Moxico Province · Angola
Luena travel guide
Luena is a city in Moxico Province, Angola, home to about 357,000 people.
- Best months
- May to July
- Currency
- AOAkwanza
- Time zone
- Africa/Luanda
- Language
- Portuguese
About
About Luena
Luena, formerly known as Luso, is a city and municipality in eastern Angola, administrative capital of Moxico Province. The municipality had a population of 356,880 in 2024.
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When to go
The best time to visit Luena
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Luena are May to July. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 219 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Questions
Luena: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Luena?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Luena are May to July. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 219 mm of rain.
What currency is used in Luena?
kwanza (AOA).
Nearby
Destinations near Luena
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.