Lake Malawi National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1984
87 km²
Urban · MWI
Monkey Bay Urban
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
8
Observations
10
Area
13,3km²
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
8 distinct species · 10 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,7°C
Annual rain
1 036mm
Warmest m°
30,0°C
Coldest m°
18,1°C
Elevation: 513 m on average (min 477 m, max 752 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,7°C
Annual rain
1 036mm
Warmest month
30,0°C
Coldest month
18,1°C
Mean alt.
513m
Min
477m
Max
752m
Std. dev.
38m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
15,0g/kg
Clay
20,8%
Sand
68,2%
Silt
11,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
19,8g/kg
Clay
19,6%
Sand
69,2%
Silt
11,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
19,6%
Sand
69,4%
Silt
11,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
9,7g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
66,1%
Silt
10,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest10.8%
Crops19.8%
Built-up7.9%
Bare soil1.8%
Other (grassland, water…)59.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
0,21km²
Basins crossed
2
Max drainage
130 103km²
Discharge in basins
3,5m³/s
Mean precip.
914mm/an
Mean T°
23,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,43
Mean runoff
235mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
606m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
10hab/km²
Night light
1,2nW
Built-up
789,6%
Pesticides
5,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1
Lake Malawi National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1980
73 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN