Chimala climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Chimala?

Chimala has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 1,117 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chimala?

The hottest day measured in Chimala between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 2023, reaching 35.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Chimala?

The coldest day measured in Chimala between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1968, at 7.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Chimala?

Almost never: Chimala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Chimala warmed?

Yes: Chimala warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Chimala?

The wettest day measured in Chimala between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1991, with 103 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Chimala?

The windiest day measured in Chimala between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1997, with winds reaching 23.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Chimala?

The warmest month in Chimala is October (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Chimala?

Chimala receives on average 1,117 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Chimala?

Chimala gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Chimala (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 1,117 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 October (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Chimala averages 0 frost days, 58 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.

Chimala has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 14 October 2023) and the coldest 7.4 °C (on 24 June 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

ChimalaMbeya

coords: -8.86°, 34.02°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthMarchDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.3°C

Average daily high

27.5°C

Average daily low

15.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,117mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

61%

Average peak wind

10.7km/h

Seasonal range

4.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

58 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

112 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.5 °C

Average feels-like low

16.3 °C

Average peak gust

32.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

3 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

35.6 °C

14 October 2023

Coldest day

7.4 °C

24 June 1968

Wettest day

103 mm

28 March 1991

Windiest day

23.4 km/h

24 March 1997

Strongest gust

69.8 km/h

4 December 2001

Hottest feels-like

37.4 °C

18 October 2017

Coldest feels-like

5.8 °C

24 June 1968

Sunniest day

12.5 h

26 December 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.4 °C30 November 2025	10.7 °C3 August 2025	22.3 °C	989 mm	115
2024	34.0 °C14 November 2024	9.7 °C12 July 2024	22.3 °C	1,820 mm	91
2023	35.6 °C14 October 2023	12.0 °C5 July 2023	22.6 °C	1,088 mm	99
2022	33.7 °C28 October 2022	11.4 °C11 July 2022	22.0 °C	1,100 mm	85
2021	35.0 °C29 December 2021	9.4 °C26 July 2021	22.2 °C	948 mm	98
2020	33.5 °C6 October 2020	10.3 °C18 July 2020	21.8 °C	1,695 mm	64
2019	34.4 °C20 November 2019	11.7 °C27 July 2019	22.9 °C	1,101 mm	138
2018	33.8 °C28 November 2018	11.8 °C17 August 2018	22.0 °C	1,379 mm	86
2017	35.5 °C17 November 2017	11.9 °C16 July 2017	22.5 °C	1,273 mm	86
2016	33.5 °C11 November 2016	10.6 °C1 July 2016	22.3 °C	1,196 mm	110
2015	33.0 °C30 September 2015	11.1 °C10 August 2015	22.3 °C	1,309 mm	74
2014	32.7 °C11 November 2014	10.6 °C13 July 2014	21.9 °C	1,249 mm	68
2013	34.3 °C1 November 2013	10.6 °C8 June 2013	22.3 °C	1,158 mm	93
2012	34.1 °C20 November 2012	9.5 °C8 July 2012	21.9 °C	1,025 mm	76
2011	33.9 °C27 October 2011	9.3 °C7 July 2011	21.5 °C	1,463 mm	50
2010	33.6 °C13 October 2010	10.2 °C8 June 2010	21.9 °C	874 mm	87
2009	32.5 °C3 November 2009	10.5 °C3 July 2009	21.7 °C	1,241 mm	72
2008	33.4 °C15 November 2008	9.4 °C2 July 2008	21.3 °C	1,260 mm	60
2007	34.3 °C26 November 2007	10.3 °C12 July 2007	21.8 °C	733 mm	86
2006	33.7 °C12 November 2006	8.8 °C7 July 2006	22.1 °C	1,061 mm	111
2005	34.4 °C17 November 2005	10.1 °C22 July 2005	22.2 °C	951 mm	123
2004	34.1 °C21 November 2004	9.7 °C3 July 2004	21.6 °C	1,034 mm	72
