Ifakara climate — normals and trends
Ifakara (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 887 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 November (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ifakara averages 0 frost days, 208 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Ifakara has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 22 January 1958) and the coldest 11.7 °C (on 11 August 1955).
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
IfakaraMorogoro
- coords
- -8.13°, 36.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
30.9°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
887mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
208 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
23.6 °C
Average peak gust
26.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
241 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
40.3 °C
22 January 1958
Coldest day
11.7 °C
11 August 1955
Wettest day
105 mm
28 January 1957
Windiest day
23.2 km/h
14 December 1949
Strongest gust
51.1 km/h
14 December 1949
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
22 January 1958
Coldest feels-like
10.2 °C
11 August 1955
Sunniest day
12.5 h
4 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 50 mm | -96 mm |
| Feb | 35.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 34 mm | -100 mm |
| Mar | 31.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 275 mm | +86 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 231 mm | +61 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 67 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 12 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 8 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 33.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 11 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 35.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 18 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 35.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 68 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ifakara?
Ifakara has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 887 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ifakara?
The hottest day measured in Ifakara between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1958, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ifakara?
The coldest day measured in Ifakara between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1955, at 11.7 °C.
Does it snow in Ifakara?
Almost never: Ifakara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ifakara warmed?
Yes: Ifakara warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ifakara?
The wettest day measured in Ifakara between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1957, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ifakara?
The windiest day measured in Ifakara between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1949, with winds reaching 23.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ifakara?
The warmest month in Ifakara is November (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Ifakara?
Ifakara receives on average 887 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ifakara?
Ifakara gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ifakara?
Yes: Ifakara has on average 241 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ifakara?
In Ifakara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 22 January 1958, and the lowest was 10.2 °C on 11 August 1955.
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