Luau in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Luau sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 727 mm of rain over about 81 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

Summer is Luau's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Luau's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
27°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
727 mm
81 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
3.7
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Luau in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical summer day in Luau reaches about 27°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Luau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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

summer 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 the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Luau gets around 727 mm of rain over 81 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 5 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min in early December to 12 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Luau

In seasonPeak

In summer, Luau overlaps 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 summer a good time to visit Luau?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Luau.

What to pack for Luau in Summer

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

In summer, Luau sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 81 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Luau in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 14 (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 Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer 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
Summer 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.