Kahama climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kahama?

Kahama has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 926 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kahama between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2006, reaching 35.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kahama?

The coldest day measured in Kahama between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 1950, at 11.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kahama?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kahama warmed?

Yes: Kahama warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kahama?

The wettest day measured in Kahama between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 1984, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kahama?

The windiest day measured in Kahama between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 2007, with winds reaching 26.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kahama?

The warmest month in Kahama is September (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kahama?

Kahama receives on average 926 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kahama?

Kahama gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kahama (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 926 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 September (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Kahama averages 0 frost days, 77 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.

Kahama has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 11 February 2006) and the coldest 11.4 °C (on 4 June 1950).

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

KahamaShinyanga

coords: -3.83°, 32.60°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthDecemberWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

22.7°C

Average daily high

28.2°C

Average daily low

18.1°C

Annual rainfall

926mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

63%

Average peak wind

12.5km/h

Seasonal range

2.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

77 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

138 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.1 °C

Average feels-like low

18.3 °C

Average peak gust

31.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

36 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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

35.2 °C

11 February 2006

Coldest day

11.4 °C

4 June 1950

Wettest day

74 mm

8 November 1984

Windiest day

26.3 km/h

12 May 2007

Strongest gust

60.5 km/h

22 April 1984

Hottest feels-like

37.4 °C

19 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

9.1 °C

8 June 1971

Sunniest day

12.2 h

18 November 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.3 °C1 March 2025	15.5 °C4 August 2025	23.8 °C	586 mm	130
2024	34.1 °C19 September 2024	13.4 °C5 August 2024	23.7 °C	780 mm	140
2023	33.6 °C2 October 2023	14.7 °C20 July 2023	23.5 °C	1,070 mm	106
2022	34.6 °C24 October 2022	15.2 °C5 July 2022	23.6 °C	644 mm	125
2021	33.6 °C12 November 2021	14.5 °C26 June 2021	23.1 °C	660 mm	97
2020	33.1 °C6 November 2020	14.9 °C18 July 2020	23.2 °C	874 mm	79
2019	33.6 °C16 October 2019	14.8 °C24 July 2019	23.8 °C	829 mm	148
2018	33.3 °C7 October 2018	13.8 °C17 June 2018	22.9 °C	912 mm	88
2017	34.4 °C6 October 2017	15.7 °C11 July 2017	24.2 °C	734 mm	191
2016	34.3 °C23 October 2016	13.9 °C6 July 2016	23.8 °C	659 mm	134
2015	33.9 °C8 October 2015	15.4 °C12 June 2015	23.4 °C	727 mm	107
2014	32.6 °C22 August 2014	16.2 °C19 December 2014	23.4 °C	812 mm	113
2013	34.2 °C15 October 2013	13.5 °C16 July 2013	23.2 °C	803 mm	108
2012	33.7 °C25 October 2012	14.4 °C23 August 2012	23.1 °C	873 mm	102
2011	33.4 °C20 September 2011	14.2 °C7 July 2011	23.5 °C	829 mm	151
2010	33.5 °C28 September 2010	16.1 °C21 August 2010	23.6 °C	737 mm	127
2009	34.6 °C4 November 2009	15.4 °C21 July 2009	23.7 °C	721 mm	174
2008	33.8 °C28 September 2008	14.1 °C6 May 2008	22.9 °C	717 mm	90
2007	35.0 °C25 September 2007	13.4 °C19 June 2007	23.6 °C	522 mm	133
2006	35.2 °C11 February 2006	15.5 °C5 July 2006	23.4 °C	972 mm	127
2005	34.7 °C5 October 2005	15.7 °C30 April 2005	24.2 °C	491 mm	188
2004	34.9 °C9 October 2004	14.5 °C14 June 2004	23.4 °C	763 mm	115
