Kakonko climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kakonko?

Kakonko has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 984 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kakonko between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1997, reaching 35.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kakonko?

The coldest day measured in Kakonko between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 10.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kakonko?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kakonko warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Kakonko?

The wettest day measured in Kakonko between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 2012, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kakonko?

The windiest day measured in Kakonko between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 2007, with winds reaching 19.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kakonko?

The warmest month in Kakonko is September (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (20.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kakonko?

Kakonko receives on average 984 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kakonko?

Kakonko gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kakonko (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 984 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 (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Kakonko averages 0 frost days, 31 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.

Kakonko has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 25 September 1997) and the coldest 10.9 °C (on 31 July 1960).

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

KakonkoKigoma

coords: -3.28°, 30.96°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthDecemberWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.4°C

Average daily high

27.1°C

Average daily low

16.7°C

Annual rainfall

984mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

10.5km/h

Seasonal range

2.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

31 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

156 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.8 °C

Average feels-like low

17.4 °C

Average peak gust

29.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

3 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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

35.0 °C

25 September 1997

Coldest day

10.9 °C

31 July 1960

Wettest day

75 mm

6 April 2012

Windiest day

19.8 km/h

11 May 2007

Strongest gust

56.9 km/h

23 October 2018

Hottest feels-like

36.3 °C

23 February 2007

Coldest feels-like

8.0 °C

12 July 1944

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.8 °C29 September 2025	13.7 °C31 July 2025	22.6 °C	741 mm	58
2024	33.7 °C16 September 2024	12.8 °C25 June 2024	23.0 °C	1,018 mm	98
2023	33.6 °C23 August 2023	12.7 °C5 July 2023	22.7 °C	952 mm	79
2022	32.6 °C26 August 2022	13.6 °C4 July 2022	22.4 °C	735 mm	63
2021	33.2 °C29 August 2021	13.6 °C7 July 2021	22.3 °C	673 mm	40
2020	33.0 °C18 September 2020	14.2 °C18 July 2020	22.5 °C	888 mm	58
2019	31.7 °C19 September 2019	13.6 °C28 July 2019	22.4 °C	872 mm	54
2018	33.1 °C7 October 2018	14.0 °C30 May 2018	21.9 °C	1,002 mm	39
2017	33.0 °C12 September 2017	14.9 °C10 July 2017	22.6 °C	735 mm	58
2016	33.5 °C22 August 2016	13.4 °C1 July 2016	22.6 °C	799 mm	74
2015	33.3 °C20 August 2015	12.6 °C13 July 2015	22.4 °C	733 mm	60
2014	32.6 °C23 August 2014	14.3 °C1 July 2014	22.1 °C	820 mm	31
2013	32.0 °C14 August 2013	13.6 °C8 June 2013	21.8 °C	856 mm	37
2012	32.4 °C6 August 2012	13.7 °C12 July 2012	21.7 °C	918 mm	39
2011	31.5 °C24 August 2011	12.7 °C8 July 2011	21.7 °C	925 mm	25
2010	32.3 °C3 October 2010	14.0 °C6 July 2010	22.3 °C	899 mm	47
2009	33.0 °C14 September 2009	12.8 °C7 July 2009	22.2 °C	718 mm	70
2008	33.4 °C27 September 2008	12.1 °C9 July 2008	21.7 °C	665 mm	31
2007	33.4 °C24 September 2007	12.1 °C20 June 2007	22.0 °C	702 mm	39
2006	33.5 °C9 February 2006	12.8 °C16 June 2006	21.9 °C	866 mm	59
2005	34.1 °C5 October 2005	14.2 °C8 July 2005	22.5 °C	562 mm	67
2004	32.6 °C9 October 2004	12.5 °C14 June 2004	22.2 °C	729 mm	48
2003	32.4 °C11 October 2003	13.7 °C10 July 2003	22.2 °C	468 mm	57
