Kihangara climate — normals and trends
Kihangara (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 1,635 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 (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Kihangara averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 199 rainy days per year.
Kihangara has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.3 °C (on 10 February 2006) and the coldest 15.8 °C (on 6 July 1953).
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
KihangaraMwanza
- coords
- -2.58°, 33.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.0°C
Average daily high
25.7°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,635mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
199 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.4 °C
Average feels-like low
20.7 °C
Average peak gust
28.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
220 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
31.3 °C
10 February 2006
Coldest day
15.8 °C
6 July 1953
Wettest day
137 mm
19 March 2013
Windiest day
34.7 km/h
12 August 2010
Strongest gust
52.6 km/h
12 August 2010
Hottest feels-like
35.3 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
12.1 °C
11 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.1 h
8 November 2021
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 | 26.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 81 mm | -76 mm |
| Feb | 28.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 6 mm | -134 mm |
| Mar | 27.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 139 mm | -60 mm |
| Apr | 26.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 173 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 26.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 64 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 15 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 5 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 70 mm | +27 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 51 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 25.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 196 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 26.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 97 mm | -159 mm |
| Dec | 25.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 174 mm | -55 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kihangara?
Kihangara has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 1,635 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kihangara?
The hottest day measured in Kihangara between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 2006, reaching 31.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kihangara?
The coldest day measured in Kihangara between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1953, at 15.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kihangara?
Almost never: Kihangara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kihangara warmed?
Yes: Kihangara warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kihangara?
The wettest day measured in Kihangara between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2013, with 137 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kihangara?
The windiest day measured in Kihangara between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2010, with winds reaching 34.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kihangara?
The warmest month in Kihangara is September (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kihangara?
Kihangara receives on average 1,635 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 199 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kihangara?
Kihangara gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kihangara?
Yes: Kihangara has on average 220 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kihangara?
In Kihangara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.3 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 12.1 °C on 11 July 1944.
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