2003	33.8 °C3 March 2003	15.8 °C9 July 2003	23.6 °C	534 mm	137
2002	34.0 °C1 October 2002	14.5 °C15 June 2002	22.8 °C	775 mm	68
2001	32.6 °C11 October 2001	15.8 °C14 June 2001	22.7 °C	674 mm	61
2000	34.1 °C5 October 2000	15.7 °C8 August 2000	23.3 °C	645 mm	116
1999	34.2 °C25 October 1999	15.9 °C10 March 1999	22.9 °C	591 mm	83
1998	32.5 °C7 October 1998	15.3 °C2 July 1998	23.1 °C	776 mm	77
1997	34.6 °C25 September 1997	14.4 °C21 May 1997	23.2 °C	1,057 mm	110
1996	33.3 °C24 October 1996	15.8 °C10 August 1996	23.1 °C	756 mm	78
1995	32.5 °C25 September 1995	15.4 °C15 November 1995	23.1 °C	674 mm	93
1994	32.9 °C15 September 1994	14.7 °C14 June 1994	23.1 °C	918 mm	74
1993	33.5 °C23 October 1993	15.9 °C17 January 1993	23.3 °C	649 mm	77
1992	33.3 °C9 November 1992	14.9 °C8 May 1992	22.8 °C	731 mm	44
1991	33.1 °C7 October 1991	15.0 °C5 November 1991	22.5 °C	1,015 mm	45
1990	32.8 °C7 October 1990	14.2 °C19 July 1990	22.6 °C	935 mm	39
1989	33.0 °C4 October 1989	14.6 °C17 June 1989	22.3 °C	962 mm	41
1988	32.3 °C16 September 1988	14.8 °C27 December 1988	22.9 °C	1,021 mm	50
1987	33.3 °C3 November 1987	14.4 °C9 June 1987	23.0 °C	923 mm	79
1986	33.4 °C6 October 1986	13.2 °C29 June 1986	22.2 °C	1,319 mm	55
1985	32.0 °C20 September 1985	13.6 °C9 June 1985	22.2 °C	1,038 mm	42
1984	33.2 °C26 September 1984	15.2 °C9 January 1984	22.7 °C	1,012 mm	55
1983	33.8 °C15 September 1983	14.9 °C30 December 1983	23.3 °C	835 mm	88
1982	32.7 °C3 September 1982	15.9 °C2 February 1982	22.7 °C	1,002 mm	59
1981	33.6 °C24 September 1981	14.2 °C21 June 1981	22.7 °C	989 mm	74
1980	32.6 °C18 September 1980	14.4 °C3 June 1980	22.6 °C	839 mm	55
1979	32.6 °C12 October 1979	14.9 °C6 August 1979	22.1 °C	1,017 mm	50
1978	32.8 °C20 October 1978	14.9 °C20 July 1978	22.0 °C	1,184 mm	48
1977	33.4 °C29 September 1977	13.7 °C10 July 1977	22.3 °C	1,298 mm	51
1976	33.6 °C13 October 1976	13.7 °C29 June 1976	22.3 °C	997 mm	62
1975	33.8 °C7 November 1975	12.5 °C28 July 1975	22.0 °C	1,020 mm	38
1974	33.3 °C31 October 1974	13.8 °C27 July 1974	21.7 °C	987 mm	50
1973	33.4 °C25 October 1973	12.3 °C3 July 1973	22.3 °C	1,051 mm	46
1972	32.8 °C20 September 1972	12.5 °C29 June 1972	21.6 °C	1,337 mm	42
1971	32.7 °C22 September 1971	11.4 °C8 June 1971	21.8 °C	1,011 mm	44
1970	33.1 °C30 October 1970	14.3 °C20 June 1970	22.0 °C	1,062 mm	42
1969	32.5 °C28 September 1969	14.2 °C19 June 1969	22.4 °C	913 mm	57
1968	32.7 °C5 October 1968	13.6 °C9 June 1968	21.7 °C	1,264 mm	39
1967	32.0 °C12 October 1967	14.3 °C23 July 1967	22.2 °C	1,023 mm	48
1966	33.8 °C15 October 1966	14.5 °C28 July 1966	22.3 °C	965 mm	64
1965	32.8 °C10 October 1965	13.4 °C13 June 1965	22.1 °C	1,036 mm	58
1964	32.3 °C25 September 1964	13.0 °C13 July 1964	21.8 °C	1,108 mm	32
1963	33.0 °C20 October 1963	14.4 °C9 June 1963	21.6 °C	1,142 mm	47
1962	31.2 °C2 October 1962	14.4 °C26 May 1962	21.5 °C	1,165 mm	14
1961	32.0 °C11 October 1961	12.9 °C12 June 1961	22.4 °C	1,392 mm	54
1960	32.8 °C10 October 1960	13.7 °C31 July 1960	22.6 °C	1,039 mm	52
1959	31.4 °C30 September 1959	13.5 °C6 June 1959	22.4 °C	1,214 mm	31
1958	33.2 °C30 October 1958	13.2 °C24 July 1958	22.6 °C	1,113 mm	56
1957	32.5 °C21 October 1957	13.8 °C3 February 1957	22.1 °C	1,450 mm	50
1956	32.4 °C15 October 1956	13.9 °C14 July 1956	21.7 °C	963 mm	26
1955	32.1 °C7 October 1955	12.9 °C16 August 1955	21.6 °C	1,045 mm	31
1954	32.0 °C15 October 1954	13.2 °C15 June 1954	21.8 °C	961 mm	32
1953	31.8 °C13 October 1953	13.8 °C11 June 1953	21.5 °C	1,670 mm	36
1952	32.3 °C13 October 1952	13.8 °C19 July 1952	21.8 °C	1,185 mm	31
1951	32.6 °C6 September 1951	13.7 °C16 July 1951	21.7 °C	1,389 mm	46
1950	32.0 °C12 October 1950	11.4 °C4 June 1950	21.5 °C	1,147 mm	35
1949	32.0 °C25 October 1949	13.6 °C1 August 1949	21.8 °C	928 mm	41
1948	31.8 °C18 September 1948	13.7 °C16 July 1948	22.1 °C	1,099 mm	37
1947	32.8 °C10 October 1947	13.4 °C25 July 1947	22.1 °C	1,025 mm	74
1946	33.6 °C12 March 1946	14.1 °C6 August 1946	22.8 °C	783 mm	96
1945	33.7 °C4 October 1945	13.8 °C8 June 1945	22.4 °C	716 mm	82
1944	33.7 °C14 October 1944	14.7 °C31 December 1944	23.4 °C	600 mm	170
1943	33.3 °C24 October 1943	13.2 °C30 May 1943	23.2 °C	484 mm	132
1942	33.3 °C1 October 1942	14.7 °C14 July 1942	22.6 °C	572 mm	99
1941	33.2 °C20 October 1941	13.6 °C26 December 1941	22.0 °C	890 mm	63
1940	31.6 °C23 August 1940	14.2 °C30 December 1940	21.6 °C	1,027 mm	26

