Lucapa weather in March

In March, Lucapa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 198 mm of rain across 25.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 Lucapa's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lucapa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
198 mm
25.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:45 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
83%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Lucapa 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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Lucapa 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)
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52920
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312920

How March really feels in Lucapa

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.

Lucapa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°20725.812.43.6
Feb29° / 20°17622.312.33.5
Mar29° / 20°19825.212.13.5
Apr29° / 19°1381911.84.1
May32° / 19°122.911.64.9
Jun33° / 18°20.411.54.9
Jul33° / 18°0011.64.9
Aug33° / 19°102.711.74.4
Sep31° / 20°7213.8123.9
Oct30° / 20°1492312.23.5
Nov28° / 19°21326.312.43.5
Dec28° / 19°22927.312.53.7

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 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81486
91486
101387
111387
121387
131288
141288
151288
161189
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201288
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271486
281585
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301783
311783

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Lucapa gets around 198 mm of rain over 25.2 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 81% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
177
277
377
478
578
678
779
879
979
1080
1180
1281
1381
1481
1581
1682
1782
1882
1982
2082
2183
2283
2383
2483
2583
2683
2782
2882
2982
3081
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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
128513
228513
328513
428612
528612
628612
728612
828612
918712
1018712
1118712
1218712
1318712
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Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
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 5:45 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:455:55
212.25:455:55
312.25:455:55
412.25:455:54
512.15:455:54
612.15:455:53
712.15:455:53
812.15:455:52
912.15:455:52
1012.15:455:51
1112.15:455:51
1212.15:455:50
1312.15:455:50
1412.15:455:49
1512.15:455:49
1612.15:455:48
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2712.05:445:42
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3111.95:445:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Lucapa

In seasonPeak

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

Lucapa'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 Lucapa?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lucapa.

What to pack for Lucapa in March

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

In March, Lucapa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lucapa 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 Lucapa peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Aug 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Lucapa 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 Lucapa is worst in June — around 150 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 15.8× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodJun 23149 µg/m³Nov 2210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May53Poor
Jun150Unhealthy
Jul146Unhealthy
Aug83Unhealthy
Sep31Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lucapa?

Lucapa sits at 8.4°S, 20.7°E, 955 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Dundo, 117 km away.

DundoCassanguidiChitatoCuiloSaurimoLubaloTshikapaMwene

Topography around Lucapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lucapa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 867 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m.

The land around Lucapa is covered by grassland (58%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
186 m
16 km
227 m
80 km
401 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Dundo 117 km · Cassanguidi 121 km · Chitato 124 km · Cuilo 136 km · Saurimo 143 km · Lubalo 180 km · Tshikapa 223 km · Mwene 280 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 Lucapa (-8.4192°, 20.7447°, elevation 955 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).