Salima
City in Malawi: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Salima is a city in Malawi, in Central Region. About 41,492 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Malawi in our atlas.
It lies at 13.78° S, 34.46° E, about 512 m (1,680 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Blantyre time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Salima. Green dots: other major cities of Malawi. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Salima has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 12°C (53°F). Around 1,069 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.
What to eat in MalawiNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Lilongwe · 75 km
- Mangochi · 116 km
- Kasungu · 134 km
- Liwonde · 165 km
- Zomba · 201 km
- Blantyre · 230 km
- Mzuzu · 261 km
- Karonga · 431 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 924055 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q979028 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.