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Monthly climate in Mpika, Muchinga, Zambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mpika features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1296 mm (51.0 inches) and receives 134 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mpika enjoys an average of 3771 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 25 minutes to 12 hours 47 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mpika, Muchinga, Zambia §

The warmest months in Mpika are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (70 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 18 °C (60 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mpika experiences 128 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Mpika, Muchinga, Zambia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mpika, Muchinga, Zambia §

Mpika usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 25 rainy days and 287 mm (11.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mpika are June, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mpika, Muchinga, Zambia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 279 (11.0) 279 (11.0) 248 (9.8) 64 (2.5) 6 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 14 (0.6) 96 (3.8) 304 (12.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 26 27 14 2 0 0 0 0 3 11 26

Monthly sunshine hours in Mpika, Muchinga, Zambia §

The sunniest months in Mpika are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mpika: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mpika, Muchinga, Zambia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 224 251 298 321 339 324 329 342 337 357 342 302
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 43m 12h 27m 12h 8m 11h 48m 11h 33m 11h 25m 11h 29m 11h 43m 12h 1m 12h 21m 12h 38m 12h 47m

Solar UV radiation in Mpika, Muchinga, Zambia §

Mpika experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Mpika UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mpika, Muchinga, Zambia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 16 17 16 15 12 10 10 13 13 13 15 16