Salima (township)
Salima | |
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Salima Location in Malawi | |
Coordinates: 13°47′S 34°26′E / 13.783°S 34.433°E | |
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) | |||||||||||||
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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] |
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1987 | 10,618 |
1998 | 20,332 |
2008 | 40,106 |
References
Coordinates: 13°47′S 34°26′E / 13.783°S 34.433°E
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