Nyika National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1965
3 094 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (134)
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(49 %)
Species observed
26
Observations
32
Area
66km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
26 distinct species · 32 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,5°C
Annual rain
938mm
Warmest m°
28,0°C
Coldest m°
10,3°C
Elevation: 1 323 m on average (min 1 069 m, max 1 615 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,5°C
Annual rain
938mm
Warmest month
28,0°C
Coldest month
10,3°C
Mean alt.
1 323m
Min
1 069m
Max
1 615m
Std. dev.
158m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(49 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
13,9g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
61,2%
Silt
12,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Chikulamayembe
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
17,6g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
62,1%
Silt
12,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
14,7g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
61,5%
Silt
12,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
9,3g/kg
Clay
28,3%
Sand
60,0%
Silt
11,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.4%
Crops35.0%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)44.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
10,3km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
8 762km²
Discharge in basins
1,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 059mm/an
Mean T°
17,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,25
Mean runoff
129mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 730m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
49,6%
Pesticides
6,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN