Lake Chilwa
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
2 110 km²
Water body · MWI
Lake Chilwa
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
1
Observations
1
Area
61,9km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
1 distinct species · 1 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,2°C
Annual rain
1 116mm
Warmest m°
29,8°C
Coldest m°
16,1°C
Elevation: 623 m on average (min 623 m, max 624 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,2°C
Annual rain
1 116mm
Warmest month
29,8°C
Coldest month
16,1°C
Mean alt.
623m
Min
623m
Max
624m
Std. dev.
0m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Hydrology1 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
60,35km²
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
2 282km²
Discharge in basins
0,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 196mm/an
Mean T°
22,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,26
Mean runoff
406mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
694m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN