Mpika Weather in May
Mpika in May
The short of it: Mpika in May averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 11 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 12° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 11 h 35 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Mpika brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 12°, with about 2.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 35 min in mid-May, 16 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Mpika runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Chinsali, 159 km to the NNE, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Mpika, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 29 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChinsaliMuchinga | 159 km NNE | 26° | 14° | 4.0 mm |
| KasamaNorthern Province | 183 km N | 27° | 13° | 5.0 mm |
| LundaziEastern Province | 194 km ESE | 26° | 12° | 3.0 mm |
| SerenjeCentral Province | 204 km SW | 25° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| SamfyaLuapula Province | 213 km WNW | 27° | 14° | 3.0 mm |
| IsokaMuchinga | 226 km NE | 25° | 15° | 8.0 mm |
| MzimbaNorthern Region | 234 km E | 25° | 13° | 7.0 mm |
| ChipataEastern Province | 238 km SSE | 26° | 13° | 3.0 mm |