Lukulu weather in June

In June, Lukulu sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 88% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of June to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Lukulu's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lukulu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
13°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:53 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
13%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
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 June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical June day in Lukulu reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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How June really feels in Lukulu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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

June 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 June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Lukulu gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in June

Winds average 10 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of June to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.27 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — June's 5.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Lukulu

In seasonPeak

None of Lukulu's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Lukulu's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
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Jun
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Is June a good time to visit Lukulu?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Lukulu for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lukulu in June

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

In June, Lukulu sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lukulu in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 9 (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 June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

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80 km
128 m
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June 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).