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| Commercial farming areas surround the city about 10 km from the centre, and the road and rail links provide ready access to the markets of the Copperbelt and Lusaka. | | Commercial farming areas surround the city about 10 km from the centre, and the road and rail links provide ready access to the markets of the Copperbelt and Lusaka. |
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| == Climate ==
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| {{Weather box
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| |location = Kabwe
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| |single line = Yes
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| |metric first = Yes
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| |Jan record high C = 32.4
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| |Feb record high C = 31.5
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| |Mar record high C = 32.6
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| |Apr record high C = 33.0
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| |May record high C = 31.5
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| |Jun record high C = 30.4
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| |Jul record high C = 29.6
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| |Aug record high C = 33.4
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| |Sep record high C = 36.3
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| |Oct record high C = 38.6
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| |Nov record high C = 37.5
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| |Dec record high C = 34.1
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| |year record high C = 38.6
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| |Jan high C = 27.0
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| |Feb high C = 27.0
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| |Mar high C = 27.0
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| |Apr high C = 26.5
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| |May high C = 25.2
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| |Jun high C = 23.7
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| |Jul high C = 23.5
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| |Aug high C = 26.1
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| |Sep high C = 29.8
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| |Oct high C = 31.3
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| |Nov high C = 29.8
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| |Dec high C = 27.3
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| |year high C = 27.0
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| |Jan mean C = 21.1
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| |Feb mean C = 21.0
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| |Mar mean C = 20.7
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| |Apr mean C = 20.0
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| |May mean C = 17.8
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| |Jun mean C = 15.9
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| |Jul mean C = 15.9
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| |Aug mean C = 18.4
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| |Sep mean C = 22.1
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| |Oct mean C = 24.1
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| |Nov mean C = 23.0
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| |Dec mean C = 21.3
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| |year mean C = 20.1
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| |Jan low C = 17.3
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| |Feb low C = 17.4
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| |Mar low C = 16.5
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| |Apr low C = 14.4
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| |May low C = 11.4
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| |Jun low C = 13.1
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| |Jul low C = 8.7
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| |Aug low C = 10.9
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| |Sep low C = 14.5
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| |Oct low C = 17.1
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| |Nov low C = 17.6
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| |Dec low C = 17.5
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| |year low C = 14.7
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| |Jan record low C = 10.1
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| |Feb record low C = 11.9
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| |Mar record low C = 11.3
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| |Apr record low C = 8.2
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| |May record low C = 5.9
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| |Jun record low C = 3.0
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| |Jul record low C = 3.4
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| |Aug record low C = 3.6
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| |Sep record low C = -4.4
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| |Oct record low C = 8.9
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| |Nov record low C = 12.6
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| |Dec record low C = 9.4
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| |year record low C = -4.4
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| |precipitation colour = green
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| |Jan precipitation mm = 234.4
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| |Feb precipitation mm = 179.4
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| |Mar precipitation mm = 100.6
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| |Apr precipitation mm = 27.5
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| |May precipitation mm = 4.4
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| |Jun precipitation mm = 0.1
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| |Jul precipitation mm = 0.0
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| |Aug precipitation mm = 0.1
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| |Sep precipitation mm = 0.7
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| |Oct precipitation mm = 18.1
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| |Nov precipitation mm = 91.2
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| |Dec precipitation mm = 251.2
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| |year precipitation mm = 907.8
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| |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
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| |Jan precipitation days = 20
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| |Feb precipitation days = 16
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| |Mar precipitation days = 11
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| |Apr precipitation days = 3
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| |May precipitation days = 0
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| |Jun precipitation days = 0
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| |Jul precipitation days = 0
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| |Aug precipitation days = 0
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| |Sep precipitation days = 0
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| |Oct precipitation days = 2
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| |Nov precipitation days = 10
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| |Dec precipitation days = 19
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| |year precipitation days = 81
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| |Jan humidity = 81.3
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| |Feb humidity = 81.3
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| |Mar humidity = 78.6
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| |Apr humidity = 72.6
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| |May humidity = 64.8
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| |Jun humidity = 60.2
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| |Jul humidity = 56.4
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| |Aug humidity = 48.1
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| |Sep humidity = 40.7
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| |Oct humidity = 44.0
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| |Nov humidity = 60.9
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| |Dec humidity = 78.0
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| |year humidity = 63.9
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| |Jan sun = 179.8
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| |Feb sun = 165.2
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| |Mar sun = 220.1
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| |Apr sun = 258.0
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| |May sun = 282.1
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| |Jun sun = 279.0
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| |Jul sun = 300.7
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| |Aug sun = 316.2
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| |Sep sun = 297.0
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| |Oct sun = 285.2
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| |Nov sun = 222.0
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| |Dec sun = 173.6
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| |year sun = 2978.9
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| |source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web
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| | url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/ZA/67663.TXT
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| | title = Kabwe MET Climate Normals 1961–1990
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| | publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
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| | accessdate = January 22, 2014}}</ref>
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| |date=November 2011}}
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| ==Tourism potential== | | ==Tourism potential== |