2003	33.9 °C8 December 2003	9.4 °C9 July 2003	21.9 °C	736 mm	89
2002	33.3 °C30 September 2002	11.8 °C25 July 2002	21.4 °C	1,216 mm	69
2001	33.0 °C19 October 2001	11.1 °C26 August 2001	21.2 °C	1,118 mm	47
2000	32.8 °C12 November 2000	10.9 °C19 July 2000	21.3 °C	974 mm	50
1999	34.1 °C25 October 1999	11.2 °C25 June 1999	21.5 °C	823 mm	80
1998	34.3 °C19 December 1998	11.0 °C2 July 1998	21.4 °C	1,383 mm	75
1997	33.7 °C15 November 1997	11.1 °C18 July 1997	21.9 °C	975 mm	92
1996	33.5 °C21 November 1996	9.7 °C1 July 1996	21.2 °C	1,002 mm	55
1995	33.8 °C11 November 1995	10.8 °C4 July 1995	21.9 °C	759 mm	79
1994	34.1 °C22 October 1994	10.3 °C14 July 1994	21.9 °C	977 mm	84
1993	33.9 °C30 November 1993	10.5 °C27 July 1993	21.5 °C	749 mm	90
1992	33.4 °C9 November 1992	8.9 °C29 July 1992	21.4 °C	1,053 mm	38
1991	32.2 °C11 December 1991	10.1 °C22 July 1991	21.3 °C	1,579 mm	31
1990	33.2 °C17 October 1990	9.6 °C27 June 1990	21.4 °C	1,200 mm	60
1989	32.6 °C4 November 1989	10.5 °C10 July 1989	21.0 °C	1,029 mm	48
1988	32.8 °C19 October 1988	10.4 °C4 July 1988	21.6 °C	1,122 mm	50
1987	32.5 °C24 November 1987	10.4 °C22 July 1987	21.4 °C	1,206 mm	52
1986	33.0 °C8 October 1986	8.0 °C9 July 1986	20.9 °C	1,334 mm	28
1985	32.4 °C2 November 1985	9.1 °C2 August 1985	20.9 °C	774 mm	25
1984	32.4 °C16 October 1984	10.0 °C21 August 1984	20.7 °C	1,167 mm	34
1983	33.0 °C14 November 1983	9.6 °C22 July 1983	21.4 °C	1,096 mm	42
1982	32.6 °C7 November 1982	9.8 °C16 August 1982	21.1 °C	1,182 mm	27
1981	33.1 °C8 November 1981	9.0 °C16 July 1981	21.0 °C	1,003 mm	45
1980	32.3 °C26 October 1980	9.4 °C16 June 1980	21.2 °C	1,199 mm	39
1979	33.2 °C14 November 1979	9.8 °C17 July 1979	21.1 °C	1,160 mm	64
1978	32.7 °C17 October 1978	9.4 °C19 July 1978	20.9 °C	1,159 mm	42
1977	34.4 °C23 October 1977	10.3 °C21 June 1977	21.4 °C	1,263 mm	47
1976	32.7 °C2 November 1976	9.7 °C26 July 1976	21.1 °C	1,143 mm	56
1975	32.9 °C26 October 1975	9.9 °C27 July 1975	21.0 °C	1,226 mm	34
1974	32.4 °C14 November 1974	9.0 °C21 June 1974	20.7 °C	1,265 mm	39
1973	32.4 °C12 November 1973	10.3 °C17 July 1973	21.0 °C	1,363 mm	35
1972	31.8 °C3 November 1972	10.0 °C5 July 1972	20.6 °C	1,776 mm	33
1971	32.0 °C8 November 1971	9.2 °C9 August 1971	20.5 °C	1,326 mm	28
1970	32.1 °C14 November 1970	9.0 °C21 June 1970	20.6 °C	1,267 mm	27
1969	33.4 °C31 October 1969	9.8 °C11 July 1969	21.2 °C	993 mm	58
1968	32.6 °C30 November 1968	7.4 °C24 June 1968	20.3 °C	1,105 mm	36
1967	32.1 °C25 October 1967	9.0 °C12 July 1967	21.0 °C	1,337 mm	35
1966	32.0 °C15 October 1966	9.5 °C30 June 1966	21.0 °C	1,025 mm	44
1965	32.3 °C20 November 1965	9.3 °C10 June 1965	20.4 °C	1,171 mm	25
1964	31.7 °C5 November 1964	8.8 °C11 July 1964	20.5 °C	1,154 mm	20
1963	32.2 °C30 October 1963	9.3 °C22 August 1963	20.2 °C	1,207 mm	25
1962	32.4 °C23 November 1962	10.5 °C27 June 1962	20.2 °C	1,469 mm	21
1961	32.2 °C25 October 1961	11.2 °C10 August 1961	21.0 °C	1,545 mm	21
1960	33.3 °C30 November 1960	10.2 °C25 July 1960	20.7 °C	1,279 mm	32
1959	31.9 °C19 November 1959	11.1 °C19 July 1959	20.5 °C	1,305 mm	10
1958	32.6 °C29 October 1958	9.1 °C21 July 1958	20.5 °C	1,567 mm	27
1957	31.8 °C30 November 1957	8.5 °C22 July 1957	19.9 °C	1,548 mm	27
1956	33.1 °C23 September 1956	9.7 °C13 July 1956	20.4 °C	900 mm	64
1955	32.6 °C21 October 1955	10.0 °C10 August 1955	20.4 °C	1,069 mm	43
1954	32.6 °C24 October 1954	10.3 °C11 June 1954	20.7 °C	963 mm	40
1953	32.9 °C28 October 1953	9.9 °C5 July 1953	20.3 °C	1,114 mm	44
1952	33.4 °C16 September 1952	10.7 °C2 July 1952	21.2 °C	700 mm	60
1951	33.3 °C29 October 1951	10.5 °C22 June 1951	20.9 °C	1,088 mm	61
1950	32.5 °C25 October 1950	10.1 °C19 August 1950	20.8 °C	598 mm	49
1949	33.3 °C29 November 1949	10.6 °C30 July 1949	21.5 °C	525 mm	71
1948	33.3 °C10 November 1948	10.6 °C7 July 1948	21.5 °C	555 mm	90
1947	32.8 °C21 October 1947	10.3 °C13 August 1947	20.7 °C	779 mm	57
1946	32.8 °C11 October 1946	11.2 °C17 July 1946	21.4 °C	706 mm	53
1945	32.5 °C24 November 1945	10.3 °C14 July 1945	20.6 °C	853 mm	67
1944	33.2 °C22 September 1944	9.6 °C11 July 1944	21.2 °C	925 mm	56
1943	33.8 °C26 November 1943	9.9 °C26 July 1943	21.3 °C	546 mm	109
1942	31.9 °C6 November 1942	10.0 °C27 July 1942	20.7 °C	909 mm	60
1941	32.5 °C11 October 1941	11.1 °C1 August 1941	20.3 °C	1,392 mm	34
1940	30.3 °C31 December 1940	10.5 °C28 June 1940	20.1 °C	1,175 mm	3

