Kasungu National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1970
2 360 km²
Sub-chief · MWI
SC Kawamba
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
164
Observations
295
Area
647,9km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
164 distinct species · 295 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,4°C
Annual rain
894mm
Warmest m°
30,5°C
Coldest m°
11,6°C
Elevation: 1 070 m on average (min 1 037 m, max 1 115 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,4°C
Annual rain
894mm
Warmest month
30,5°C
Coldest month
11,6°C
Mean alt.
1 070m
Min
1 037m
Max
1 115m
Std. dev.
15m
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
6,2
Org. C
12,0g/kg
Clay
17,1%
Sand
75,7%
Silt
7,2%
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
16,0g/kg
Clay
16,4%
Sand
76,3%
Silt
7,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
12,9g/kg
Clay
16,7%
Sand
76,0%
Silt
7,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
7,2g/kg
Clay
18,1%
Sand
74,8%
Silt
7,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.5%
Crops29.1%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)54.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
53,0km
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
6 963km²
Discharge in basins
3,8m³/s
Mean precip.
868mm/an
Mean T°
21,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,47
Mean runoff
141mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 097m
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
0,0nW
Built-up
43,7%
Pesticides
6,6kg/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