Editing Zambezi (section)

== Climate ==
The north of the Zambezi basin has a mean annual rainfall of 1100 to 1400&nbsp;mm, which declines towards the south, reaching about half that figure in the south-west. The rain falls in a 4-to-6-month summer rainy season when the [[Intertropical Convergence Zone]] moves over the basin from the north between October and March.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chaudhary |first=Huma |date=2024-03-03 |title=Canoeing on the Zambezi River |url=https://www.thetravelvibes.com/canoeing-on-the-zambezi-river/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=The Travel Vibes |language=en-US}}</ref> Evaporation rates are high (1600&nbsp;mm-2300&nbsp;mm), and much water is lost this way in swamps and floodplains, especially in the south-west of the basin.<ref>[http://www.gorongosa.net/research/research_documents/Patterns_Hydrological_Change_Zambezi_Delta.pdf Richard Beilfuss & David dos Santos: Patterns of Hydrological Change in the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102105856/http://www.gorongosa.net/research/research_documents/Patterns_Hydrological_Change_Zambezi_Delta.pdf |date=2 January 2008 }} Working Paper No 2 Program for the Sustainable Management of Cahora Bassa Dam and The Lower Zambezi Valley (2001)</ref>