Kibaha climate — normals and trends
Kibaha (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,098 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Kibaha averages 0 frost days, 172 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 193 rainy days per year.
Kibaha 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 37.0 °C (on 17 March 1941) and the coldest 15.3 °C (on 10 July 1990).
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
KibahaPwani
- coords
- -6.77°, 38.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,098mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
172 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
193 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
25.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
315 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
37.0 °C
17 March 1941
Coldest day
15.3 °C
10 July 1990
Wettest day
160 mm
23 April 1963
Windiest day
31.6 km/h
13 April 1941
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
13 March 1941
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
2 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
15.5 °C
29 June 1964
Sunniest day
12.4 h
21 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 38 mm | -41 mm |
| Feb | 32.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | -55 mm |
| Mar | 32.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 172 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 29.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 273 mm | +48 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 166 mm | +42 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 46 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 21 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 23 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 20 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 80 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 73 mm | -52 mm |
| Dec | 32.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 109 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kibaha?
Kibaha has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,098 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kibaha?
The hottest day measured in Kibaha between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 1941, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kibaha?
The coldest day measured in Kibaha between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1990, at 15.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kibaha?
Almost never: Kibaha sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kibaha warmed?
Yes: Kibaha warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kibaha?
The wettest day measured in Kibaha between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1963, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kibaha?
The windiest day measured in Kibaha between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1941, with winds reaching 31.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kibaha?
The warmest month in Kibaha is February (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kibaha?
Kibaha receives on average 1,098 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kibaha?
Kibaha gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kibaha?
Yes: Kibaha has on average 315 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kibaha?
In Kibaha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 2 March 2019, and the lowest was 15.5 °C on 29 June 1964.
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