Kibondo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kibondo?

Kibondo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 1,181 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kibondo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1997, reaching 35.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kibondo?

The coldest day measured in Kibondo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 1950, at 11.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kibondo?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kibondo warmed?

Yes: Kibondo warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kibondo?

The wettest day measured in Kibondo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 1960, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kibondo?

The windiest day measured in Kibondo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1956, with winds reaching 19.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kibondo?

The warmest month in Kibondo is September (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is April (20.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kibondo?

Kibondo receives on average 1,181 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kibondo?

Kibondo gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kibondo (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 1,181 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 (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is April (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Kibondo averages 0 frost days, 33 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 175 rainy days per year.

Kibondo has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 25 September 1997) and the coldest 11.8 °C (on 4 June 1950).

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

KibondoKigoma

coords: -3.59°, 30.72°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthAprilWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.3°C

Average daily high

27.0°C

Average daily low

16.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,181mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

9.9km/h

Seasonal range

2.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

33 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

175 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.8 °C

Average feels-like low

17.4 °C

Average peak gust

28.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

3 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °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

35.2 °C

25 September 1997

Coldest day

11.8 °C

4 June 1950

Wettest day

76 mm

2 October 1960

Windiest day

19.8 km/h

23 September 1956

Strongest gust

52.9 km/h

23 October 2018

Hottest feels-like

36.2 °C

14 February 2024

Coldest feels-like

9.5 °C

13 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	13.2 °C16 June 2025	22.5 °C	887 mm	56
2024	33.8 °C16 September 2024	12.8 °C27 June 2024	22.9 °C	1,249 mm	93
2023	33.7 °C27 August 2023	13.4 °C3 July 2023	22.4 °C	1,270 mm	65
2022	32.8 °C14 October 2022	13.2 °C6 July 2022	22.2 °C	920 mm	55
2021	33.4 °C29 August 2021	13.2 °C7 July 2021	22.2 °C	860 mm	45
2020	33.0 °C16 September 2020	13.7 °C18 July 2020	22.4 °C	1,007 mm	61
2019	32.3 °C1 September 2019	13.7 °C27 July 2019	22.1 °C	1,141 mm	41
2018	33.5 °C7 October 2018	13.5 °C30 May 2018	21.8 °C	1,193 mm	48
2017	33.0 °C12 September 2017	14.3 °C10 July 2017	22.3 °C	1,020 mm	50
2016	33.4 °C22 August 2016	13.5 °C6 July 2016	22.5 °C	1,011 mm	71
2015	33.9 °C29 September 2015	12.4 °C13 July 2015	22.2 °C	1,010 mm	56
2014	32.6 °C23 August 2014	14.4 °C1 July 2014	21.9 °C	967 mm	28
2013	32.3 °C16 September 2013	13.4 °C10 June 2013	21.8 °C	1,050 mm	40
2012	32.2 °C23 September 2012	14.0 °C8 July 2012	21.5 °C	1,063 mm	29
2011	31.7 °C24 August 2011	12.2 °C8 July 2011	21.5 °C	1,243 mm	19
2010	33.0 °C3 October 2010	13.6 °C6 July 2010	22.2 °C	1,042 mm	58
2009	32.9 °C14 September 2009	12.3 °C6 July 2009	21.9 °C	970 mm	58
2008	34.0 °C28 September 2008	12.6 °C12 June 2008	21.5 °C	896 mm	42
2007	34.2 °C24 September 2007	13.4 °C19 June 2007	21.8 °C	869 mm	45
2006	33.2 °C14 October 2006	12.7 °C17 June 2006	21.7 °C	1,116 mm	55
2005	34.5 °C5 October 2005	13.8 °C21 July 2005	22.3 °C	765 mm	62
2004	33.0 °C9 October 2004	12.4 °C7 July 2004	21.9 °C	865 mm	42
