Kibaigwa climate — normals and trends
Kibaigwa (Tanzania) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 554 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 December (21.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Kibaigwa averages 0 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Kibaigwa 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 34.5 °C (on 22 February 2000) and the coldest 8.9 °C (on 6 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
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- coords
- -6.08°, 36.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.0°C
Average daily high
25.7°C
Average daily low
15.8°C
Annual rainfall
554mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.1 °C
Average feels-like low
16.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
34.5 °C
22 February 2000
Coldest day
8.9 °C
6 July 1944
Wettest day
84 mm
3 November 2015
Windiest day
29.2 km/h
16 May 1944
Strongest gust
64.4 km/h
18 January 1956
Hottest feels-like
36.3 °C
22 January 1958
Coldest feels-like
6.2 °C
11 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.4 h
16 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 87 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 28.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 39 mm | -59 mm |
| Mar | 27.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 101 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 26.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 79 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 25.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 23 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 27.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 10 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 29.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 64 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kibaigwa?
Kibaigwa has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 554 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kibaigwa?
The hottest day measured in Kibaigwa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 2000, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kibaigwa?
The coldest day measured in Kibaigwa between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1944, at 8.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kibaigwa?
Almost never: Kibaigwa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kibaigwa warmed?
Yes: Kibaigwa warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kibaigwa?
The wettest day measured in Kibaigwa between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 2015, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kibaigwa?
The windiest day measured in Kibaigwa between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1944, with winds reaching 29.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kibaigwa?
The warmest month in Kibaigwa is December (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kibaigwa?
Kibaigwa receives on average 554 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kibaigwa?
Kibaigwa gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kibaigwa?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kibaigwa.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kibaigwa?
In Kibaigwa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 22 January 1958, and the lowest was 6.2 °C on 11 July 1944.
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