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Dowa is a town located in the Central Region of Malawi. It is the administrative capital of Dowa District. William Kamkwamba, author of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope, was born and raised in Dowa.
Dowa | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Dowa Location in Malawi | |
| Coordinates: 13°40′S 33°55′E | |
| Country |  Malawi |
| Region | Central Region |
| District | Dowa District |
| Population (2018 Census[1]) | |
| • Total | 7,135 |
| Time zone | +2 |
| Climate | Cwb |
Dowa has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb).
| Climate data for Dowa, Malawi | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 245 (9.6) |
200 (7.9) |
156 (6.1) |
36 (1.4) |
7 (0.3) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
7 (0.3) |
59 (2.3) |
186 (7.3) |
900 (35.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[2] | |||||||||||||
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