Kasungu
City in Malawi: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Kasungu is a city in Malawi, in Central Region. About 66,152 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Malawi in our atlas.
It lies at 13.03° S, 33.48° E, about 1,051 m (3,448 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Blantyre time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Kasungu. Green dots: other major cities of Malawi. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kasungu has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 31°C (88°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 11°C (51°F). Around 1,064 mm (42 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Lilongwe · 109 km
- Salima · 134 km
- Mzuzu · 183 km
- Mangochi · 251 km
- Liwonde · 294 km
- Zomba · 328 km
- Blantyre · 347 km
- Karonga · 348 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 928534 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q195309 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.