Salima is a township in the Central Region of Malawi and the capital of the Salima District.

Transport

The city has a railway station on the Sena railway, under concession of Central East African Railways.

Taxi bicycles, called "Dampa/kabaza" in the local language, are the most common mode of transport in the district.

Climate

Climate data for Salima (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.4
(84.9) 		29.0
(84.2) 		29.5
(85.1) 		28.9
(84.0) 		27.8
(82.0) 		26.2
(79.2) 		25.9
(78.6) 		27.8
(82.0) 		30.6
(87.1) 		32.5
(90.5) 		32.2
(90.0) 		30.3
(86.5) 		29.2
(84.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.8
(76.6) 		24.7
(76.5) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.8
(76.6) 		22.5
(72.5) 		20.7
(69.3) 		20.7
(69.3) 		21.9
(71.4) 		24.1
(75.4) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.9
(80.4) 		25.6
(78.1) 		24.0
(75.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.4
(70.5) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.4
(70.5) 		20.7
(69.3) 		17.9
(64.2) 		15.9
(60.6) 		15.8
(60.4) 		16.9
(62.4) 		18.7
(65.7) 		21.3
(70.3) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.2
(72.0) 		19.6
(67.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 339.4
(13.36) 		266.4
(10.49) 		254.4
(10.02) 		92.5
(3.64) 		10.7
(0.42) 		2.0
(0.08) 		0.4
(0.02) 		0.4
(0.02) 		0.3
(0.01) 		6.4
(0.25) 		43.6
(1.72) 		250.0
(9.84) 		1,266.5
(49.86)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.3 mm) 18 16 14 7 2 1 1 1 1 2 5 14 82
Average relative humidity (%) 80 82 77 73 68 63 61 57 55 54 61 75 67
Mean monthly sunshine hours 182.9 173.6 229.4 261.0 294.5 279.0 275.9 300.7 300.0 310.0 270.0 207.7 3,084.7
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.9 6.2 7.4 8.7 9.5 9.3 8.9 9.7 10.0 10.0 9.0 6.7 8.4
Source: NOAA[2]


Demographics

Year Population[3][1]
1977 4,646
1987 10,606
1998 20,355
2008 27,852
2018 36,789

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 Population and Housing Census Main Report" (PDF). Malawi National Statistical Office. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Salima Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ World Gazetteer: Malawi: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

13°47′S 34°26′E / 13.783°S 34.433°E / -13.783; 34.433