Bunda climate — normals and trends
Bunda (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,356 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 September (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Bunda averages 0 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 190 rainy days per year.
Bunda has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 25 January 2006) and the coldest 14.7 °C (on 12 August 1964).
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
BundaMara
- coords
- -2.02°, 33.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.7°C
Average daily high
26.6°C
Average daily low
19.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,356mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
1.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
190 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.6 °C
Average feels-like low
20.9 °C
Average peak gust
25.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
138 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
33.6 °C
25 January 2006
Coldest day
14.7 °C
12 August 1964
Wettest day
137 mm
30 April 2002
Windiest day
24.5 km/h
26 March 1941
Strongest gust
45.7 km/h
19 September 1944
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
2 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
13.0 °C
12 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.1 h
22 November 2001
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 | 26.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 89 mm | -46 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 12 mm | -113 mm |
| Mar | 27.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 166 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 27.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 179 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 26.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 67 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 19 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 11 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 47 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 68 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 170 mm | +60 mm |
| Nov | 27.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 64 mm | -125 mm |
| Dec | 27.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 213 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bunda?
Bunda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,356 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bunda?
The hottest day measured in Bunda between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2006, reaching 33.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bunda?
The coldest day measured in Bunda between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1964, at 14.7 °C.
Does it snow in Bunda?
Almost never: Bunda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bunda warmed?
Yes: Bunda warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bunda?
The wettest day measured in Bunda between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 2002, with 137 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bunda?
The windiest day measured in Bunda between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1941, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bunda?
The warmest month in Bunda is September (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Bunda?
Bunda receives on average 1,356 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 190 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bunda?
Bunda gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bunda?
Yes: Bunda has on average 138 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bunda?
In Bunda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 2 April 1998, and the lowest was 13.0 °C on 12 July 1944.
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