 Karonga in the far north shows little variation in temperature with maximum daytime temperature remaining around all year round but is unusual in that April and May are the wettest times of the year due to strengthening southerly winds along the lake.The total area of the country is 118,484 km², but this includes 24,404 km² of water surface, mainly composed of Lake Malawi, but there are other sizeable lakes, such as Lake Malombe, Lake Chilwa and Lake Chiuta.The land area is 94,080 km².