2003	32.1 °C12 October 2003	13.4 °C9 July 2003	21.9 °C	641 mm	50
2002	34.1 °C1 October 2002	14.2 °C16 June 2002	21.5 °C	1,009 mm	41
2001	32.0 °C12 September 2001	14.2 °C13 June 2001	21.2 °C	916 mm	28
2000	33.1 °C5 September 2000	13.3 °C1 July 2000	21.8 °C	738 mm	68
1999	32.7 °C23 October 1999	13.6 °C28 June 1999	21.4 °C	783 mm	34
1998	32.1 °C1 October 1998	14.0 °C30 June 1998	22.1 °C	993 mm	48
1997	35.2 °C25 September 1997	13.9 °C17 July 1997	21.7 °C	1,347 mm	54
1996	31.5 °C15 October 1996	13.1 °C27 July 1996	21.4 °C	942 mm	17
1995	32.3 °C17 September 1995	14.3 °C9 July 1995	21.6 °C	1,005 mm	34
1994	32.2 °C12 September 1994	13.3 °C5 August 1994	21.3 °C	1,219 mm	29
1993	32.8 °C24 October 1993	14.9 °C19 July 1993	21.7 °C	970 mm	51
1992	32.3 °C26 September 1992	13.2 °C19 July 1992	21.4 °C	1,052 mm	22
1991	31.6 °C21 September 1991	12.6 °C22 July 1991	21.3 °C	1,183 mm	19
1990	31.7 °C7 October 1990	13.5 °C29 July 1990	21.5 °C	1,213 mm	15
1989	30.9 °C23 September 1989	12.1 °C2 July 1989	20.9 °C	1,254 mm	7
1988	32.3 °C17 September 1988	14.2 °C11 June 1988	21.5 °C	1,117 mm	8
1987	31.9 °C4 September 1987	13.3 °C7 July 1987	21.9 °C	1,286 mm	31
1986	33.3 °C4 October 1986	12.7 °C9 July 1986	21.1 °C	1,622 mm	39
1985	32.2 °C8 October 1985	13.4 °C29 July 1985	21.0 °C	1,402 mm	17
1984	32.6 °C26 September 1984	13.9 °C9 January 1984	21.0 °C	1,273 mm	17
1983	32.3 °C14 September 1983	13.8 °C18 April 1983	21.6 °C	1,152 mm	25
1982	32.2 °C3 September 1982	13.8 °C20 July 1982	21.2 °C	1,229 mm	20
1981	32.5 °C24 September 1981	13.1 °C11 June 1981	21.1 °C	1,243 mm	11
1980	32.1 °C6 September 1980	13.6 °C24 January 1980	21.1 °C	1,180 mm	18
1979	32.5 °C2 October 1979	13.5 °C19 June 1979	21.1 °C	1,286 mm	36
1978	32.9 °C3 September 1978	12.8 °C20 July 1978	21.0 °C	1,415 mm	30
1977	32.5 °C16 September 1977	13.1 °C22 June 1977	21.0 °C	1,539 mm	33
1976	32.1 °C28 September 1976	12.8 °C26 June 1976	20.6 °C	1,292 mm	15
1975	31.4 °C7 November 1975	12.4 °C5 August 1975	20.3 °C	1,234 mm	4
1974	32.1 °C27 September 1974	12.1 °C27 July 1974	20.4 °C	1,221 mm	28
1973	32.5 °C29 August 1973	12.4 °C29 June 1973	20.8 °C	1,358 mm	17
1972	32.4 °C23 September 1972	12.3 °C1 July 1972	20.4 °C	1,692 mm	8
1971	31.3 °C10 October 1971	12.7 °C29 June 1971	20.4 °C	1,391 mm	15
1970	32.6 °C7 October 1970	12.7 °C27 July 1970	21.1 °C	1,337 mm	38
1969	33.0 °C9 October 1969	12.8 °C17 June 1969	21.1 °C	1,216 mm	28
1968	31.9 °C30 September 1968	12.7 °C15 July 1968	20.6 °C	1,600 mm	27
1967	31.4 °C5 September 1967	11.8 °C12 July 1967	20.7 °C	1,278 mm	14
1966	31.8 °C16 August 1966	12.9 °C27 July 1966	20.9 °C	1,234 mm	26
1965	32.2 °C9 October 1965	12.8 °C13 June 1965	20.8 °C	1,314 mm	31
1964	31.1 °C7 October 1964	12.8 °C11 July 1964	20.6 °C	1,235 mm	5
1963	32.3 °C13 September 1963	13.4 °C23 March 1963	20.8 °C	1,479 mm	37
1962	31.7 °C4 October 1962	13.3 °C21 June 1962	20.3 °C	1,548 mm	5
1961	30.6 °C30 August 1961	12.3 °C13 June 1961	20.8 °C	1,582 mm	4
1960	31.1 °C8 September 1960	12.4 °C30 July 1960	21.1 °C	1,457 mm	10
1959	31.0 °C30 September 1959	13.0 °C6 June 1959	21.2 °C	1,504 mm	4
1958	32.8 °C1 November 1958	12.4 °C24 July 1958	21.6 °C	1,266 mm	35
1957	32.3 °C23 September 1957	12.2 °C23 July 1957	21.0 °C	1,786 mm	37
1956	31.9 °C16 October 1956	12.8 °C21 July 1956	20.4 °C	1,354 mm	17
1955	30.8 °C11 October 1955	13.1 °C20 June 1955	20.5 °C	1,252 mm	9
1954	31.9 °C15 October 1954	13.1 °C15 June 1954	20.9 °C	952 mm	30
1953	31.9 °C11 September 1953	12.2 °C6 July 1953	20.3 °C	1,834 mm	21
1952	32.5 °C13 October 1952	13.1 °C2 July 1952	20.8 °C	1,325 mm	33
1951	32.8 °C6 September 1951	13.1 °C3 July 1951	20.6 °C	1,479 mm	29
1950	31.0 °C14 September 1950	11.8 °C4 June 1950	20.2 °C	1,351 mm	11
1949	32.4 °C5 October 1949	13.0 °C24 June 1949	20.8 °C	1,202 mm	42
1948	31.4 °C20 September 1948	13.1 °C15 July 1948	20.8 °C	1,340 mm	8
1947	32.8 °C10 October 1947	13.3 °C15 August 1947	20.9 °C	1,321 mm	41
1946	31.6 °C25 August 1946	13.6 °C24 November 1946	21.0 °C	984 mm	23
1945	32.5 °C8 October 1945	12.6 °C5 June 1945	21.0 °C	913 mm	47
1944	34.5 °C20 September 1944	12.4 °C13 July 1944	21.5 °C	902 mm	58
1943	32.5 °C12 October 1943	12.3 °C12 June 1943	21.1 °C	742 mm	40
1942	33.1 °C8 October 1942	12.7 °C27 July 1942	21.1 °C	861 mm	59
1941	32.2 °C3 October 1941	13.6 °C7 July 1941	21.1 °C	1,044 mm	52
1940	31.1 °C23 August 1940	12.8 °C29 June 1940	20.4 °C	1,227 mm	14

