Chitipa
Coordinates: 9°42′07″S 33°16′12″E / 9.70194°S 33.27000°E
| Chitipa | |
|---|---|
  Chitipa Location in Malawi | |
| Coordinates: 9°42′07″S 33°16′12″E / 9.70194°S 33.27000°E | |
| Country |
 Malawi |
| Region | Northern Region |
| District | Chitipa District |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 11,160 |
| Time zone | +2 |
| Climate | Aw |
Chitipa is the capital of Chitipa District, Malawi and the birthplace of Malawian lawyer, politician, and philanthropist James Nyondo. It is also known as Fort Hill. It is very near Malawi's tri-point border with Zambia and Tanzania.
Climate
| Climate data for Chitipa (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.1 (79) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.2 (63) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.8 (73) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.0 (68) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.2 (63) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 204.8 (8.063) |
216.0 (8.504) |
192.0 (7.559) |
56.6 (2.228) |
7.5 (0.295) |
0.6 (0.024) |
0.8 (0.031) |
0.0 (0) |
0.7 (0.028) |
6.0 (0.236) |
78.8 (3.102) |
224.0 (8.819) |
987.8 (38.89) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.3 mm) | 21 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 107 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 55 | 57 | 61 | 79 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 142.6 | 137.2 | 173.6 | 213.0 | 260.4 | 282.0 | 300.7 | 310.0 | 297.0 | 291.4 | 234.0 | 167.4 | 2,809.3 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 7.68 |
| Source: NOAA[1] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Population[2] |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 4 925 |
| 1998 | 7 136 |
| 2008 | 11 160 |
References
- ↑ "Chitipa Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ World Gazetteer: Malawi: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population Archived August 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
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