Chipata
City in Zambia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
An Empty Taxi Lot: Collins Musonda, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Chipata is a city in Zambia, in Eastern Province. About 327,059 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Zambia in our atlas.
It lies at 13.63° S, 32.65° E, about 1,147 m (3,763 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Lusaka time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Chipata. Green dots: other major cities of Zambia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Chipata has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 34°C (94°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 11°C (51°F). Around 940 mm (37 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in ZambiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Kasama · 411 km
- Ndola · 439 km
- Luanshya · 460 km
- Kabwe · 462 km
- Kitwe · 487 km
- Lusaka · 510 km
- Chingola · 529 km
- Solwezi · 695 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 918702 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q856151 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- An Empty Taxi Lot: Collins Musonda, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)