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.8 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

115 d/yr

+57

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

989 mm

-128 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.8 °C	+0.6 °C	164 mm	-19 mm
Feb	28.5 °C	+2.0 °C	75 mm	-78 mm
Mar	27.8 °C	+1.0 °C	406 mm	+148 mm
Apr	28.8 °C	+1.7 °C	126 mm	-53 mm
May	28.6 °C	+1.3 °C	21 mm	+1 mm
Jun	27.9 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	26.9 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	28.0 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	30.8 °C	+1.7 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Oct	31.6 °C	+1.2 °C	26 mm	-8 mm
Nov	31.3 °C	+1.4 °C	57 mm	-56 mm
Dec	29.2 °C	+1.7 °C	113 mm	-60 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.4 °C

30 Nov 2025

Coldest day

10.7 °C

3 Aug 2025

Wettest day

46.3 mm

27 Mar 2025

Windiest day

20.6 km/h

20 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

54.7 km/h

23 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.0 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.7 °C

5 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.5 h

25 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Chimala?

Chimala has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 1,117 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chimala?

The hottest day measured in Chimala between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 2023, reaching 35.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Chimala?

The coldest day measured in Chimala between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1968, at 7.4 °C.

Does it snow in Chimala?

Almost never: Chimala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Chimala warmed?

Yes: Chimala warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Chimala?

The wettest day measured in Chimala between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1991, with 103 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Chimala?

The windiest day measured in Chimala between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1997, with winds reaching 23.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Chimala?

The warmest month in Chimala is October (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Chimala?

Chimala receives on average 1,117 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Chimala?

Chimala gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Chimala?

Yes: Chimala has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chimala?

In Chimala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 18 October 2017, and the lowest was 5.8 °C on 24 June 1968.

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