Luena weather in March

In March, Luena sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 198 mm of rain across 25.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Luena's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
198 mm
25.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:48 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
85%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Luena is town in Moxico Province, 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 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Luena reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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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Luena weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°22126.212.64.0
Feb26° / 17°19723.412.44.0
Mar26° / 17°19825.712.14.1
Apr26° / 16°7312.511.76.2
May28° / 15°20.311.58.3
Jun27° / 13°0011.38.9
Jul27° / 12°0011.48.8
Aug30° / 15°10.211.66.8
Sep31° / 17°143.811.95.1
Oct30° / 17°8818.112.34.1
Nov27° / 17°17825.612.54.0
Dec25° / 17°22427.512.73.9

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 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2892
3892
4892
5991
6991
7991
8991
91090
101090
111090
121090
131090
141090
151189
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201288
211387
221387
231486
241486
251585
261783
271882
281981
292080
302080
312278

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Luena gets around 198 mm of rain over 25.7 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 82% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
182
283
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483
583
683
784
884
984
1085
1185
1285
1385
1485
1585
1685
1785
1884
1984
2084
2183
2283
2382
2481
2581
2680
2779
2878
2977
3075
3174

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1025543
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20015841
21015940
22016039
23016138
24026137
25026236
26036334
27036433
28046531
29156430
30166528
31166627

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:46 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:466:01
212.25:466:00
312.25:466:00
412.25:475:59
512.25:475:59
612.25:475:58
712.25:475:58
812.25:475:57
912.25:475:57
1012.15:475:56
1112.15:475:55
1212.15:475:55
1312.15:475:54
1412.15:475:54
1512.15:485:53
1612.15:485:52
1712.15:485:52
1812.15:485:51
1912.05:485:51
2012.05:485:50
2112.05:485:49
2212.05:485:49
2312.05:485:48
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2512.05:485:47
2612.05:485:46
2712.05:485:45
2811.95:485:45
2911.95:485:44
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.93 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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145.0Bright
154.9Bright
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Luena

In seasonPeak

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

Luena'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 Luena?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Luena for sightseeing.

What to pack for Luena in March

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

In March, Luena sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Luena in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Luena peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 19UV 16Jun 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Luena 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 Luena is worst in September — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 15.5× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 1485 µg/m³Apr 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May9Good
Jun21Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug55Poor
Sep91Unhealthy
Oct21Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Luena?

Luena sits at 11.8°S, 19.9°E, 1,337 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Cuemba, 204 km away.

CuembaSaurimoCamacupaLuquemboLuauCatabolaLubaloLumbala

Topography around Luena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 1,319 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m.

The land around Luena is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
216 m
80 km
411 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
March weather nearby: Cuemba 204 km · Saurimo 242 km · Camacupa 266 km · Luquembo 266 km · Luau 279 km · Catabola 289 km · Lubalo 300 km · Lumbala 306 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 Luena (-11.7833°, 19.9167°, elevation 1,337 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).