Karonga
Malawi
Flooded rice paddies stretch across Karonga's flat lakeshore plain, with blue-green hills rising in the distance — a working agricultural town on Lake Malawi's northern shore that draws independent travellers passing through the region.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Population69,486
- Nearest water from center 1.4 km0.9 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 5.9 km3.7 mi
Nearest airports
Climate · monthly averages
J
25°77°
270mm10.6in
F
25°77°
245mm9.7in
M
24°76°
265mm10.4in
A
24°74°
170mm6.6in
M
23°73°
50mm1.9in
J
21°69°
25mm1.0in
J
20°68°
25mm0.9in
A
22°71°
10mm0.5in
S
24°75°
5mm0.2in
O
26°79°
20mm0.8in
N
26°79°
75mm3.0in
D
25°77°
210mm8.3in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗
Karonga: quick answers
Where is Karonga?
Karonga is in Malawi.
How do you get to Karonga?
The nearest airport is Karonga (KGJ), about 18 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Karonga?
The warmest month is November, averaging 26°C79°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 20°C68°F. The wettest month is January, with about 269 mm10.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Karonga?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 2 restaurants and 5 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.