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Table 1 Outdoor and indoor microclimatic data (mean temperatures and temperature variability) in several villages at various altitudes in Tanzania and Kenya

From: The influence of mosquito resting behaviour and associated microclimate for malaria risk

    

Outdoor temperature

Indoor temperature

Year

Country

Village (#)

Altitude(m)

mean

min

max

DTR

mean

min

max

DTR

1996

Tanzania

Kwameta (1)

335

24.7

20.2

30.4

10.2

25

21.9

28.8

6.9

  

Magundi (2)

640

22.7

19.6

27.4

7.8

25.7

23.7

28.4

4.7

  

Kwamhanya (3)

775

22

18.9

26.6

7.7

25.8

23

29.2

6.2

  

Bagamoyo (4)

1040

19.4

16

23.7

7.7

22.1

20

24.7

4.7

  

Balangai (5)

1360

17.8

15.2

21.8

6.6

19.6

18.1

21.2

3.1

  

Milungui (6)

1686

15.7

11.7

20.6

8.9

19.5

18.2

20.6

2.4

2004

Kenya

Kombewa (7)

~1200

22.5

17.6

29.7

12.1

23.1

20.1

26.5

6.4

  

Marani (8)

1500-1650

19.5

14.4

27.4

13

21.5

19.2

24.7

5.5

  1. References: Village 1-6 [50], villages 7&8 [54].