Lengwe National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1970
928 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2911)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(83 %)
Species observed
33
Observations
36
Area
30,7km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
33 distinct species · 36 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,7°C
Annual rain
827mm
Warmest m°
34,8°C
Coldest m°
15,9°C
Elevation: 134 m on average (min 119 m, max 169 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,7°C
Annual rain
827mm
Warmest month
34,8°C
Coldest month
15,9°C
Mean alt.
134m
Min
119m
Max
169m
Std. dev.
12m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(83 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
10,2g/kg
Clay
24,5%
Sand
63,3%
Silt
12,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to TA Chapananga
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
13,3g/kg
Clay
23,6%
Sand
63,9%
Silt
12,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
9,9g/kg
Clay
24,5%
Sand
63,5%
Silt
12,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
7,6g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
62,5%
Silt
12,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.2%
Crops25.8%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil1.4%
Other (grassland, water…)58.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
11,2km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
1 757km²
Discharge in basins
0,2m³/s
Mean precip.
864mm/an
Mean T°
24,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,50
Mean runoff
182mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
362m
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
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
101,1%
Pesticides
5,0kg/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