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.0 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

56 d/yr

+23

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

887 mm

-294 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.4 °C	+1.3 °C	109 mm	-47 mm
Feb	28.6 °C	+2.1 °C	39 mm	-99 mm
Mar	28.0 °C	+1.6 °C	162 mm	-12 mm
Apr	27.2 °C	+1.5 °C	252 mm	+56 mm
May	26.3 °C	+0.4 °C	80 mm	+3 mm
Jun	27.3 °C	+0.5 °C	3 mm	-2 mm
Jul	27.8 °C	+0.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	28.7 °C	-0.2 °C	3 mm	-3 mm
Sep	30.8 °C	+1.3 °C	7 mm	-17 mm
Oct	28.8 °C	+0.2 °C	71 mm	-5 mm
Nov	27.8 °C	+1.6 °C	37 mm	-120 mm
Dec	26.9 °C	+1.1 °C	125 mm	-47 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.8 °C

29 Sep 2025

Coldest day

13.2 °C

16 Jun 2025

Wettest day

24.9 mm

28 Dec 2025

Windiest day

16.0 km/h

15 May 2025

Strongest gust

43.9 km/h

9 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.2 °C

29 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.3 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kibondo?

Kibondo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 1,181 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kibondo?

The hottest day measured in Kibondo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1997, reaching 35.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kibondo?

The coldest day measured in Kibondo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 1950, at 11.8 °C.

Does it snow in Kibondo?

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

Has the climate of Kibondo warmed?

Yes: Kibondo warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kibondo?

The wettest day measured in Kibondo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 1960, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kibondo?

The windiest day measured in Kibondo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1956, with winds reaching 19.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kibondo?

The warmest month in Kibondo is September (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is April (20.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Kibondo?

Kibondo receives on average 1,181 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kibondo?

Kibondo gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kibondo?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kibondo?

In Kibondo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 14 February 2024, and the lowest was 9.5 °C on 13 July 1944.

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