Lukulu weather in February

In February, Lukulu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 214 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Lukulu's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lukulu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
214 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:27 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
82%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Lukulu is human settlement in Western Province, Zambia.

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Lukulu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Lukulu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February 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

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lukulu weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February 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°24126.412.83.8
Feb28° / 19°21423.212.54.0
Mar28° / 19°16521.112.14.6
Apr29° / 18°315.111.76.3
May29° / 16°10.111.37.5
Jun27° / 13°0011.29.0
Jul27° / 13°0011.28.9
Aug31° / 15°0011.56.5
Sep34° / 19°40.811.94.2
Oct34° / 21°316.812.33.3
Nov30° / 20°14620.712.73.5
Dec28° / 19°22625.812.83.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Lukulu gets around 214 mm of rain over 23.2 wet days in February. 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 86% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
186
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
106931
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Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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107calm
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127calm
137calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:226:59
212.66:226:59
312.66:236:59
412.66:236:59
512.66:236:59
612.66:246:59
712.66:246:58
812.66:256:58
912.56:256:58
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1112.56:266:57
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1312.56:276:57
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1612.56:286:56
1712.56:286:55
1812.46:286:55
1912.46:296:54
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2312.46:306:52
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2612.36:316:51
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Lukulu

In seasonPeak

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

Lukulu'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 February a good time to visit Lukulu?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Lukulu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lukulu in February

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

In February, Lukulu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lukulu in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks 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 Lukulu peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 highExtremeExtremeJan 19UV 15Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Lukulu in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Lukulu is worst in September — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.2× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1356 µg/m³Apr 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May11Good
Jun23Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug46Poor
Sep58Unhealthy
Oct29Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lukulu?

Lukulu sits at 14.4°S, 23.2°E, 1,048 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Kalabo, 92 km away.

KalaboZambeziMonguKabompoChavumaManyingaKaomaSenanga

Topography around Lukulu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lukulu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 1,042 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m.

The land around Lukulu is covered by grassland (32%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, grassland (31%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
128 m
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February weather nearby: Kalabo 92 km · Zambezi 93 km · Mongu 98 km · Kabompo 135 km · Chavuma 157 km · Manyinga 159 km · Kaoma 174 km · Senanga 194 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 Lukulu (-14.3707°, 23.242°, elevation 1,048 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).