Geita climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Geita?

Geita has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 1,507 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Geita between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1997, reaching 34.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Geita?

The coldest day measured in Geita between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1971, at 12.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Geita?

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

Q: Has the climate of Geita warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Geita?

The wettest day measured in Geita between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 2015, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Geita?

The windiest day measured in Geita between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1967, with winds reaching 22.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Geita?

The warmest month in Geita is August (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (20.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Geita?

Geita receives on average 1,507 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 202 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Geita?

Geita gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Geita (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 1,507 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 August (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Geita averages 0 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 202 rainy days per year.

Geita 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 34.0 °C (on 25 September 1997) and the coldest 12.2 °C (on 8 June 1971).

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

GeitaGeita

coords: -2.87°, 32.23°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAugustColdest monthDecemberWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.6°C

Average daily high

26.9°C

Average daily low

17.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,507mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

11.1km/h

Seasonal range

1.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

22 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

202 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.4 °C

Average feels-like low

18.3 °C

Average peak gust

29.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

7 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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

34.0 °C

25 September 1997

Coldest day

12.2 °C

8 June 1971

Wettest day

90 mm

2 October 2015

Windiest day

22.6 km/h

6 September 1967

Strongest gust

56.9 km/h

6 September 1967

Hottest feels-like

37.5 °C

29 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

9.9 °C

6 July 1953

Sunniest day

12.1 h

8 November 2021

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.4 °C1 March 2025	14.3 °C22 August 2025	22.5 °C	1,255 mm	28
2024	32.3 °C19 March 2024	13.9 °C6 August 2024	23.0 °C	1,259 mm	75
2023	32.9 °C21 August 2023	15.8 °C23 January 2023	22.7 °C	1,592 mm	52
2022	30.9 °C11 March 2022	15.1 °C6 July 2022	22.2 °C	1,263 mm	16
2021	30.9 °C12 March 2021	14.4 °C26 June 2021	22.3 °C	1,026 mm	14
2020	32.2 °C17 August 2020	16.2 °C10 August 2020	22.4 °C	1,491 mm	27
2019	32.1 °C20 March 2019	14.4 °C29 July 2019	22.6 °C	1,476 mm	48
2018	32.0 °C7 October 2018	15.2 °C18 July 2018	22.2 °C	1,254 mm	30
2017	31.7 °C13 February 2017	15.5 °C27 November 2017	22.9 °C	1,254 mm	69
2016	32.6 °C29 March 2016	14.9 °C30 January 2016	22.9 °C	1,113 mm	70
2015	32.8 °C20 September 2015	15.8 °C13 July 2015	22.4 °C	1,415 mm	52
2014	31.9 °C2 June 2014	16.0 °C6 September 2014	22.2 °C	1,273 mm	20
2013	30.9 °C5 September 2013	14.1 °C16 July 2013	22.0 °C	1,351 mm	23
2012	32.8 °C29 March 2012	13.6 °C9 July 2012	21.8 °C	1,529 mm	22
2011	31.7 °C10 June 2011	15.1 °C7 July 2011	21.9 °C	1,526 mm	32
2010	32.5 °C23 August 2010	15.6 °C25 July 2010	22.5 °C	1,317 mm	49
2009	32.6 °C14 September 2009	15.4 °C29 July 2009	22.4 °C	1,261 mm	58
2008	31.2 °C30 June 2008	13.5 °C9 July 2008	21.9 °C	1,214 mm	22
2007	32.2 °C28 August 2007	14.1 °C19 June 2007	22.1 °C	1,208 mm	15
2006	33.5 °C9 February 2006	15.1 °C2 June 2006	22.2 °C	1,555 mm	49
2005	33.3 °C23 February 2005	14.9 °C18 July 2005	22.4 °C	1,081 mm	37
2004	31.3 °C29 July 2004	14.9 °C5 September 2004	22.4 °C	1,166 mm	34
2003	31.6 °C19 March 2003	14.9 °C29 August 2003	22.3 °C	1,003 mm	34
2002	32.2 °C27 September 2002	14.8 °C11 July 2002	22.1 °C	1,321 mm	45
2001	31.0 °C4 March 2001	15.8 °C1 June 2001	21.6 °C	1,144 mm	9
2000	31.9 °C5 September 2000	15.2 °C27 January 2000	22.1 °C	921 mm	41
1999	31.0 °C17 February 1999	15.6 °C19 September 1999	21.8 °C	1,061 mm	16
1998	31.2 °C14 September 1998	15.8 °C1 July 1998	22.3 °C	1,220 mm	20
1997	34.0 °C25 September 1997	14.8 °C21 May 1997	22.2 °C	1,635 mm	57
1996	30.9 °C4 August 1996	14.5 °C25 September 1996	21.7 °C	1,382 mm	7
1995	31.5 °C11 August 1995	15.4 °C22 December 1995	22.0 °C	1,349 mm	25
1994	31.0 °C21 September 1994	14.5 °C14 June 1994	21.7 °C	1,537 mm	11
1993	32.6 °C11 September 1993	15.5 °C22 January 1993	21.9 °C	1,291 mm	30
1992	31.9 °C26 September 1992	14.8 °C19 July 1992	21.8 °C	1,397 mm	23
1991	31.3 °C20 September 1991	15.0 °C25 December 1991	21.7 °C	1,571 mm	8
1990	31.9 °C7 October 1990	14.2 °C28 June 1990	22.1 °C	1,436 mm	21
1989	30.1 °C12 July 1989	13.8 °C17 June 1989	21.6 °C	1,569 mm	2
1988	30.5 °C10 June 1988	15.0 °C27 December 1988	21.9 °C	1,572 mm	9
1987	31.8 °C1 September 1987	14.4 °C5 July 1987	22.3 °C	1,495 mm	35
1986	31.6 °C9 August 1986	13.5 °C24 February 1986	21.7 °C	1,860 mm	37
1985	32.2 °C17 March 1985	15.2 °C8 June 1985	21.7 °C	1,485 mm	11
1984	31.7 °C22 August 1984	15.0 °C20 January 1984	21.7 °C	1,404 mm	5
1983	31.0 °C3 August 1983	15.0 °C28 September 1983	21.9 °C	1,614 mm	14
1982	31.0 °C30 August 1982	15.3 °C29 December 1982	21.7 °C	1,744 mm	17
1981	31.2 °C24 September 1981	14.6 °C22 June 1981	21.6 °C	1,628 mm	12
1980	31.0 °C2 September 1980	14.9 °C4 June 1980	21.7 °C	1,373 mm	19
1979	31.7 °C25 August 1979	15.0 °C14 July 1979	21.7 °C	1,561 mm	33
1978	31.4 °C7 February 1978	14.3 °C5 February 1978	21.3 °C	1,852 mm	3
1977	31.4 °C21 August 1977	13.7 °C10 July 1977	21.4 °C	1,960 mm	10
1976	30.9 °C13 October 1976	13.6 °C29 June 1976	21.2 °C	1,666 mm	5
1975	30.5 °C6 July 1975	13.6 °C29 July 1975	21.0 °C	1,708 mm	3
1974	31.6 °C20 August 1974	13.7 °C21 August 1974	20.9 °C	1,644 mm	12
1973	32.9 °C29 August 1973	12.7 °C3 July 1973	21.5 °C	1,518 mm	18
1972	30.9 °C19 September 1972	14.1 °C1 May 1972	20.8 °C	2,019 mm	9
1971	30.7 °C6 March 1971	12.2 °C8 June 1971	20.9 °C	1,622 mm	8
1970	32.1 °C27 September 1970	15.0 °C11 March 1970	21.3 °C	1,585 mm	16
1969	30.9 °C25 September 1969	14.0 °C19 June 1969	21.5 °C	1,497 mm	18
1968	30.9 °C25 August 1968	14.2 °C15 January 1968	21.1 °C	2,011 mm	22
1967	31.6 °C3 September 1967	14.6 °C23 July 1967	21.2 °C	1,796 mm	16
1966	30.9 °C7 August 1966	13.9 °C28 July 1966	21.2 °C	1,699 mm	16
1965	32.6 °C11 October 1965	13.5 °C18 January 1965	21.3 °C	1,666 mm	31
1964	30.0 °C9 September 1964	13.9 °C10 December 1964	20.8 °C	1,817 mm	1
1963	32.6 °C8 September 1963	14.5 °C13 July 1963	20.8 °C	1,932 mm	13
1962	29.4 °C30 July 1962	13.6 °C29 July 1962	20.3 °C	2,062 mm	0
1961	31.2 °C29 August 1961	14.4 °C13 June 1961	21.4 °C	2,140 mm	7
1960	31.5 °C15 August 1960	14.3 °C31 July 1960	21.7 °C	1,638 mm	16
1959	30.4 °C15 March 1959	14.0 °C6 June 1959	21.5 °C	1,722 mm	3
1958	31.2 °C30 October 1958	13.3 °C20 July 1958	21.7 °C	1,418 mm	10
1957	32.5 °C23 September 1957	13.6 °C3 February 1957	21.4 °C	1,923 mm	29
1956	29.1 °C15 July 1956	13.6 °C16 July 1956	20.5 °C	1,608 mm	0
1955	30.0 °C28 August 1955	14.0 °C18 August 1955	20.6 °C	1,723 mm	1
1954	29.3 °C26 July 1954	13.5 °C13 June 1954	20.7 °C	1,427 mm	0
1953	32.0 °C11 September 1953	13.5 °C6 July 1953	20.7 °C	2,305 mm	15
1952	29.8 °C21 July 1952	14.1 °C1 September 1952	20.9 °C	1,901 mm	0
1951	30.6 °C11 August 1951	13.5 °C3 June 1951	20.7 °C	2,178 mm	4
1950	29.5 °C16 August 1950	12.8 °C4 June 1950	20.5 °C	1,814 mm	0
1949	31.0 °C22 August 1949	13.9 °C21 July 1949	20.9 °C	1,422 mm	3
1948	30.2 °C27 August 1948	13.8 °C28 July 1948	20.9 °C	1,755 mm	1
1947	31.4 °C22 September 1947	13.1 °C26 July 1947	21.2 °C	1,623 mm	27
1946	31.5 °C2 April 1946	14.1 °C4 August 1946	21.1 °C	1,355 mm	19
1945	32.0 °C10 September 1945	13.2 °C8 June 1945	21.2 °C	1,046 mm	35
1944	32.6 °C14 September 1944	13.6 °C12 February 1944	21.6 °C	1,119 mm	43
1943	31.4 °C13 October 1943	13.5 °C14 August 1943	21.4 °C	988 mm	10
1942	32.1 °C1 October 1942	13.6 °C14 July 1942	21.3 °C	920 mm	38
1941	30.8 °C16 August 1941	14.4 °C28 December 1941	21.2 °C	1,298 mm	9
1940	29.6 °C18 July 1940	14.1 °C25 July 1940	20.5 °C	1,771 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.5 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

