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| Climatological Information for Mpika, Zambia |
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| Location of weather station : 11.9 S, 31.4 E, altitude : 1402 m |
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 Data Period |
 Jan |
 Feb |
 Mar |
 Apr |
 May |
 Jun |
 Jul |
 Aug |
 Sep |
 Oct |
 Nov |
 Dec |
Mean Maximum Temperature (deg. C) |
1961-1991 |
25.7 |
26.2 |
26.0 |
25.3 |
24.2 |
22.9 |
22.5 |
24.3 |
27.8 |
29.7 |
28.6 |
26.0 |
Mean Temperature (deg. C) |
1967-1988 |
19.9 |
19.9 |
20.0 |
19.4 |
17.5 |
15.6 |
15.4 |
17.5 |
20.9 |
22.6 |
22.1 |
20.1 |
Mean Minimum Temperature (deg. C) |
1961-1991 |
16.0 |
16.1 |
15.9 |
14.8 |
12.4 |
9.8 |
9.2 |
10.8 |
13.7 |
16.0 |
16.5 |
16.2 |
| Rainfall Amount (mm) |
1961-1991 |
239.2 |
230.4 |
163.9 |
39.4 |
5.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
10.4 |
93.8 |
254.7 |
| Days with Rain* |
1961-1991 |
22 |
19 |
16 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
22 |
Mean Daily Sunshine Duration (hours) |
1961-1988 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
5.8 |
7.2 |
9.2 |
8.8 |
9.4 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
9.4 |
7.1 |
4.0 |
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| * denotes number of days with at least 1.0 mm of rainfall |
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