Mchinji
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1924
209 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (806)
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
93
Observations
98
Area
35,7km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
93 distinct species · 98 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,6°C
Annual rain
1 312mm
Warmest m°
28,4°C
Coldest m°
9,8°C
Elevation: 1 335 m on average (min 1 202 m, max 1 457 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,6°C
Annual rain
1 312mm
Warmest month
28,4°C
Coldest month
9,8°C
Mean alt.
1 335m
Min
1 202m
Max
1 457m
Std. dev.
52m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)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
12,5g/kg
Clay
18,0%
Sand
71,4%
Silt
10,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Mlonyeni
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
16,9%
Sand
72,3%
Silt
10,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
13,1g/kg
Clay
17,2%
Sand
72,1%
Silt
10,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
69,7%
Silt
10,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest26.4%
Crops32.2%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)40.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
6,3km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
740km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
997mm/an
Mean T°
21,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,41
Mean runoff
172mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 161m
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
0,1nW
Built-up
58,3%
Pesticides
6,0kg/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