Liwonde
City in Malawi: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Liwonde market: Brian Dell, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Liwonde is a city in Malawi, in Southern Region. About 41,077 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Malawi in our atlas.
It lies at 15.07° S, 35.23° E, about 499 m (1,637 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Blantyre time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Liwonde. Green dots: other major cities of Malawi. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Liwonde has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 34°C (93°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 12°C (53°F). Around 1,158 mm (46 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.
What to eat in MalawiNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Zomba · 37 km
- Mangochi · 65 km
- Blantyre · 83 km
- Salima · 165 km
- Lilongwe · 197 km
- Kasungu · 293 km
- Mzuzu · 420 km
- Karonga · 586 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 927834 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1377361 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Liwonde market: Brian Dell, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)