Lukulu weather in January

In January, Lukulu sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 241 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-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 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Lukulu's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lukulu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
241 mm
26.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:13 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
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 January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical January day in Lukulu reaches about 27°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, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

January 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 January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 1st-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
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51387
61486
71486
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101486
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lukulu gets around 241 mm of rain over 26.4 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
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1587
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3087
3186

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
15950
25950
35950
45950
55950
65950
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85950
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, 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
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:056:55
212.86:066:56
312.86:066:56
412.86:076:56
512.86:076:57
612.86:086:57
712.86:086:57
812.86:096:58
912.86:096:58
1012.86:106:58
1112.86:116:58
1212.86:116:59
1312.86:126:59
1412.86:126:59
1512.86:136:59
1612.86:136:59
1712.86:146:59
1812.86:147:00
1912.76:157:00
2012.76:167:00
2112.76:167:00
2212.76:177:00
2312.76:177:00
2412.76:187:00
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2612.76:197:00
2712.76:197:00
2812.76:207:00
2912.76:207:00
3012.76:217:00
3112.66:217:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.33 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 — January's 5.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
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85.4Bright
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105.3Bright
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165.3Bright
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185.3Bright
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Lukulu

In seasonPeak

In January, 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 January a good time to visit Lukulu?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lukulu.

What to pack for Lukulu in January

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

In January, Lukulu sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lukulu in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 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 January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January 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
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January 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).