Salima (township)

Salima
Salima

Location in Malawi

Coordinates: 13°47′S 34°26′E / 13.783°S 34.433°E / -13.783; 34.433
Country  Malawi
Region Central Region
District Salima District
Elevation 538 m (1,765 ft)
Population (2008)
 • Total 40 106
Time zone +2
Climate Aw

Salima is a township in the Central Region of Malawi.

Transport

Salima is served by Malawi Railways which has a terminus here.

Climate

Climate data for Salima (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.4
(84.9)		 29.0
(84.2)		 29.5
(85.1)		 28.9
(84)		 27.8
(82)		 26.2
(79.2)		 25.9
(78.6)		 27.8
(82)		 30.6
(87.1)		 32.5
(90.5)		 32.2
(90)		 30.3
(86.5)		 29.2
(84.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.8
(76.6)		 24.7
(76.5)		 25.0
(77)		 24.8
(76.6)		 22.5
(72.5)		 20.7
(69.3)		 20.7
(69.3)		 21.9
(71.4)		 24.1
(75.4)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.9
(80.4)		 25.6
(78.1)		 24.0
(75.2)
Average low °C (°F) 21.4
(70.5)		 21.3
(70.3)		 21.4
(70.5)		 20.7
(69.3)		 17.9
(64.2)		 15.9
(60.6)		 15.8
(60.4)		 16.9
(62.4)		 18.7
(65.7)		 21.3
(70.3)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.2
(72)		 19.6
(67.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 339.4
(13.362)		 266.4
(10.488)		 254.4
(10.016)		 92.5
(3.642)		 10.7
(0.421)		 2.0
(0.079)		 0.4
(0.016)		 0.4
(0.016)		 0.3
(0.012)		 6.4
(0.252)		 43.6
(1.717)		 250.0
(9.843)		 1,266.5
(49.862)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.3 mm) 18 16 14 7 2 1 1 1 1 2 5 14 82
Average relative humidity (%) 80 82 77 73 68 63 61 57 55 54 61 75 67
Mean monthly sunshine hours 182.9 173.6 229.4 261.0 294.5 279.0 275.9 300.7 300.0 310.0 270.0 207.7 3,084.7
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.9 6.2 7.4 8.7 9.5 9.3 8.9 9.7 10.0 10.0 9.0 6.7 8.44
Source: NOAA[1]


Demographics

Year Population[2]
1987 10,618
1998 20,332
2008 40,106

References

  1. ↑ "Salima Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ↑ World Gazetteer: Malawi: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population

Coordinates: 13°47′S 34°26′E / 13.783°S 34.433°E / -13.783; 34.433

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