Mount Rungwe
IUCN Not ReportedNature Forest Reserve · 2019
155 km²
Commune · TZA
Masebe
Tanzania
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(77 %)
Species observed
10
Observations
16
Area
40,5km²
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
10 distinct species · 16 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,8°C
Annual rain
2 340mm
Warmest m°
24,9°C
Coldest m°
10,4°C
Elevation: 1 584 m on average (min 1 170 m, max 2 240 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,8°C
Annual rain
2 340mm
Warmest month
24,9°C
Coldest month
10,4°C
Mean alt.
1 584m
Min
1 170m
Max
2 240m
Std. dev.
227m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(77 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
35,1g/kg
Clay
28,3%
Sand
50,7%
Silt
21,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Rungwe
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
44,5g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
50,9%
Silt
20,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
35,9g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
51,5%
Silt
21,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
24,8g/kg
Clay
29,0%
Sand
49,7%
Silt
21,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest55.3%
Crops16.7%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)26.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
3,6km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 865km²
Discharge in basins
0,6m³/s
Mean precip.
2 201mm/an
Mean T°
22,7°C
Moisture idx
0,27
Mean runoff
459mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
899m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Built-up
95,9%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN