Igunga climate — normals and trends
Igunga (Tanzania) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 753 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Igunga averages 0 frost days, 202 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Igunga 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 37.3 °C (on 10 December 2005) and the coldest 12.2 °C (on 9 July 1986).
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
IgungaTabora
- coords
- -4.28°, 33.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.1°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
18.6°C
Annual rainfall
753mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
202 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.9 °C
Average feels-like low
19.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
75 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
37.3 °C
10 December 2005
Coldest day
12.2 °C
9 July 1986
Wettest day
117 mm
23 April 2019
Windiest day
27.5 km/h
12 May 2007
Strongest gust
58.3 km/h
22 April 1984
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
8.9 °C
11 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.2 h
9 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 69 mm | -49 mm |
| Feb | 31.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 80 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 30.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 143 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 30.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 74 mm | -44 mm |
| May | 30.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 33.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 33.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 12 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 34.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 13 mm | -83 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 127 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Igunga?
Igunga has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 753 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Igunga?
The hottest day measured in Igunga between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 2005, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Igunga?
The coldest day measured in Igunga between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1986, at 12.2 °C.
Does it snow in Igunga?
Almost never: Igunga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Igunga warmed?
Yes: Igunga warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Igunga?
The wettest day measured in Igunga between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 2019, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Igunga?
The windiest day measured in Igunga between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 2007, with winds reaching 27.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Igunga?
The warmest month in Igunga is October (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Igunga?
Igunga receives on average 753 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Igunga?
Igunga gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Igunga?
Yes: Igunga has on average 75 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Igunga?
In Igunga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 8.9 °C on 11 July 1944.
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