Location & Surroundings

Lusinga is a point in Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 1,516 m elevation. The nearest larger town is Malemba-Nkulu, about 105 km to the northwest. The national capital Kinshasa is about 1410 km to the west.

Basic Data

  • Type airfield (AIRF)
  • a place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo

Geography

  • Coordinates
    8° 55' 37" S, 27° 11' 43" E
  • Elevation DEM: 1516 m
  • Timezone
  • Time Shift GMT (DST )

Statistics & Country

  • Pop. Density 0 p/km²
  • Built-up 0.0%
  • Settlement Low density rural
  • Currency Franc (CDF)
  • Phone Prefix +243

Nearby

Weather in Lusinga

Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Lusinga, updated from the NOAA GFS model.

Now 23.6 C with partly cloudy skies and a 1.3 m/s westerly wind. Next 24h: 16.2 to 23.6 C, max wind 1.8 m/s. Precip around 6.1 mm. Solar peaks near 489 W/m2.

Temperature
23.6 C
Wind
1.3 m/s W (293 deg)
Humidity
72 %
Pressure
1,014.6 hPa
Clouds
46 %
Precip
6.07 mm
Solar
0.0 W/m2
UV-B
n/a

Hour Temp (C) Wind (m/s) Dir (deg) RH (%) Pressure (hPa) Precip (step/total mm) Clouds (%) Solar (W/m2) UV-B (W/m2)
NOW 23.6 1.3 293 72 1,014.6 - / 0.00 46 0.0 n/a
6h 17.4 1.8 311 93 1,016.1 3.35 / 3.35 57 287.3 n/a
12h 16.2 1.1 258 93 1,016.4 0.00 / 0.65 100 0.0 n/a
18h 19.7 0.4 302 85 1,018.0 0.33 / 0.98 100 60.3 n/a
Tomorrow 21.1 1.2 234 82 1,014.5 5.09 / 6.07 100 489.4 n/a
30h 17.1 0.9 355 90 1,015.2 0.00 / 1.21 31 158.2 n/a
36h 16.0 0.8 298 86 1,014.5 0.00 / 0.26 96 0.0 n/a
42h 21.0 0.2 344 73 1,015.7 0.00 / 0.01 70 81.0 n/a
Monday 24.1 0.4 273 71 1,010.3 6.91 / 6.92 100 847.9 n/a
54h 16.8 1.4 314 95 1,013.6 0.20 / 7.12 100 123.6 n/a
60h 16.7 1.1 354 97 1,013.7 1.67 / 8.79 100 0.0 n/a
66h 18.6 0.7 351 94 1,016.2 0.00 / 4.12 100 35.1 n/a
Tuesday 21.0 2.0 16 84 1,011.8 2.31 / 6.43 100 518.3 n/a
Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° (run 2026-11-14 12:00 UTC).

FAQ

What is the current weather and next 24-hour outlook in Lusinga?
Now 23.6 C with partly cloudy skies and a 1.3 m/s westerly wind. Next 24h: 16.2 to 23.6 C, max wind 1.8 m/s. Precip around 6.1 mm. Solar peaks near 489 W/m2.
Is precipitation expected in the next 24 hours?
Around 6.1 mm of precipitation is expected in the next 24 hours.
What type of place is Lusinga?
Lusinga is a airfield.
What is the elevation of Lusinga?
DEM 1,516 m.
Where is Lusinga located?
It is at -8.92691, 27.19524 (latitude, longitude).
Which country is Lusinga in?
It is in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Sources

Last updated 2025-05-16
geonames https://www.geonames.org/13309486

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