Bungu climate — normals and trends
Bungu (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,024 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 January (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Bungu averages 0 frost days, 184 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 177 rainy days per year.
Bungu 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 37.8 °C (on 24 March 1941) and the coldest 15.5 °C (on 7 June 1963).
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
BunguPwani
- coords
- -7.63°, 39.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
30.1°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,024mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
184 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
177 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
25.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
322 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
37.8 °C
24 March 1941
Coldest day
15.5 °C
7 June 1963
Wettest day
147 mm
16 March 1976
Windiest day
28.8 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
57.6 km/h
4 May 2024
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
24 February 1944
Coldest feels-like
14.7 °C
7 June 1963
Sunniest day
12.4 h
25 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 67 mm | -63 mm |
| Feb | 33.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 43 mm | -64 mm |
| Mar | 31.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 183 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 29.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 331 mm | +130 mm |
| May | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 172 mm | +85 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 33 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 13 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 16 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 21 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 57 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 31.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 54 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 32.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 124 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bungu?
Bungu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,024 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bungu?
The hottest day measured in Bungu between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1941, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bungu?
The coldest day measured in Bungu between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1963, at 15.5 °C.
Does it snow in Bungu?
Almost never: Bungu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bungu warmed?
Yes: Bungu warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bungu?
The wettest day measured in Bungu between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1976, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bungu?
The windiest day measured in Bungu between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 28.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bungu?
The warmest month in Bungu is January (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Bungu?
Bungu receives on average 1,024 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 177 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bungu?
Bungu gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bungu?
Yes: Bungu has on average 322 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bungu?
In Bungu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 24 February 1944, and the lowest was 14.7 °C on 7 June 1963.
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