Climate averages 1991–2020
Lucapa weather
in June.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a hot month in Lucapa: daytime highs average 32.1°C and nights cool to about 17.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes June a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 38 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dundo (117 km away). In June its highs average 33.1°C, 1.0°C warmer than Lucapa, with 4.2 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Lucapa ranks 4th of 47 for the warmest June highs and 40th of 47 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 47 cities is 27.9°C; Lucapa is 4.2°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 32.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.8 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
June in context
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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Dundo in JuneAngola · 117 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 18.4°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Chitato in JuneAngola · 124 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 18.0°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Saurimo in JuneAngola · 143 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 16.5°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Tshikapa in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 223 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 19.8°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Mwene in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 280 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 17.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Cafunfo in JuneAngola · 305 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 18.6°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Kananga in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 336 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 19.4°C · 9.9 mm rain
- Mwene-Ditu in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 337 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 18.2°C · 3.0 mm rain
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 limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Lucapa) is explained once on the Lucapa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.