
3011.95:555:51
3111.95:555:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Cuango-Luzamba

In seasonPeak

In March, Cuango-Luzamba sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Cuango-Luzamba's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Cuango-Luzamba?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cuango-Luzamba.

What to pack for Cuango-Luzamba in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Cuango-Luzamba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cuango-Luzamba in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cuango-Luzamba peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeJan 19UV 15Aug 12UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Cuango-Luzamba in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Cuango-Luzamba is worst in July — around 222 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 24.4× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180210240JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodJul 18214 µg/m³Nov 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May47Poor
Jun143Unhealthy
Jul222Very unhealthy
Aug171Very unhealthy
Sep38Poor
Oct14Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cuango-Luzamba?

Cuango-Luzamba sits at 9.1°S, 18.0°E, 863 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Cafunfo, 42 km away.

Kunda dya BazeCambundi CatemboLubaloLuquemboCangandalaCuiloMalanje

Topography around Cuango-Luzamba

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cuango-Luzamba.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cuango-Luzamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 847 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 721 m.

The land around Cuango-Luzamba is covered by grassland (70%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
121 m
16 km
283 m
80 km
721 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Cafunfo 42 km · Kunda dya Baze 112 km · Cambundi Catembo 117 km · Lubalo 136 km · Luquembo 181 km · Cangandala 190 km · Cuilo 192 km · Malanje 192 km

Angola travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,129
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate
4.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
26.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 413
Religion
Roman Catholic 41%Protestant 38%none 12%other 9%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cuango-Luzamba (-9.1458°, 18.0445°, elevation 863 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).