2002	33.1 °C1 October 2002	14.1 °C16 June 2002	21.6 °C	786 mm	40
2001	31.4 °C22 August 2001	14.4 °C14 June 2001	21.3 °C	809 mm	25
2000	33.2 °C5 September 2000	14.0 °C1 July 2000	22.1 °C	541 mm	69
1999	33.0 °C25 October 1999	14.2 °C28 June 1999	21.6 °C	609 mm	34
1998	31.7 °C14 September 1998	13.3 °C1 July 1998	22.1 °C	799 mm	35
1997	35.0 °C25 September 1997	14.1 °C17 July 1997	21.8 °C	1,068 mm	52
1996	31.3 °C25 September 1996	13.1 °C10 August 1996	21.6 °C	758 mm	22
1995	32.0 °C18 September 1995	14.3 °C30 December 1995	21.7 °C	810 mm	25
1994	31.8 °C12 September 1994	13.3 °C3 June 1994	21.5 °C	905 mm	26
1993	32.5 °C13 October 1993	14.8 °C27 July 1993	21.8 °C	761 mm	47
1992	31.7 °C6 September 1992	12.9 °C19 July 1992	21.5 °C	802 mm	21
1991	31.6 °C21 September 1991	12.7 °C21 July 1991	21.3 °C	951 mm	20
1990	31.4 °C7 October 1990	13.5 °C10 July 1990	21.6 °C	1,046 mm	19
1989	31.0 °C23 September 1989	12.5 °C17 June 1989	21.0 °C	1,142 mm	4
1988	31.5 °C17 September 1988	13.1 °C7 July 1988	21.6 °C	830 mm	8
1987	32.3 °C4 September 1987	14.0 °C7 July 1987	22.0 °C	1,012 mm	34
1986	32.9 °C4 October 1986	12.4 °C29 June 1986	21.1 °C	1,316 mm	37
1985	32.2 °C8 October 1985	13.4 °C8 June 1985	21.1 °C	1,248 mm	15
1984	32.0 °C26 September 1984	13.8 °C8 February 1984	21.1 °C	1,090 mm	8
1983	31.6 °C15 September 1983	13.9 °C18 April 1983	21.7 °C	968 mm	20
1982	31.4 °C8 September 1982	13.9 °C20 July 1982	21.3 °C	956 mm	17
1981	32.5 °C24 September 1981	13.3 °C24 November 1981	21.2 °C	1,105 mm	9
1980	31.8 °C6 September 1980	14.0 °C24 January 1980	21.2 °C	974 mm	13
1979	32.8 °C2 October 1979	13.4 °C13 July 1979	21.2 °C	1,073 mm	34
1978	32.4 °C3 September 1978	12.6 °C20 July 1978	20.9 °C	1,324 mm	21
1977	32.3 °C5 October 1977	12.7 °C9 July 1977	21.0 °C	1,334 mm	26
1976	32.1 °C28 September 1976	12.8 °C4 January 1976	20.7 °C	1,071 mm	11
1975	31.6 °C7 November 1975	12.7 °C5 August 1975	20.5 °C	1,036 mm	2
1974	31.7 °C27 September 1974	13.0 °C27 July 1974	20.4 °C	1,065 mm	17
1973	32.6 °C29 August 1973	12.5 °C4 July 1973	20.9 °C	1,097 mm	14
1972	32.1 °C22 September 1972	12.3 °C29 June 1972	20.4 °C	1,443 mm	13
1971	30.9 °C9 October 1971	11.8 °C8 June 1971	20.5 °C	1,221 mm	10
1970	32.7 °C27 September 1970	12.3 °C26 June 1970	21.1 °C	1,129 mm	32
1969	32.2 °C8 October 1969	12.4 °C23 June 1969	21.1 °C	957 mm	26
1968	31.3 °C30 September 1968	12.2 °C10 July 1968	20.6 °C	1,522 mm	25
1967	31.5 °C5 September 1967	12.5 °C12 July 1967	20.9 °C	1,008 mm	15
1966	31.8 °C15 October 1966	13.1 °C27 July 1966	21.0 °C	1,016 mm	22
1965	32.1 °C20 September 1965	12.6 °C7 January 1965	20.8 °C	1,219 mm	26
1964	30.5 °C24 September 1964	12.5 °C10 December 1964	20.6 °C	1,104 mm	4
1963	32.5 °C13 September 1963	13.3 °C29 July 1963	20.8 °C	1,252 mm	29
1962	31.0 °C4 October 1962	12.7 °C27 June 1962	20.3 °C	1,350 mm	4
1961	30.7 °C30 August 1961	11.9 °C12 June 1961	20.9 °C	1,396 mm	8
1960	31.1 °C8 October 1960	10.9 °C31 July 1960	21.2 °C	1,283 mm	12
1959	30.6 °C30 September 1959	13.0 °C6 June 1959	21.3 °C	1,412 mm	3
1958	32.3 °C3 October 1958	12.4 °C26 July 1958	21.6 °C	1,103 mm	28
1957	32.4 °C23 September 1957	12.8 °C11 July 1957	21.1 °C	1,613 mm	34
1956	31.3 °C16 October 1956	12.2 °C14 July 1956	20.4 °C	1,118 mm	7
1955	30.7 °C28 August 1955	12.3 °C14 June 1955	20.5 °C	1,128 mm	10
1954	31.0 °C8 October 1954	12.5 °C13 June 1954	20.8 °C	871 mm	13
1953	31.6 °C26 August 1953	11.6 °C6 July 1953	20.4 °C	1,635 mm	17
1952	31.2 °C13 October 1952	13.2 °C16 July 1952	20.8 °C	1,114 mm	15
1951	31.9 °C6 September 1951	12.8 °C7 July 1951	20.6 °C	1,360 mm	24
1950	30.5 °C10 September 1950	12.3 °C3 June 1950	20.3 °C	1,165 mm	7
1949	31.9 °C22 August 1949	12.6 °C28 July 1949	20.8 °C	1,028 mm	25
1948	30.9 °C31 August 1948	12.8 °C16 July 1948	20.8 °C	1,180 mm	9
1947	32.4 °C25 September 1947	13.3 °C7 April 1947	21.0 °C	1,063 mm	33
1946	31.8 °C25 August 1946	13.4 °C6 August 1946	21.3 °C	729 mm	23
1945	32.2 °C2 September 1945	12.5 °C8 June 1945	21.1 °C	691 mm	44
1944	34.2 °C20 September 1944	11.2 °C12 July 1944	21.6 °C	643 mm	60
1943	32.4 °C12 October 1943	11.9 °C11 June 1943	21.4 °C	565 mm	33
1942	32.9 °C1 October 1942	12.9 °C28 July 1942	21.3 °C	666 mm	59
1941	32.3 °C21 October 1941	13.2 °C9 July 1941	21.2 °C	979 mm	46
1940	30.9 °C21 August 1940	13.1 °C30 June 1940	20.5 °C	1,065 mm	19

