Climate averages 1991–2020
Luanshya weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Luanshya: daytime highs average 27.2°C and nights cool to about 13.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 41 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ndola (31 km away). In August its highs average 26.9°C, about as warm as Luanshya, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Luanshya ranks 8th of 24 for the warmest August highs and joint 3rd of 24 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 24 cities is 26.6°C; Luanshya is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.2°C to 30.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Luanshya climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.3°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 242 | 27.1 | 12.813 h |
| February | 25.5°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 198 | 23.3 | 12.513 h |
| March | 25.7°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 136 | 19.9 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.8°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 26 | 5.6 | 11.812 h |
| May | 25.9°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 2.8 | 0.8 | 11.512 h |
| June | 24.4°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| July | 24.2°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| August, selected | 27.2°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| September | 30.4°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 12.012 h |
| October | 31.6°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 13 | 2.7 | 12.412 h |
| November | 29.3°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 99 | 14.8 | 12.713 h |
| December | 26.0°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 228 | 26.0 | 12.913 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
August in nearby cities
- Ndola in AugustZambia · 31 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 13.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kitwe in AugustZambia · 43 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kalulushi in AugustZambia · 48 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 13.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mufulira in AugustZambia · 68 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 14.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chingola in AugustZambia · 89 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 14.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kapiri Mposhi in AugustZambia · 97 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Chililabombwe in AugustZambia · 107 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 15.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kabwe in AugustZambia · 146 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 13.3°C · 0.2 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 Luanshya) is explained once on the Luanshya year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.