Katerero climate — normals and trends
Katerero (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.0 °C and it receives 1,603 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 February (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is November (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Katerero averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 252 rainy days per year.
Katerero has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.5 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 17.4 °C (on 12 July 1956).
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
KatereroKagera
- coords
- -1.40°, 31.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.0°C
Average daily high
23.4°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,603mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
252 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.6 °C
Average feels-like low
21.4 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
232 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
28.5 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
17.4 °C
12 July 1956
Wettest day
149 mm
20 February 1957
Windiest day
36.9 km/h
26 August 2013
Strongest gust
55.8 km/h
18 July 2009
Hottest feels-like
33.0 °C
23 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
14.6 °C
27 July 1974
Sunniest day
12.0 h
3 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 78 mm | -62 mm |
| Feb | 26.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 49 mm | -94 mm |
| Mar | 25.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 244 mm | +45 mm |
| Apr | 24.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 218 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 23.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 109 mm | -61 mm |
| Jun | 24.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 25 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 24 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 23.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 52 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 24.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 49 mm | -51 mm |
| Oct | 23.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 139 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 24.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 74 mm | -99 mm |
| Dec | 24.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 82 mm | -75 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Katerero?
Katerero has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.0 °C and it receives 1,603 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Katerero?
The hottest day measured in Katerero between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 28.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Katerero?
The coldest day measured in Katerero between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1956, at 17.4 °C.
Does it snow in Katerero?
Almost never: Katerero sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Katerero warmed?
Yes: Katerero warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Katerero?
The wettest day measured in Katerero between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1957, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Katerero?
The windiest day measured in Katerero between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 2013, with winds reaching 36.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Katerero?
The warmest month in Katerero is February (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is November (21.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Katerero?
Katerero receives on average 1,603 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 252 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Katerero?
Katerero gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Katerero?
Yes: Katerero has on average 232 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Katerero?
In Katerero, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.0 °C on 23 February 2005, and the lowest was 14.6 °C on 27 July 1974.
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