Kilwa Masoko climate — normals and trends
Kilwa Masoko (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,026 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Kilwa Masoko averages 0 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
Kilwa Masoko has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.0 °C (on 12 January 2025) and the coldest 19.7 °C (on 30 July 1975).
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
Kilwa MasokoLindi
- coords
- -8.93°, 39.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
28.1°C
Average daily low
24.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,026mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.9 °C
Average feels-like low
26.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °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
32.0 °C
12 January 2025
Coldest day
19.7 °C
30 July 1975
Wettest day
113 mm
23 April 1963
Windiest day
43.7 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
70.9 km/h
13 March 1941
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
17 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
18.1 °C
26 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.5 h
25 December 2025
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 | 30.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 51 mm | -92 mm |
| Feb | 30.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 35 mm | -81 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 279 mm | +81 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 319 mm | +97 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 196 mm | +125 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 27 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 8 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 17 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 28.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 29 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 63 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 29.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 153 mm | +24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kilwa Masoko?
Kilwa Masoko has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,026 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kilwa Masoko?
The hottest day measured in Kilwa Masoko between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 2025, reaching 32.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kilwa Masoko?
The coldest day measured in Kilwa Masoko between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1975, at 19.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kilwa Masoko?
Almost never: Kilwa Masoko sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kilwa Masoko warmed?
Yes: Kilwa Masoko warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kilwa Masoko?
The wettest day measured in Kilwa Masoko between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1963, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kilwa Masoko?
The windiest day measured in Kilwa Masoko between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 43.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kilwa Masoko?
The warmest month in Kilwa Masoko is February (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kilwa Masoko?
Kilwa Masoko receives on average 1,026 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kilwa Masoko?
Kilwa Masoko gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kilwa Masoko?
Yes: Kilwa Masoko has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kilwa Masoko?
In Kilwa Masoko, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 17 March 2016, and the lowest was 18.1 °C on 26 July 1975.
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