Kigoma climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kigoma?

Kigoma has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 2,080 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kigoma between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1997, reaching 34.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kigoma?

The coldest day measured in Kigoma between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 15.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kigoma?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kigoma warmed?

Yes: Kigoma warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kigoma?

The wettest day measured in Kigoma between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1954, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kigoma?

The windiest day measured in Kigoma between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1947, with winds reaching 22.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kigoma?

The warmest month in Kigoma is September (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kigoma?

Kigoma receives on average 2,080 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 215 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kigoma?

Kigoma gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kigoma (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 2,080 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Kigoma averages 0 frost days, 38 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 215 rainy days per year.

Kigoma has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 26 September 1997) and the coldest 15.5 °C (on 31 July 1960).

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

KigomaKigoma

coords: -4.88°, 29.63°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthDecemberWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

23.5°C

Average daily high

27.1°C

Average daily low

20.8°C

Annual rainfall

2,080mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

10.9km/h

Seasonal range

2.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

38 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

215 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.6 °C

Average feels-like low

23.3 °C

Average peak gust

28.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

286 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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

34.3 °C

26 September 1997

Coldest day

15.5 °C

31 July 1960

Wettest day

89 mm

1 April 1954

Windiest day

22.4 km/h

15 May 1947

Strongest gust

52.2 km/h

3 April 2008

Hottest feels-like

37.8 °C

18 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

16.0 °C

11 July 1944

Sunniest day

12.0 h

4 December 2021

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.7 °C9 September 2025	17.5 °C5 August 2025	24.6 °C	1,687 mm	71
2024	33.2 °C10 September 2024	17.4 °C12 July 2024	25.0 °C	1,898 mm	117
2023	33.3 °C23 August 2023	17.6 °C5 July 2023	24.6 °C	2,111 mm	76
2022	32.5 °C12 October 2022	17.7 °C7 July 2022	24.3 °C	1,872 mm	53
2021	33.1 °C10 October 2021	17.4 °C28 July 2021	24.5 °C	1,548 mm	67
2020	33.3 °C17 September 2020	18.3 °C20 July 2020	24.5 °C	2,133 mm	65
2019	32.7 °C19 September 2019	18.0 °C30 July 2019	24.4 °C	1,867 mm	61
2018	33.4 °C26 September 2018	18.5 °C18 July 2018	24.1 °C	1,837 mm	50
2017	32.4 °C12 September 2017	18.9 °C11 July 2017	24.4 °C	1,782 mm	58
2016	32.9 °C16 October 2016	17.9 °C6 July 2016	24.6 °C	1,808 mm	75
2015	34.0 °C20 September 2015	18.3 °C13 July 2015	24.4 °C	1,920 mm	65
2014	31.9 °C25 September 2014	19.1 °C5 July 2014	24.2 °C	1,711 mm	50
2013	32.4 °C13 September 2013	18.4 °C15 July 2013	24.0 °C	1,932 mm	45
2012	32.8 °C21 September 2012	18.2 °C1 August 2012	23.8 °C	1,852 mm	32
2011	32.0 °C13 September 2011	18.2 °C8 July 2011	23.8 °C	1,881 mm	43
2010	33.8 °C3 October 2010	18.8 °C10 July 2010	24.4 °C	1,661 mm	76
2009	33.1 °C15 September 2009	17.9 °C21 July 2009	24.0 °C	1,860 mm	56
2008	33.2 °C27 September 2008	17.4 °C12 June 2008	23.7 °C	1,666 mm	46
2007	33.1 °C26 September 2007	17.2 °C20 June 2007	23.8 °C	1,657 mm	37
2006	32.9 °C14 October 2006	17.9 °C7 July 2006	23.8 °C	2,072 mm	56
2005	33.2 °C29 September 2005	18.1 °C21 July 2005	24.1 °C	1,733 mm	63
2004	32.3 °C8 October 2004	17.7 °C9 July 2004	23.8 °C	1,696 mm	38
