Bashanet climate — normals and trends
Bashanet (Tanzania) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 1,675 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 November (19.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Bashanet averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Bashanet has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.8 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 6.2 °C (on 11 July 1944).
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
BashanetManyara
- coords
- -4.23°, 35.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.9°C
Average daily high
23.5°C
Average daily low
13.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,675mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.1 °C
Average feels-like low
13.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
30.8 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
6.2 °C
11 July 1944
Wettest day
250 mm
4 February 2022
Windiest day
24.4 km/h
22 October 2018
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
25 December 1995
Hottest feels-like
34.5 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
3.4 °C
11 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.3 h
23 December 1941
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 | 24.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 358 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 25.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 31 mm | -284 mm |
| Mar | 24.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 443 mm | +149 mm |
| Apr | 23.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 83 mm | -119 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 37 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 21.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 11 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 21.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 25.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 9 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 6 mm | -93 mm |
| Dec | 25.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 143 mm | -142 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bashanet?
Bashanet has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 1,675 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bashanet?
The hottest day measured in Bashanet between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 30.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bashanet?
The coldest day measured in Bashanet between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1944, at 6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Bashanet?
Almost never: Bashanet sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bashanet warmed?
Yes: Bashanet warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bashanet?
The wettest day measured in Bashanet between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2022, with 250 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bashanet?
The windiest day measured in Bashanet between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2018, with winds reaching 24.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bashanet?
The warmest month in Bashanet is November (19.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Bashanet?
Bashanet receives on average 1,675 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bashanet?
Bashanet gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bashanet?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bashanet.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bashanet?
In Bashanet, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.5 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 3.4 °C on 11 July 1944.
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