The rainfall distribution in the municipality is greatly influenced by the air streams, tropical cyclones, the Intertropical Convergence Zone, shorelines, easterly waves and other rainfall-causing weather patterns.
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The rainfall distribution in Punata is characterized by a wet season from December to March, a dry season from May to October, and transition months in April and November.
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At lower lands less than 1, 524 meters, the temperature is around 28 �C 34 �C, while the rainfall distribution in the lowlands is much lower than the highlands.
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The rainfall distribution in the district is uneven and scattered which resulted some times flood problems and some time draught position which affect the Agriculture production as well as cropping pattern in Kharif & Rabi season.
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Due to the rainfall distribution, northern tributaries contribute much more water than southern ones, for example : the Northern Highlands catchment of the upper Zambezi contributes 25 %, Kafue 8 %, Luangwa and Shire Rivers 16 % each, total 65 % of Zambezi discharge.
