Mbala
Zambia
Zambia's most northerly large town, Mbala sits close to the southern approaches to Lake Tanganyika, with the port of Mpulungu a short drive to the north-west. Formerly known as Abercorn, it served as a key British colonial outpost in this part of south-central Africa and remains the administrative seat of Mbala District in Northern Province, positioned near the border with Tanzania.
- Population42,424
- Nearest water from center 1.9 km1.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 5.2 km3.2 mi
Nearest airports
Climate · monthly averages
J
19°66°
225mm8.9in
F
19°66°
200mm8.0in
M
19°67°
245mm9.7in
A
19°66°
110mm4.4in
M
19°66°
15mm0.6in
J
18°65°
0mm0.0in
J
18°64°
0mm0.0in
A
20°67°
0mm0.0in
S
22°71°
5mm0.2in
O
22°72°
40mm1.6in
N
21°69°
165mm6.5in
D
19°67°
260mm10.2in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