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.3 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

130 d/yr

+53

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

586 mm

-340 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.1 °C	+1.0 °C	96 mm	-32 mm
Feb	30.6 °C	+3.0 °C	22 mm	-91 mm
Mar	29.3 °C	+1.7 °C	148 mm	0 mm
Apr	28.5 °C	+1.6 °C	113 mm	-24 mm
May	28.4 °C	+0.9 °C	34 mm	-2 mm
Jun	29.1 °C	+0.8 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Jul	28.8 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	29.3 °C	-0.1 °C	8 mm	+4 mm
Sep	31.4 °C	+1.0 °C	5 mm	-9 mm
Oct	30.2 °C	-0.1 °C	49 mm	+3 mm
Nov	29.8 °C	+1.9 °C	27 mm	-113 mm
Dec	28.7 °C	+1.9 °C	82 mm	-74 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.3 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest day

15.5 °C

4 Aug 2025

Wettest day

25.7 mm

19 Mar 2025

Windiest day

23.3 km/h

20 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

51.5 km/h

20 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.9 °C

24 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.2 °C

4 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

2 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kahama?

Kahama has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 926 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kahama?

The hottest day measured in Kahama between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2006, reaching 35.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kahama?

The coldest day measured in Kahama between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 1950, at 11.4 °C.

Does it snow in Kahama?

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

Has the climate of Kahama warmed?

Yes: Kahama warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kahama?

The wettest day measured in Kahama between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 1984, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kahama?

The windiest day measured in Kahama between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 2007, with winds reaching 26.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kahama?

The warmest month in Kahama is September (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Kahama?

Kahama receives on average 926 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kahama?

Kahama gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kahama?

Yes: Kahama has on average 36 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kahama?

In Kahama, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 19 March 2016, and the lowest was 9.1 °C on 8 June 1971.

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