Fonka
in Chitipa District of Northern Region, Malawi

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-9.635 and 33.248 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -9° 38' 7" and E 33° 14' 54"
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: 05:43 PM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Africa/Blantyre
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:50 am and 5:39 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
19.458 and -154.844 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pohoiki
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Malawi in Eastern Africa

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: 2024-04-24 08:14:40

Explore Fonka

Fonka in Chitipa District (Northern Region) is a city in Malawi about 301 mi (or 485 km) north of Lilongwe, the country's capital.

Local time in Fonka is now 05:43 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Blantyre with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Fonka. The closest airport in Malawi is Karonga Airport in a distance of 49 mi (or 79 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Chitipa, Karonga, Mbeya, Chinsali and Rumphi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 82 °F

Morning Temperature 22°C / 72 °F
Evening Temperature 27°C / 80 °F
Night Temperature 23°C / 74 °F
Chance of rainfall 5%
Air Humidity 67%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 72% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Thursday, 25th of April 2024

27°C (81 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Friday, 26th of April 2024

28°C (82 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

27°C (80 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Malawi, pushing the truck which will give us a hitchhike across the border into Zambia

Published: April 23, 2013
Length: 06:56 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ente Groot

After sickness of Tamara, we are forced to hitchike in order to arrive in time in Mpulungu to board the boat MV Liemba.


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