Luanshya weather in December

In December, Luanshya sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 228 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 7% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Luanshya's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luanshya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
228 mm
26 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:39 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
83%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Luanshya is city in Zambia.

Founded
1902

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical December day in Luanshya reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°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, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Luanshya weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°24227.112.73.9
Feb26° / 18°19723.112.44.1
Mar27° / 18°13619.912.15.0
Apr27° / 16°265.611.77.3
May26° / 14°30.811.48.6
Jun25° / 12°00.111.29.3
Jul24° / 12°0011.39.3
Aug27° / 14°0011.68.6
Sep30° / 17°10.211.96.5
Oct32° / 20°132.712.35.1
Nov30° / 19°9914.812.64.4
Dec27° / 18°2282612.84.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32773
42674
52674
62476
72278
82080
92080
101882
111783
121585
131585
141387
151387
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31991

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Luanshya gets around 228 mm of rain over 26 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 84% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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273
374
475
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15105530
25105431
3495433
4495334
5485236
6375337
7375139
8365041
9255142
10255044
11244945
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21124255
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30024058
31024058

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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227calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:356:18
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312.75:356:19
412.75:356:19
512.75:366:20
612.75:366:20
712.75:366:21
812.75:366:21
912.85:376:22
1012.85:376:22
1112.85:376:23
1212.85:386:24
1312.85:386:24
1412.85:396:25
1512.85:396:25
1612.85:396:26
1712.85:406:26
1812.85:406:27
1912.85:416:27
2012.85:416:28
2112.85:426:28
2212.85:426:29
2312.85:436:29
2412.85:436:29
2512.85:446:30
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2712.85:456:31
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2912.85:466:32
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.7Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Luanshya

In seasonPeak

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

Luanshya's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Luanshya?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Luanshya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Luanshya in December

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

In December, Luanshya sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Luanshya in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Luanshya peaks around February 19 at about 15 (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 highExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jun 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Luanshya in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Luanshya is worst in August — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.4× the cleanest month (May, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateAug 1845 µg/m³May 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug46Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct24Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Luanshya?

Luanshya sits at 13.1°S, 28.4°E, 1,238 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Ndola, 31 km away.

Mokambo

Topography around Luanshya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luanshya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 1,228 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m.

The land around Luanshya is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), grassland (22%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (35%), shrubs (22%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
163 m
80 km
454 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Ndola 31 km · Mapalo 35 km · Kitwe 43 km · Kalulushi 48 km · Mpongwe 50 km · Mufulira 68 km · Chambishi 68 km · Mokambo 79 km

Zambia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,318
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
5.2
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
20.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 573
Religion
Protestant 75%Roman Catholic 20%other 3%none 2%

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 Luanshya (-13.1367°, 28.4166°, elevation 1,238 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).