Mzuzu
City in Malawi: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
MzuzuMalawi: Malawiana, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Mzuzu is a city in Malawi, in Northern Region. About 249,564 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Malawi in our atlas.
It lies at 11.47° S, 34.02° E, about 1,275 m (4,183 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Blantyre time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Mzuzu. Green dots: other major cities of Malawi. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Mzuzu has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Nov, with average highs near 29°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 10°C (50°F). Around 1,251 mm (49 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
- Karonga · 170 km
- Kasungu · 184 km
- Salima · 261 km
- Lilongwe · 279 km
- Mangochi · 361 km
- Liwonde · 421 km
- Zomba · 458 km
- Blantyre · 491 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 925475 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q27766209 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- MzuzuMalawi: Malawiana, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)