2003	32.5 °C30 September 2003	18.0 °C10 July 2003	24.0 °C	1,438 mm	53
2002	32.9 °C26 September 2002	19.2 °C17 June 2002	23.8 °C	1,849 mm	65
2001	32.1 °C21 October 2001	18.7 °C14 June 2001	23.4 °C	1,803 mm	31
2000	33.1 °C27 September 2000	18.4 °C19 July 2000	23.9 °C	1,568 mm	62
1999	32.0 °C22 September 1999	18.5 °C29 June 1999	23.5 °C	1,791 mm	24
1998	32.4 °C8 October 1998	19.1 °C2 July 1998	24.2 °C	1,957 mm	54
1997	34.3 °C26 September 1997	18.4 °C17 July 1997	23.8 °C	2,328 mm	57
1996	31.8 °C25 September 1996	18.8 °C26 July 1996	23.6 °C	1,780 mm	22
1995	32.3 °C6 September 1995	18.5 °C5 July 1995	23.8 °C	1,724 mm	36
1994	31.8 °C26 September 1994	17.9 °C5 August 1994	23.5 °C	1,957 mm	29
1993	33.4 °C24 October 1993	18.6 °C27 July 1993	23.7 °C	1,945 mm	49
1992	32.3 °C21 September 1992	18.1 °C16 July 1992	23.6 °C	1,936 mm	31
1991	32.0 °C21 September 1991	17.5 °C21 July 1991	23.5 °C	2,198 mm	22
1990	31.8 °C13 October 1990	18.2 °C6 July 1990	23.7 °C	2,027 mm	15
1989	31.5 °C5 September 1989	17.3 °C2 July 1989	23.3 °C	2,141 mm	11
1988	31.1 °C29 February 1988	18.3 °C29 June 1988	23.7 °C	2,207 mm	14
1987	31.7 °C31 August 1987	18.3 °C2 July 1987	23.9 °C	2,240 mm	32
1986	32.3 °C22 September 1986	17.2 °C9 July 1986	23.2 °C	2,449 mm	26
1985	31.4 °C8 October 1985	18.3 °C19 July 1985	23.2 °C	2,182 mm	19
1984	32.8 °C25 September 1984	19.0 °C8 January 1984	23.3 °C	2,052 mm	31
1983	31.8 °C30 September 1983	19.3 °C20 July 1983	23.7 °C	2,076 mm	17
1982	31.8 °C10 September 1982	18.6 °C12 January 1982	23.4 °C	2,358 mm	23
1981	32.3 °C24 September 1981	18.4 °C19 September 1981	23.4 °C	2,079 mm	9
1980	31.7 °C20 September 1980	19.1 °C7 June 1980	23.4 °C	2,058 mm	34
1979	32.9 °C19 September 1979	17.9 °C13 July 1979	23.4 °C	2,339 mm	52
1978	32.1 °C21 September 1978	18.4 °C20 July 1978	23.3 °C	2,503 mm	30
1977	32.5 °C10 September 1977	18.3 °C23 June 1977	23.3 °C	2,498 mm	32
1976	32.4 °C15 October 1976	17.3 °C26 June 1976	22.9 °C	2,561 mm	19
1975	30.7 °C25 August 1975	17.3 °C5 August 1975	22.8 °C	2,271 mm	3
1974	31.9 °C10 October 1974	17.8 °C28 July 1974	22.8 °C	2,278 mm	31
1973	31.7 °C25 October 1973	17.8 °C9 July 1973	23.4 °C	2,108 mm	23
1972	32.0 °C20 September 1972	18.0 °C28 June 1972	22.9 °C	2,611 mm	17
1971	32.3 °C10 October 1971	17.8 °C8 June 1971	22.8 °C	2,220 mm	13
1970	33.1 °C28 September 1970	17.9 °C26 June 1970	23.4 °C	2,259 mm	39
1969	32.6 °C26 September 1969	18.4 °C4 July 1969	23.4 °C	2,130 mm	35
1968	33.1 °C5 October 1968	17.4 °C15 July 1968	22.9 °C	2,386 mm	38
1967	31.7 °C31 August 1967	17.6 °C12 July 1967	22.9 °C	2,478 mm	21
1966	31.6 °C15 August 1966	18.5 °C28 July 1966	23.0 °C	2,315 mm	22
1965	32.5 °C11 October 1965	17.6 °C28 June 1965	22.9 °C	2,360 mm	26
1964	30.4 °C25 September 1964	18.2 °C11 July 1964	22.9 °C	2,247 mm	8
1963	32.0 °C12 September 1963	18.7 °C10 January 1963	23.0 °C	2,435 mm	36
1962	31.1 °C4 October 1962	17.8 °C28 June 1962	22.6 °C	2,696 mm	6
1961	31.2 °C11 September 1961	17.5 °C13 July 1961	23.0 °C	2,646 mm	12
1960	31.0 °C27 September 1960	15.5 °C31 July 1960	23.3 °C	2,369 mm	23
1959	30.7 °C16 October 1959	17.3 °C6 June 1959	23.6 °C	2,444 mm	13
1958	30.6 °C14 April 1958	16.2 °C21 July 1958	23.5 °C	2,457 mm	18
1957	32.4 °C12 September 1957	16.1 °C11 July 1957	23.2 °C	2,681 mm	33
1956	31.6 °C13 September 1956	17.5 °C14 July 1956	22.7 °C	2,313 mm	20
1955	31.5 °C11 October 1955	17.9 °C18 June 1955	22.9 °C	2,172 mm	17
1954	31.6 °C8 October 1954	17.9 °C3 July 1954	23.2 °C	1,763 mm	31
1953	31.5 °C30 August 1953	17.9 °C11 June 1953	22.7 °C	2,945 mm	25
1952	32.0 °C12 October 1952	18.2 °C18 July 1952	23.1 °C	2,570 mm	31
1951	33.3 °C8 October 1951	18.4 °C20 July 1951	23.0 °C	2,541 mm	42
1950	31.9 °C15 September 1950	17.6 °C5 June 1950	22.7 °C	2,250 mm	21
1949	32.7 °C2 October 1949	17.4 °C27 June 1949	23.2 °C	1,964 mm	52
1948	32.7 °C20 September 1948	18.1 °C16 July 1948	23.1 °C	2,267 mm	30
1947	32.8 °C10 October 1947	18.1 °C17 August 1947	23.2 °C	2,005 mm	56
1946	31.8 °C22 September 1946	18.4 °C15 August 1946	23.2 °C	1,779 mm	33
1945	32.7 °C7 October 1945	17.9 °C6 June 1945	23.1 °C	1,704 mm	45
1944	33.2 °C2 October 1944	17.3 °C12 July 1944	23.3 °C	1,864 mm	57
1943	32.9 °C12 October 1943	17.0 °C26 May 1943	23.0 °C	1,477 mm	42
1942	33.2 °C30 September 1942	17.9 °C28 July 1942	23.3 °C	1,651 mm	74
1941	33.7 °C18 October 1941	18.5 °C26 November 1941	23.4 °C	1,867 mm	51
1940	31.8 °C29 August 1940	18.2 °C30 June 1940	22.8 °C	2,123 mm	26

