Chitipa

9°42′07″S 33°16′12″E

Chitipa
Chitipa is located in Malawi
Chitipa
Chitipa
Location in Malawi
Coordinates: 9°42′07″S 33°16′12″E
Country Malawi
RegionNorthern Region
DistrictChitipa District
Population
 (2018 Census[1])
  Total17,743
Time zone+2
ClimateAw

Chitipa is the capital of Chitipa District, Malawi and the birthplace of Malawian lawyer, politician, and philanthropist James Nyondo. It is also known as Fort Hill. It is very near Malawi's tri-point border with Zambia and Tanzania.

Climate

Climate data for Chitipa (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2)
26.4
(79.5)
26.1
(79.0)
25.6
(78.1)
24.8
(76.6)
23.7
(74.7)
23.5
(74.3)
24.9
(76.8)
27.7
(81.9)
29.9
(85.8)
29.6
(85.3)
27.0
(80.6)
26.3
(79.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 20.4
(68.7)
20.4
(68.7)
20.5
(68.9)
19.9
(67.8)
18.7
(65.7)
17.2
(63.0)
16.8
(62.2)
18.2
(64.8)
20.8
(69.4)
22.9
(73.2)
22.8
(73.0)
20.9
(69.6)
20.0
(68.0)
Average low °C (°F) 17.1
(62.8)
17.1
(62.8)
17.2
(63.0)
16.9
(62.4)
15.1
(59.2)
12.9
(55.2)
12.5
(54.5)
13.7
(56.7)
15.9
(60.6)
17.7
(63.9)
18.3
(64.9)
17.6
(63.7)
16.0
(60.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 204.8
(8.06)
216.0
(8.50)
192.0
(7.56)
56.6
(2.23)
7.5
(0.30)
0.6
(0.02)
0.8
(0.03)
0.0
(0.0)
0.7
(0.03)
6.0
(0.24)
78.8
(3.10)
224.0
(8.82)
987.8
(38.89)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.3 mm) 21 19 19 10 3 2 2 1 1 2 7 20 107
Average relative humidity (%) 83 84 84 82 77 73 70 63 55 57 61 79 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 142.6 137.2 173.6 213.0 260.4 282.0 300.7 310.0 297.0 291.4 234.0 167.4 2,809.3
Mean daily sunshine hours 4.6 4.9 5.6 7.1 8.4 9.4 9.7 10.0 9.9 9.4 7.8 5.4 7.7
Source: NOAA[2]

Demographics

Year Population[3][1]
1987 4,925
1998 7,636
2008 14,753
2018 17,743

References


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