Luwingu weather in April

In April, Luwingu sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 63 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-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 17% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Luwingu's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luwingu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:07 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Luwingu is town in Northern Province, Zambia.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical April day in Luwingu reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12617
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102516
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Luwingu weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°27428.912.53.6
Feb26° / 17°22524.812.33.8
Mar26° / 17°21126.112.14.2
Apr26° / 16°6311.611.86.4
May26° / 14°61.411.58.4
Jun25° / 12°0011.49.1
Jul25° / 12°0011.59.2
Aug27° / 14°10.111.78.4
Sep30° / 16°30.711.96.5
Oct31° / 18°265.212.25.2
Nov29° / 18°13818.112.54.5
Dec26° / 17°27527.812.63.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32674
42773
52773
62872
72971
83070
93268
103565
113664
123763
134060
144258
154456
164654
174852
185050
195248
205446
215644
225842
235941
246040
256139
266337
276337
286535
296535
306535

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Luwingu gets around 63 mm of rain over 11.6 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 40% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
171
270
369
467
565
663
761
859
957
1055
1152
1249
1347
1444
1541
1638
1735
1832
1929
2026
2123
2221
2319
2417
2515
2614
2713
2812
2911
3011

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the humid band about 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
108839
209838
3010828
4011827
5012817
6014806
7015796
8017785
9018775
10120745
11121744
12122734
13124723
14226693
15227683
16329662
17331642
18433621
19535591
20637561
21739531
22841501
23942480
241143460
251344430
261545400
271746380
281946350
292146320
302446300

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
1510calm
1610calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:076:02
211.96:076:02
311.96:076:01
411.96:076:01
511.96:076:00
611.96:075:59
711.96:075:59
811.86:075:58
911.86:075:58
1011.86:075:57
1111.86:075:56
1211.86:075:56
1311.86:075:55
1411.86:075:55
1511.86:075:54
1611.86:075:54
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1811.86:075:53
1911.76:075:52
2011.76:075:52
2111.76:075:51
2211.76:085:51
2311.76:085:50
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2511.76:085:49
2611.76:085:49
2711.76:085:48
2811.76:085:48
2911.76:085:48
3011.76:085:47

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Luwingu

In seasonPeak

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

Luwingu'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 April a good time to visit Luwingu?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Luwingu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Luwingu in April

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

In April, Luwingu sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Luwingu in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 Luwingu peaks around February 17 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 17Jun 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Luwingu in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Luwingu is worst in September — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 13.5× the cleanest month (May, 6 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 1873 µg/m³May 166 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun7Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep77Unhealthy
Oct48Poor
Nov17Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Luwingu?

Luwingu sits at 10.3°S, 29.9°E, 1,381 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Mporokoso, 101 km away.

MporokosoKawambwaSamfyaMwansabombweKasamaMansaNchelengeChiengi

Topography around Luwingu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luwingu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 1,393 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m.

The land around Luwingu is covered by shrubs (30%), trees (25%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and shrubs (37%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
277 m
80 km
509 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Mporokoso 101 km · Kawambwa 107 km · Samfya 129 km · Mwansabombwe 137 km · Kasama 137 km · Mansa 154 km · Nchelenge 166 km · Chiengi 197 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 Luwingu (-10.2621°, 29.9271°, elevation 1,381 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).