28 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1255 mm

-252 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.2 °C	+1.1 °C	96 mm	-54 mm
Feb	29.8 °C	+3.0 °C	28 mm	-106 mm
Mar	28.7 °C	+1.9 °C	130 mm	-52 mm
Apr	27.4 °C	+1.2 °C	196 mm	-7 mm
May	27.1 °C	+0.5 °C	75 mm	-7 mm
Jun	28.1 °C	+0.4 °C	20 mm	+0 mm
Jul	28.3 °C	+0.1 °C	3 mm	-7 mm
Aug	27.2 °C	-1.2 °C	103 mm	+64 mm
Sep	27.8 °C	0.0 °C	85 mm	-3 mm
Oct	25.9 °C	-0.8 °C	233 mm	+77 mm
Nov	26.4 °C	+0.9 °C	150 mm	-83 mm
Dec	26.0 °C	+0.5 °C	136 mm	-74 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.4 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest day

14.3 °C

22 Aug 2025

Wettest day

44.7 mm

30 Oct 2025

Windiest day

19.7 km/h

30 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

43.9 km/h

3 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.4 °C

28 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.9 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Geita?

Geita has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 1,507 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Geita?

The hottest day measured in Geita between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1997, reaching 34.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Geita?

The coldest day measured in Geita between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1971, at 12.2 °C.

Does it snow in Geita?

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

Has the climate of Geita warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Geita?

The wettest day measured in Geita between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 2015, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Geita?

The windiest day measured in Geita between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1967, with winds reaching 22.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Geita?

The warmest month in Geita is August (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (20.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Geita?

Geita receives on average 1,507 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 202 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Geita?

Geita gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Geita?

Yes: Geita has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Geita?

In Geita, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.5 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was 9.9 °C on 6 July 1953.

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