Climate averages 1991–2020
Lucapa weather
by month.
See how the year changes. August has the highest average daily maximum; July has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Lucapa averages a daytime high of 29.5°C and a nighttime low of 18.7°C, with about 1,408 mm of rain on roughly 188 days. August is the warmest month (average high 32.6°C) and December the coolest (27.1°C). December is the wettest month with 229 mm; July is the driest with under 1 mm.
The annual picture
A year in Lucapa
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Lucapa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.5°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 208 | 25.8 | 12.613 h |
| February | 28.1°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 177 | 22.5 | 12.412 h |
| March | 28.0°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 198 | 25.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.4°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 138 | 18.9 | 11.912 h |
| May | 31.1°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 12 | 2.9 | 11.712 h |
| June | 32.1°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 1.8 | 0.4 | 11.612 h |
| July | 32.4°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| August | 32.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 10 | 2.7 | 11.812 h |
| September | 30.8°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 72 | 13.7 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.8°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 149 | 22.9 | 12.312 h |
| November | 27.5°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 213 | 26.3 | 12.512 h |
| December | 27.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 229 | 27.3 | 12.613 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
Nearby cities
- DundoAngola · 117 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 19.9°C · 1,452 mm rain a year
- ChitatoAngola · 124 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 19.6°C · 1,452 mm rain a year
- SaurimoAngola · 143 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.9°C · 1,369 mm rain a year
- TshikapaDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 223 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.4°C · 1,238 mm rain a year
- MweneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 280 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 18.9°C · 1,209 mm rain a year
- CafunfoAngola · 305 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 19.5°C · 1,589 mm rain a year
- KanangaDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 336 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 20.5°C · 1,407 mm rain a year
- Mwene-DituDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 337 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 18.9°C · 1,369 mm rain a year
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+1, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at -8.40°, 20.70° (5 km from the city centre), adjusted down by 0.3°C for the difference between the city's elevation (955 m) and the cell's (907 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at -8.50°, 20.75°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.