Mfuwe
{{For the|the parliamentary constituency|Mfuwe (constituency)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}{{Short description|Tourist town in Eastern Province, Zambia}}
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{{Infobox settlement
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| settlement_type = Town
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| subdivision_name1 = Eastern Province
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| subdivision_name2 = Mambwe District
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Mfuwe is the main settlement of South Luangwa National Park in the Eastern Province of Zambia, serving the tourism industry and wildlife conservation in the Luangwa Valley. It is located in Mambwe District, about {{convert|100|km|abbr=on}} west-north-west of Chipata.{{Cite web |title=Chipata to Mfuwe |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/T4+&+Hillview+Road/Mfuwe/@-13.4480488,31.9845727,10z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1918eea312100567:0x4cd59a1c10cba74a!2m2!1d32.6090562!2d-13.6262572!1m5!1m1!1s0x1919c6c5847a9f4d:0xb4b686d65003ad99!2m2!1d31.9326952!2d-13.2549974!3e0?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNi4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw== |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Chipata to Mfuwe |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_car&route=-13.63068,32.62569;-13.25368,31.97498#map=10/-13.4419/32.3002&layers=N |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=OpenStreetMap |language=en}}
Mfuwe has an airport with a {{convert|2.15|km|abbr=on}} surfaced runway capable of taking regional domestic and international flights.
This village holds the record of the highest temperature ever recorded in Zambia with {{convert|42.8|C}} set on 26 October 2011.
In 1991, the village was plagued by a large, maneless, man-eating lion later known as the Man-Eater of Mfuwe, who claimed six people before being shot and killed.
Climate
Mfuwe has a relatively dry tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw){{Cite journal |date=23 October 2023 |title=Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02549-6/tables/1 |journal=Nature: Scientific Data |language=en}} with warm to hot temperatures and distinct wet and dry seasons. October and November are the hottest months, while June and July are the coolest months, featuring cool nights. The wet season, from November to March, experiences significant rainfall. The dry season, from May to October, has little precipitation.
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| location = Mfuwe (1991–2020)
| Jan record high C = 40.0
| Feb record high C = 38.7
| Mar record high C = 37.7
| Apr record high C = 38.4
| May record high C = 39.6
| Jun record high C = 36.5
| Jul record high C = 35.0
| Aug record high C = 39.2
| Sep record high C = 41.9
| Oct record high C = 42.9
| Nov record high C = 44.1
| Dec record high C = 41.3
| year record high C = 39.6
| Jan high C = 31.9
| Feb high C = 32.2
| Mar high C = 32.5
| Apr high C = 32.5
| May high C = 32.1
| Jun high C = 30.6
| Jul high C = 30.2
| Aug high C = 32.7
| Sep high C = 36.0
| Oct high C = 37.9
| Nov high C = 37.4
| Dec high C = 33.6
| year high C = 33.3
| Jan mean C = 26.4
| Feb mean C = 26.5
| Mar mean C = 26.4
| Apr mean C = 25.4
| May mean C = 23.3
| Jun mean C = 21.1
| Jul mean C = 20.7
| Aug mean C = 22.9
| Sep mean C = 26.4
| Oct mean C = 28.9
| Nov mean C = 29.6
| Dec mean C = 27.5
| year mean C = 25.4
| Jan low C = 20.9
| Feb low C = 20.8
| Mar low C = 20.3
| Apr low C = 18.2
| May low C = 14.5
| Jun low C = 11.5
| Jul low C = 11.1
| Aug low C = 13.0
| Sep low C = 16.7
| Oct low C = 19.8
| Nov low C = 21.7
| Dec low C = 21.3
| year low C = 17.5
| Jan record low C = 15.9
| Feb record low C = 11.0
| Mar record low C = 13.9
| Apr record low C = 10.4
| May record low C = 5.2
| Jun record low C = 2.5
| Jul record low C = 4.5
| Aug record low C = 5.5
| Sep record low C = 8.5
| Oct record low C = 12.3
| Nov record low C = 11.9
| Dec record low C = 11.1
| year record low C = 9.4
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 219.0
| Feb precipitation mm = 169.2
| Mar precipitation mm = 121.6
| Apr precipitation mm = 30.7
| May precipitation mm = 4.0
| Jun precipitation mm = 0.0
| Jul precipitation mm = 0.1
| Aug precipitation mm = 0.1
| Sep precipitation mm = 0.4
| Oct precipitation mm = 9.9
| Nov precipitation mm = 77.1
| Dec precipitation mm = 172.3
| year precipitation mm = 804.4
| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Zambia/CSV/Mfuwe_67577.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Mfuwe
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 24, 2024}}
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