Luwingu weather in March

In March, Luwingu sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 211 mm of rain across 26.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-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 4% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Luwingu's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luwingu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
211 mm
26.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:08 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
81%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Luwingu is town in Northern Province, Zambia.

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical March day in Luwingu reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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312617

Luwingu weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 4th-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 March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41189
51189
61189
71189
81189
91288
101288
111387
121387
131486
141585
151684
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211981
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252080
262179
272179
282278
292278
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Luwingu gets around 211 mm of rain over 26.1 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 83% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
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489
589
689
788
888
988
1087
1186
1286
1385
1484
1584
1683
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1981
2080
2180
2280
2379
2479
2578
2677
2776
2875
2975
3074
3173

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
108218
208218
308218
408218
508218
608317
708218
808218
908218
1008218
1108218
1208218
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2028216
2128315
2228315
2338314
2438413
2538413
2648412
2748511
2858411
2968410
3068410
317849

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:076:20
212.26:076:19
312.26:076:19
412.26:076:19
512.26:076:18
612.26:086:18
712.26:086:17
812.16:086:16
912.16:086:16
1012.16:086:15
1112.16:086:15
1212.16:086:14
1312.16:086:14
1412.16:086:13
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1812.16:086:11
1912.06:086:10
2012.06:086:10
2112.06:086:09
2212.06:086:09
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2712.06:086:05
2812.06:086:05
2911.96:086:04
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.31 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 — March's 5.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
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215.3Bright
225.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Luwingu

In seasonPeak

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

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 March a good time to visit Luwingu?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Luwingu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Luwingu in March

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

In March, Luwingu sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Luwingu in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March 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 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 March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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