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Mashumbi Pools

Mashonaland Centraltown

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72Moderate
WeatherAvg high 89.8°F
Coordinates-16.17°, 30.56°

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City facts

Overview

Set in Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe, Mashumbi Pools is recorded in open geodata as a town. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Mashumbi Pools maps to -16.173°, 30.556° — squarely within the tropical belt. Climate records indicate average highs near 89.8°F and lows near 69.3°F and about 33.7 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 2,132 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-16.1730
Longitude
30.5562
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
89.8°F
Avg low
69.3°F
Annual precipitation
33.7 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
72
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
21.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
24.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
59
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,011
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Southern Carmine Bee-eater
    Merops nubicoides Des Murs & Pucheran, 1846 · Aves
    28
  • Black-headed Heron
    Ardea melanocephala Children & Vigors, 1826 · Aves
    24
  • Meves's Starling
    Lamprotornis mevesii (Wahlberg, 1856) · Aves
    24
  • White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    24
  • Little Swift
    Apus affinis (J.E.Gray, 1830) · Aves
    24
  • Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
    Turtur chalcospilos (Wagler, 1827) · Aves
    19
  • Southern Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    16
  • Rattling Cisticola
    Cisticola chiniana (A.Smith, 1843) · Aves
    16

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4
Largest event
2012-11-14

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

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Notable people from here

Nearby places in Mashonaland Central

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.84
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,132

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org