Kirando climate — normals and trends
Kirando (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 2,022 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Kirando averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 194 rainy days per year.
Kirando has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 9 October 2023) and the coldest 18.3 °C (on 13 June 1955).
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
KirandoRukwa
- coords
- -7.42°, 30.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.6°C
Average daily high
26.0°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,022mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
2.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
194 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.8 °C
Average feels-like low
24.6 °C
Average peak gust
25.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
31.8 °C
9 October 2023
Coldest day
18.3 °C
13 June 1955
Wettest day
202 mm
15 December 2012
Windiest day
33.2 km/h
15 September 2002
Strongest gust
52.6 km/h
13 August 1958
Hottest feels-like
35.9 °C
22 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
14.7 °C
21 June 1954
Sunniest day
12.3 h
18 November 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 247 mm | -49 mm |
| Feb | 27.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 82 mm | -151 mm |
| Mar | 27.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 367 mm | +51 mm |
| Apr | 26.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 330 mm | +23 mm |
| May | 26.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 97 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 25.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 29.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 18 mm | -77 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 266 mm | -44 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 319 mm | -48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kirando?
Kirando has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 2,022 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kirando?
The hottest day measured in Kirando between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 2023, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kirando?
The coldest day measured in Kirando between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1955, at 18.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kirando?
Almost never: Kirando sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kirando warmed?
Yes: Kirando warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kirando?
The wettest day measured in Kirando between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2012, with 202 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kirando?
The windiest day measured in Kirando between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 2002, with winds reaching 33.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kirando?
The warmest month in Kirando is September (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kirando?
Kirando receives on average 2,022 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 194 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kirando?
Kirando gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kirando?
Yes: Kirando has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kirando?
In Kirando, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.9 °C on 22 February 2005, and the lowest was 14.7 °C on 21 June 1954.
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