Katesh climate — normals and trends
Katesh (Tanzania) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 1,033 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 (20.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Katesh averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Katesh has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.6 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 6.2 °C (on 11 July 1944).
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
KateshManyara
- coords
- -4.52°, 35.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.4°C
Average daily high
24.1°C
Average daily low
13.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,033mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.7 °C
Average feels-like low
13.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
31.6 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
6.2 °C
11 July 1944
Wettest day
200 mm
4 February 2022
Windiest day
26.6 km/h
18 January 1979
Strongest gust
65.9 km/h
25 December 1995
Hottest feels-like
34.9 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
2.8 °C
11 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.3 h
3 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 217 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 26.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 34 mm | -160 mm |
| Mar | 25.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 298 mm | +115 mm |
| Apr | 23.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 81 mm | -58 mm |
| May | 22.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 49 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 22.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 7 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 22.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 23.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 26.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 4 mm | -59 mm |
| Dec | 26.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 137 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Katesh?
Katesh has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 1,033 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Katesh?
The hottest day measured in Katesh between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 31.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Katesh?
The coldest day measured in Katesh between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1944, at 6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Katesh?
Almost never: Katesh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Katesh warmed?
Yes: Katesh warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Katesh?
The wettest day measured in Katesh between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2022, with 200 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Katesh?
The windiest day measured in Katesh between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1979, with winds reaching 26.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Katesh?
The warmest month in Katesh is November (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Katesh?
Katesh receives on average 1,033 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Katesh?
Katesh gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Katesh?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Katesh.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Katesh?
In Katesh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.9 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 2.8 °C on 11 July 1944.
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