Luau weather in March

In March, Luau sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 234 mm of rain across 26.7 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Luau's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
234 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:39 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
84%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Luau is settlement in Angola.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Luau reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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312718

How March really feels in Luau

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.

Luau 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
Jan27° / 19°25527.712.63.7
Feb27° / 19°21724.612.43.7
Mar27° / 19°23426.712.13.9
Apr28° / 18°10515.311.85.2
May30° / 18°30.811.56.3
Jun30° / 16°00.111.47.0
Jul30° / 16°0011.46.8
Aug32° / 18°10.311.65.1
Sep32° / 19°255.611.94.2
Oct30° / 19°11319.112.23.8
Nov28° / 19°20626.212.53.7
Dec27° / 18°25628.212.63.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
5991
6991
7991
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91189
101189
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311981

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Luau gets around 234 mm of rain over 26.7 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 86% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
186
286
386
486
586
686
786
886
987
1087
1187
1287
1387
1487
1587
1687
1787
1887
1986
2086
2186
2286
2385
2485
2585
2684
2784
2883
2982
3082
3181

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17921
27921
37921
47921
57921
67921
77921
87921
96931
106931
116931
125950
135950
144960
154960
164960
174960
183970
193970
203970
213970
224960
234960
244960
254960
265950
276940
286940
297930
308920
319910

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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115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
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175calm
185calm
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245calm
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265calm
275calm
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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 5:38 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:385:51
212.25:385:51
312.25:385:50
412.25:385:50
512.25:385:49
612.25:385:49
712.25:385:48
812.25:385:48
912.15:385:47
1012.15:385:46
1112.15:385:46
1212.15:385:45
1312.15:385:45
1412.15:395:44
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1712.15:395:42
1812.15:395:42
1912.05:395:41
2012.05:395:41
2112.05:395:40
2212.05:395:39
2312.05:395:39
2412.05:395:38
2512.05:395:37
2612.05:395:37
2712.05:395:36
2812.05:385:36
2911.95:385:35
3011.95:385:34
3111.95:385:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Luau

In seasonPeak

In March, Luau sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Luau's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Luau?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Luau.

What to pack for Luau in March

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

In March, Luau sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Luau 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 Luau peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jul 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Luau 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 Luau is worst in August — around 141 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 19.6× the cleanest month (April, 7 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 13136 µg/m³Apr 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May15Moderate
Jun45Poor
Jul114Unhealthy
Aug141Unhealthy
Sep72Unhealthy
Oct20Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Luau?

Luau sits at 10.7°S, 22.2°E, 1,106 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Tshilenge, 79 km away.

MweneCazomboSaurimoMalembaMwinilungaChavumaLuena

Topography around Luau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 1,093 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m.

The land around Luau is covered by grassland (57%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), trees (31%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and trees (52%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
274 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
March weather nearby: Tshilenge 79 km · Mwene 122 km · Cazombo 152 km · Saurimo 232 km · Malemba 256 km · Mwinilunga 266 km · Chavuma 267 km · Luena 279 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 Luau (-10.7073°, 22.2247°, elevation 1,106 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).