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.1 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

58 d/yr

+27

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

741 mm

-243 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.8 °C	+1.6 °C	103 mm	-26 mm
Feb	29.3 °C	+2.6 °C	18 mm	-97 mm
Mar	28.4 °C	+1.8 °C	128 mm	-15 mm
Apr	27.4 °C	+1.6 °C	201 mm	+44 mm
May	26.4 °C	+0.3 °C	48 mm	-10 mm
Jun	27.6 °C	+0.4 °C	3 mm	-1 mm
Jul	28.1 °C	+0.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	28.7 °C	-0.2 °C	7 mm	-1 mm
Sep	30.7 °C	+1.5 °C	7 mm	-18 mm
Oct	28.3 °C	+0.1 °C	87 mm	+20 mm
Nov	27.5 °C	+1.4 °C	34 mm	-100 mm
Dec	26.7 °C	+0.9 °C	105 mm	-37 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.8 °C

29 Sep 2025

Coldest day

13.7 °C

31 Jul 2025

Wettest day

32.0 mm

12 Apr 2025

Windiest day

16.1 km/h

14 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

47.9 km/h

9 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.6 °C

7 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.7 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

3 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kakonko?

Kakonko has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 984 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kakonko?

The hottest day measured in Kakonko between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1997, reaching 35.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kakonko?

The coldest day measured in Kakonko between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 10.9 °C.

Does it snow in Kakonko?

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

Has the climate of Kakonko warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Kakonko?

The wettest day measured in Kakonko between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 2012, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kakonko?

The windiest day measured in Kakonko between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 2007, with winds reaching 19.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kakonko?

The warmest month in Kakonko is September (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (20.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Kakonko?

Kakonko receives on average 984 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kakonko?

Kakonko gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kakonko?

Yes: Kakonko has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kakonko?

In Kakonko, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 23 February 2007, and the lowest was 8.0 °C on 12 July 1944.

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