Iringa climate — normals and trends
Iringa (Tanzania) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 744 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Iringa averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Iringa has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.7 °C (on 15 January 1943) and the coldest 6.4 °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
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- coords
- -7.77°, 35.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.2°C
Average daily high
23.6°C
Average daily low
14.0°C
Annual rainfall
744mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.1 °C
Average feels-like low
13.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
30.7 °C
15 January 1943
Coldest day
6.4 °C
24 June 1968
Wettest day
74 mm
28 January 1957
Windiest day
34.5 km/h
16 July 2020
Strongest gust
73.8 km/h
13 March 1941
Hottest feels-like
32.6 °C
23 October 1977
Coldest feels-like
2.2 °C
24 June 1968
Sunniest day
12.5 h
15 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 112 mm | -60 mm |
| Feb | 25.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 54 mm | -85 mm |
| Mar | 24.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 164 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 23.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 60 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 23.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 22.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 23.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 26.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 28 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 25.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 101 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Iringa?
Iringa has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 744 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Iringa?
The hottest day measured in Iringa between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1943, reaching 30.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Iringa?
The coldest day measured in Iringa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1968, at 6.4 °C.
Does it snow in Iringa?
Almost never: Iringa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Iringa warmed?
Yes: Iringa warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Iringa?
The wettest day measured in Iringa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1957, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Iringa?
The windiest day measured in Iringa between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2020, with winds reaching 34.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Iringa?
The warmest month in Iringa is November (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Iringa?
Iringa receives on average 744 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Iringa?
Iringa gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Iringa?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Iringa.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Iringa?
In Iringa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.6 °C on 23 October 1977, and the lowest was 2.2 °C on 24 June 1968.
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