Mpika climate

Mpika Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Mpika, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 23°C on May 1 to 22°C on May 31, and lows from 13°C to 11°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 9 mm over about 3 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Mpika, in °C, with the record for each date.5101520253035151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
23°C
Average low
12°C
Precipitation
9 mm
Reanalysis high
31°CMay 10, 1998
Reanalysis low
7°CMay 31, 1994
Daylight
11 h 41 min to 11 h 28 min
Cloud cover
33%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
13°C
Wind
14.4 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 123°C13°C26°C 199810°C 200218%
May 223°C13°C28°C 199810°C 200217%
May 323°C13°C28°C 19989°C 200716%
May 423°C13°C28°C 199810°C 200516%
May 523°C13°C27°C 19989°C 200715%
May 623°C13°C28°C 19989°C 200414%
May 723°C13°C28°C 19988°C 199714%
May 823°C12°C29°C 19988°C 199712%
May 923°C12°C29°C 19989°C 201210%
May 1023°C12°C31°C 19988°C 19939%
May 1123°C12°C31°C 19988°C 20028%
May 1223°C12°C30°C 19988°C 20027%
May 1323°C12°C29°C 19988°C 20027%
May 1423°C12°C28°C 19988°C 20027%
May 1523°C12°C27°C 19988°C 20097%
May 1623°C12°C25°C 19989°C 19937%
May 1723°C12°C24°C 20057°C 20026%
May 1823°C12°C25°C 20007°C 20205%
May 1923°C12°C25°C 20068°C 19935%
May 2023°C12°C26°C 19989°C 20155%
May 2123°C12°C27°C 20068°C 20084%
May 2223°C12°C26°C 19958°C 20154%
May 2323°C11°C26°C 20028°C 20164%
May 2423°C11°C27°C 20027°C 20124%
May 2523°C11°C27°C 20027°C 20124%
May 2623°C11°C27°C 20028°C 20124%
May 2723°C11°C27°C 20038°C 20094%
May 2823°C11°C27°C 20007°C 20093%
May 2922°C11°C26°C 20028°C 20093%
May 3022°C11°C26°C 20027°C 19943%
May 3122°C11°C26°C 20027°C 19943%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Mpika, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).

May 1
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 5:36 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.