What is the climate of the Zambezi River?

The Zambezi River lies within the tropics. The upper and middle course of the river is on an upland plateau, and temperatures, modified by altitude, are relatively mild, generally between 64° and 86° F (18° and 30° C). The winter months (May to July) are cool and dry, with temperatures averaging 68° F (20° C).

What are the seasonal changes to the Zambezi River?

The Zambezi River forms part of the border between Zambia and Namibia, where the Caprivi Strip juts eastward from the rest of Namibia. Flowing down a gentle gradient in this region, the Zambezi often spills onto floodplains during the rainy season, with water levels peaking between February and April.

What creatures are in the Zambezi River?

A wide variety of animals – including giraffe, lion and leopard – have access to the park from surrounding areas. Elephant and buffalo are common on the banks of the Zambezi River. The river is teeming with hippo and crocodile while the park has a good number of resident antelopes, including waterbuck and bushbuck.

Which is the coldest city in Zimbabwe?

Manicaland
Manicaland is the coldest region in Zimbabwe with an average high temperature of only 25°C. Several months of the year it is warm to hot at temperatures continuously above 25 degrees centigrade, sometimes up to 28 degrees.

Is the Zambezi river polluted?

Water upstream of the falls, on the Zimbabwe side of the river, contained between seven and 130 E. coli per 100 ml. The river was also highly polluted from the Victoria Falls Town sewage outfall to a point 18.6 km downstream.

Which countries does the Zambezi run through?

The river either crosses or forms the boundaries of six countries—Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique—and the use of its waters has been the subject of a series of international agreements.

Is Zimbabwe hot or cold?

Zimbabwe enjoys a lovely, temperate climate. The central highveld plateau has temperatures up to 28°C/82°F. Lower-lying parks such as Hwange and Zambezi NP are warmer year-round. Mana Pools, Matusadona and Gonarezhou are even lower and get hot, with temperatures soaring to 35°C/95°.

Which is the hottest season in Zimbabwe?

The country’s hottest season runs from October till mid-November. Temperatures during the day all over the country frequently top the 30◦C mark and the nights remain pretty warm too.