Dongobesh climate — normals and trends
Dongobesh (Tanzania) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 2,496 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 (19.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Dongobesh averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Dongobesh has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °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 6.6 °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
DongobeshManyara
- coords
- -4.07°, 35.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.9°C
Average daily high
23.4°C
Average daily low
13.5°C
Annual rainfall
2,496mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.7 °C
Average feels-like low
13.1 °C
Average peak gust
39.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
30.8 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
6.6 °C
11 July 1944
Wettest day
282 mm
11 January 2020
Windiest day
27.3 km/h
22 October 2018
Strongest gust
65.9 km/h
22 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
34.0 °C
16 March 1986
Coldest feels-like
3.4 °C
11 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.2 h
16 December 2025
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 | -0.1 °C | 508 mm | -67 mm |
| Feb | 25.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 32 mm | -417 mm |
| Mar | 24.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 649 mm | +205 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 97 mm | -197 mm |
| May | 22.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 34 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 21.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 19 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 21.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 16 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 25.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 20 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 11 mm | -140 mm |
| Dec | 25.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 191 mm | -250 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dongobesh?
Dongobesh has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 2,496 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dongobesh?
The hottest day measured in Dongobesh between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 30.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dongobesh?
The coldest day measured in Dongobesh between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1944, at 6.6 °C.
Does it snow in Dongobesh?
Almost never: Dongobesh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dongobesh warmed?
Yes: Dongobesh warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dongobesh?
The wettest day measured in Dongobesh between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2020, with 282 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dongobesh?
The windiest day measured in Dongobesh between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2018, with winds reaching 27.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dongobesh?
The warmest month in Dongobesh is February (19.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Dongobesh?
Dongobesh receives on average 2,496 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dongobesh?
Dongobesh gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dongobesh?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Dongobesh.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dongobesh?
In Dongobesh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.0 °C on 16 March 1986, and the lowest was 3.4 °C on 11 July 1944.
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