# Lake Malawi National Park Traditional authority – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/lake-malawi-national-park/ Traditional authority · Mangochi District # Lake Malawi National Park Lake Malawi National Park is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mangochi District, Southern Region. It covers **53.3 km²**. - 53.3km² ## Where is Lake Malawi National Park? Lake Malawi National Park lies in [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 2 other traditional authorities: [Monkey Bay Urban](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/monkey-bay-urban/) and [TA Nankumba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-nankumba/). By area it is the 271st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.8% of [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/). The centre of Lake Malawi National Park is about 119 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 62 km from Mangochi, the main town of Mangochi District. The centre point is at -14.0589° N, 34.8871° E. Source: [National Statistics Office of Malawi via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-mwi). ## Landscape and landmarks of Lake Malawi National Park Named natural and historic features inside Lake Malawi National Park, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 3 islands. - Domwe Island - Mumbo Island - Tumbi Island West ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Nkudzi · 699 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Lake Malawi National Park and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mangochi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 1,086 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (325 mm) and the driest Jun (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 325 Feb 24 217 Mar 24 158 Apr 23 45 May 21 10 Jun 20 4 Jul 20 8 Aug 22 6 Sep 25 4 Oct 28 15 Nov 29 58 Dec 26 235 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lake Malawi National Park Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Monkey Bay Community Hospital · Monkey Bay Urban 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.08530&mlon=34.91063#map=17/-14.08530/34.91063) Bank Malawi Savings Bank · Monkey Bay Urban 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.07791&mlon=34.91838#map=17/-14.07791/34.91838) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Monkey Bay Service Station · Monkey Bay Urban 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.07497&mlon=34.92104#map=17/-14.07497/34.92104) Hotel Monkey Bay Beach Lodge · Monkey Bay Urban 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.07026&mlon=34.91664#map=17/-14.07026/34.91664) School Zambo School · TA Nankumba 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.05168&mlon=34.90730#map=17/-14.05168/34.90730) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other traditional authorities in Mangochi District - Lake Malombe - Mangochi Town - Monkey Bay Urban - STA Chiunda - STA Lulanga - STA Ntonda - TA Chilipa - TA Chimwala - TA Chowe - TA Jalasi - TA Katuli - TA Makanjila - TA Mbwana Nyambi - TA Mponda - TA Namabvi - TA Nankumba ## Quick answers - Where is Lake Malawi National Park?In Mangochi District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders Lake Malawi National Park?Monkey Bay Urban and TA Nankumba - What is the highest point in Lake Malawi National Park?Nkudzi (699 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Lake Malawi National Park?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Lake Malawi National Park?Monkey Bay Community Hospital, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lake Malawi National Park?Malawi Savings Bank, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lake Malawi National Park?TotalEnergies Monkey Bay Service Station, about 4.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Lake Malawi National Park?MW30112 (OCHA common operational dataset)