Mpika monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Mpika

Mpika average temperature chart (Celsius) Mpika average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Mpika (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 25.4 25.8 25.8 25 23.9 22.6 22.3 24.1 27.6 29.4 28.4 25.7
°F 77.8 78.5 78.4 77.1 75 72.6 72.1 75.3 81.6 85 83 78.3

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Mpika monthly rainfall chart (mm) Mpika monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Mpika (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 240 231 161 37 4 0 0 0 2 11 93 251
inches 9.4 9.1 6.4 1.4 0.2 0 0 0 0.1 0.4 3.7 9.9
Rainy days 22 19 16 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 22

Average annual rainfall in Mpika: 1050mm (413.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Mpika

Mpika average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Mpika
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 4.3 5 6.1 7.7 9.7 9.4 10 10.4 10.2 9.8 7.5 4.4

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Mpika average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Mpika average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Mpika (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 16 16 15.8 14.7 12.2 9.5 9 10.6 13.5 15.9 16.4 16.1
Max °C 25.7 26.1 26 25.3 24.2 22.9 22.6 24.4 27.9 29.8 28.7 26
Min °F 60.7 60.7 60.4 58.5 54 49.1 48.2 51.1 56.3 60.5 61.4 60.9
Max °F 69.4 69.8 69.6 68 64.8 61.2 60.4 63.5 69.3 73 72.5 69.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Mpika average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Mpika average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Mpika in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.1 28.6 29.1 28.6 27.4 25.8 24.5 24 24.4 25.6 27 27.9
°F 82.6 83.4 84.4 83.5 81.4 78.4 76.1 75.2 75.9 78 80.6 82.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Mpika average winspeed by month (km/h) Mpika average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Mpika (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 4 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 9 8 5
mph 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 3

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Mpika relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Mpika
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
82% 81% 78% 74% 68% 62% 56% 51% 44% 47% 59% 77%

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Mpika weather stats

Mpika weather statistics
Hottest month: October 29.4°C 84.9°F
Driest month: June 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: August 10.4hrs
Coldest month: July 22.3°C 72.1°F
Wettest month: December 251mm 9.9ins
Warmest sea: March 29.1°C 84.4°F
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