Lake Niassa and its Coastal Zone
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
15 843 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (673)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
18
Observations
33
Area
63km²
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
18 distinct species · 33 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,1°C
Annual rain
1 201mm
Warmest m°
30,4°C
Coldest m°
16,8°C
Elevation: 545 m on average (min 475 m, max 599 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,1°C
Annual rain
1 201mm
Warmest month
30,4°C
Coldest month
16,8°C
Mean alt.
545m
Min
475m
Max
599m
Std. dev.
30m
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
6,0
Org. C
13,3g/kg
Clay
21,4%
Sand
66,0%
Silt
12,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Makanjila
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
18,0g/kg
Clay
20,2%
Sand
67,0%
Silt
12,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
12,9g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
67,0%
Silt
12,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
23,6%
Sand
64,2%
Silt
12,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest31.3%
Crops13.9%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)54.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
8,9km
Lake surface here
1,64km²
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
109 764km²
Discharge in basins
1,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 172mm/an
Mean T°
22,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,24
Mean runoff
306mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
756m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
16,0%
Pesticides
6,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN