Zambezi, Zambia
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This article is about the town of Zambezi in Zambia. The Zambezi River is covered in another article. For other uses of the word Zambezi, see Zambezi (disambiguation).
Zambezi is a town in the North-Western Province of Zambia, lying on the Zambezi River and the M8 road, west of Kabompo. It is known for the palaces of the chiefs of the Balunda and Balovale people. Until about 1966 it was called Balovale after the dominant chief (and his village within the town is still known by that name) but the name was changed in an attempt to defuse tensions between the main groups and the government of the newly independent country.
The Chinyingi Suspension Bridge spans the river just to the north-east of the town.
Climate
| Climate data for Zambezi, Zambia (1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
30 (86) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29.6 (85.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
19 (66) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
20 (68) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
21.5 (70.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 17 (63) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
15 (59) |
11 (52) |
7 (45) |
7 (45) |
10 (50) |
14 (57) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
14 (57.3) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 235 (9.25) |
196 (7.72) |
172 (6.77) |
40 (1.57) |
2 (0.08) |
1 (0.04) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
9 (0.35) |
51 (2.01) |
143 (5.63) |
210 (8.27) |
1,059 (41.69) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 22 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 108 |
| % humidity | 78 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 62 | 58 | 52 | 46 | 41 | 57 | 65 | 76 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 171 | 157 | 195 | 255 | 298 | 291 | 307 | 304 | 273 | 248 | 189 | 167 | 2,855 |
| Source: The Weather Network [1] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Climate Statistics for Zambezi, Zambia (1961-1990)". March 24, 1996. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
Coordinates: 13°33′S 23°07′E / 13.550°S 23.117°E
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