Nkhata Bay
in Nkhata Bay District of Northern Region, Malawi
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Mzuzu Airport (22 mi) - Likoma Island Airport (44 mi)
- Dwangwa Airport (64 mi)
- Chelinda Malawi Airport (80 mi)
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Songea Airport (108 mi) - Kasungu Airport (112 mi)
- Karonga Airport (117 mi)
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Lichinga Airport (133 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -11.607 and 34.291 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -11° 36' 23" and E 34° 17' 26"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Kwacha - MWK
- Spoken languages:
- Nyanja
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:57 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Africa/Blantyre
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:07 am and 5:49 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 19.469 and -154.833 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pualaa - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Malawi.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Malawi. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Nkhata Bay
Nkhata Bay in Nkhata Bay District (Northern Region) with it's 11,721 citizens is a city in Malawi about 167 mi (or 268 km) north of Lilongwe, the country's capital city.
Local time in Nkhata Bay is now 12:57 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Blantyre with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Nkhata Bay. The closest airport in Malawi is Mzuzu Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mzuzu, Chipyela, Rumphi, Mzimba and Nkhotakota. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 32°C / 90 °F
| Morning Temperature | 19°C / 67 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 30°C / 85 °F |
| Night Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 31% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
33°C (92 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
34°C (93 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
34°C (93 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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Pseudotropheus minutus at Nkhata Bay
Dimidiochromis compressiceps gold morph at Nkhata Bay
Nkhata Bay, 19th September 2014.
Tyrannochromis nigriventer and fry
Female collecting fry at Nkhata Bay, Lake Malawi. She was just above the ridge and returned to the remaining fry as I swam on.
旅する鈴木494:Swarm Mosquitoes @Malawi
チズムル島からンカタベイに戻ってきて、まずミネラルウォーターを浴びるほど飲んだ。そしてインド系のレストランへ行き、スパイスのきいた...
Dawn of Nkhata Bay, Malawi
isnt it beautiful?
Mbuna feeding at Kampango Rock - Nkhata Bay
Malawi, August 2018.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Nkhata Bay
Nkhata Bay or just Nkhata is the capital of the Nkhata Bay District in Malawi. It is on the shore of Lake Malawi (formerly Lake Nyasa), east of Mzuzu, and is one of the main ports on Lake Malawi. The population of Nkhata Bay is estimated to be 14,722 as of 2008. Nkhata Bay is 413 kilometres from Lilongwe, Malawi’s capital city, and 576 kilometres from Blantyre, Malawi’s largest city. Nkhata Bay is the second "busiest resort" on Lake Malawi.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Nkhata Bay.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Nkata Bay, Nkata, Nkhata Bay
