Babati climate — normals and trends
Babati (Tanzania) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 758 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is February (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Babati averages 0 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Babati has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 7.8 °C (on 12 August 1968).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BabatiManyara
- coords
- -4.22°, 35.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.2°C
Average daily high
26.2°C
Average daily low
15.5°C
Annual rainfall
758mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.9 °C
Average feels-like low
16.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
34.9 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
7.8 °C
12 August 1968
Wettest day
147 mm
30 January 2020
Windiest day
21.7 km/h
29 August 2005
Strongest gust
72.7 km/h
9 December 1987
Hottest feels-like
37.3 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
6.6 °C
6 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.3 h
19 December 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 80 mm | -36 mm |
| Feb | 28.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 7 mm | -84 mm |
| Mar | 27.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 211 mm | +93 mm |
| Apr | 25.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 105 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 24.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 36 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 25.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 6 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 8 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 30.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 6 mm | -66 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 94 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Babati?
Babati has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 758 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Babati?
The hottest day measured in Babati between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Babati?
The coldest day measured in Babati between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1968, at 7.8 °C.
Does it snow in Babati?
Almost never: Babati sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Babati warmed?
Yes: Babati warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Babati?
The wettest day measured in Babati between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 2020, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Babati?
The windiest day measured in Babati between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2005, with winds reaching 21.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Babati?
The warmest month in Babati is February (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Babati?
Babati receives on average 758 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Babati?
Babati gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Babati?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Babati.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Babati?
In Babati, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 6.6 °C on 6 July 1944.
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