Place in Central Region, Malawi
Salima is a township in the Central Region of Malawi and the capital of the Salima District.
Transport
The city has a railway station on the Sena railway, under concession of Central East African Railways.
Taxi bicycles, called "Dampa/kabaza" in the local language, are the most common mode of transport in the district.
Climate
| Climate data for Salima (1961–1990)
|
| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
29.4
(84.9)
|
29.0
(84.2)
|
29.5
(85.1)
|
28.9
(84.0)
|
27.8
(82.0)
|
26.2
(79.2)
|
25.9
(78.6)
|
27.8
(82.0)
|
30.6
(87.1)
|
32.5
(90.5)
|
32.2
(90.0)
|
30.3
(86.5)
|
29.2
(84.6)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
24.8
(76.6)
|
24.7
(76.5)
|
25.0
(77.0)
|
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)
|
| Mean daily minimum °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
(72.0)
|
19.6
(67.3)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
339.4
(13.36)
|
266.4
(10.49)
|
254.4
(10.02)
|
92.5
(3.64)
|
10.7
(0.42)
|
2.0
(0.08)
|
0.4
(0.02)
|
0.4
(0.02)
|
0.3
(0.01)
|
6.4
(0.25)
|
43.6
(1.72)
|
250.0
(9.84)
|
1,266.5
(49.86)
|
| 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
|
8.4
|
| Source: NOAA[2]
|
Demographics
| Year
|
Population[3][1]
|
| 1977
|
4,646
|
| 1987
|
10,606
|
| 1998
|
20,355
|
| 2008
|
27,852
|
| 2018
|
36,789
|
References
13°47′S 34°26′E / 13.783°S 34.433°E / -13.783; 34.433