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.3 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

71 d/yr

+33

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1687 mm

-393 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.0 °C	+1.2 °C	211 mm	-57 mm
Feb	28.0 °C	+1.7 °C	97 mm	-130 mm
Mar	27.8 °C	+1.6 °C	293 mm	-7 mm
Apr	27.5 °C	+1.4 °C	323 mm	+19 mm
May	27.6 °C	+0.7 °C	175 mm	+43 mm
Jun	28.7 °C	+1.0 °C	12 mm	-2 mm
Jul	29.4 °C	+1.1 °C	2 mm	-1 mm
Aug	29.6 °C	+0.2 °C	3 mm	-5 mm
Sep	31.1 °C	+1.4 °C	11 mm	-24 mm
Oct	29.1 °C	+1.2 °C	73 mm	-85 mm
Nov	27.7 °C	+2.0 °C	181 mm	-128 mm
Dec	26.3 °C	+0.8 °C	307 mm	-15 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.7 °C

9 Sep 2025

Coldest day

17.5 °C

5 Aug 2025

Wettest day

79.8 mm

17 Dec 2025

Windiest day

18.9 km/h

30 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

40.3 km/h

15 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.5 °C

7 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

18.6 °C

31 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

7 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kigoma?

Kigoma has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 2,080 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kigoma?

The hottest day measured in Kigoma between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1997, reaching 34.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kigoma?

The coldest day measured in Kigoma between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 15.5 °C.

Does it snow in Kigoma?

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

Has the climate of Kigoma warmed?

Yes: Kigoma warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kigoma?

The wettest day measured in Kigoma between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1954, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kigoma?

The windiest day measured in Kigoma between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1947, with winds reaching 22.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kigoma?

The warmest month in Kigoma is September (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Kigoma?

Kigoma receives on average 2,080 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 215 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kigoma?

Kigoma gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kigoma?

Yes: Kigoma has on average 286 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kigoma?

In Kigoma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 18 March 2024, and the lowest was 16.0 °C on 11 July 1944.

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