Salima, Malawi

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 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]