Kondoa climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kondoa?

Kondoa has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 582 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kondoa between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 34.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kondoa?

The coldest day measured in Kondoa between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1944, at 6.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kondoa?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kondoa warmed?

Yes: Kondoa warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kondoa?

The wettest day measured in Kondoa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1991, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kondoa?

The windiest day measured in Kondoa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1999, with winds reaching 28.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kondoa?

The warmest month in Kondoa is November (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kondoa?

Kondoa receives on average 582 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kondoa?

Kondoa gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kondoa (Tanzania) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 582 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 November (22.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Kondoa averages 0 frost days, 44 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.

Kondoa has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 6.0 °C (on 11 July 1944).

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

KondoaDodoma

coords: -4.90°, 35.78°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthNovemberColdest monthJulyWettest monthMarchDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

20.9°C

Average daily high

27.1°C

Average daily low

15.5°C

Annual rainfall

582mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

65%

Average peak wind

15.6km/h

Seasonal range

4.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

44 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

87 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.5 °C

Average feels-like low

15.6 °C

Average peak gust

35.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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

34.8 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest day

6.0 °C

11 July 1944

Wettest day

93 mm

26 March 1991

Windiest day

28.9 km/h

18 February 1999

Strongest gust

59.4 km/h

18 February 1999

Hottest feels-like

37.2 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

2.5 °C

11 July 1944

Sunniest day

12.3 h

1 December 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.4 °C6 November 2025	9.6 °C6 September 2025	21.5 °C	581 mm	77
2024	32.2 °C14 November 2024	8.2 °C5 August 2024	21.3 °C	844 mm	35
2023	33.5 °C13 October 2023	10.4 °C20 August 2023	21.6 °C	626 mm	48
2022	32.9 °C13 January 2022	9.9 °C5 July 2022	21.2 °C	529 mm	52
2021	32.8 °C20 November 2021	8.2 °C27 August 2021	21.1 °C	438 mm	55
2020	31.8 °C6 October 2020	9.4 °C25 July 2020	20.9 °C	852 mm	17
2019	32.2 °C17 April 2019	8.4 °C24 July 2019	21.4 °C	746 mm	52
2018	33.1 °C7 December 2018	9.1 °C9 June 2018	21.0 °C	742 mm	51
2017	32.8 °C6 December 2017	10.5 °C10 July 2017	22.2 °C	350 mm	115
2016	33.2 °C29 March 2016	9.8 °C5 July 2016	21.6 °C	497 mm	108
2015	31.9 °C9 March 2015	9.5 °C11 July 2015	21.5 °C	522 mm	67
2014	32.9 °C26 November 2014	10.2 °C13 July 2014	21.6 °C	515 mm	59
2013	32.3 °C14 October 2013	8.4 °C10 July 2013	21.3 °C	604 mm	61
2012	33.0 °C25 November 2012	9.2 °C29 June 2012	21.3 °C	473 mm	54
2011	33.0 °C6 November 2011	9.7 °C12 July 2011	21.3 °C	682 mm	44
2010	32.4 °C1 November 2010	9.2 °C20 August 2010	21.5 °C	438 mm	71
2009	34.2 °C1 January 2009	10.0 °C5 July 2009	21.6 °C	410 mm	78
2008	33.2 °C30 October 2008	7.7 °C9 July 2008	21.0 °C	493 mm	54
2007	32.5 °C11 November 2007	7.5 °C20 June 2007	21.0 °C	498 mm	42
2006	33.2 °C8 February 2006	8.9 °C19 August 2006	21.2 °C	638 mm	57
2005	34.8 °C25 February 2005	9.9 °C15 July 2005	21.8 °C	282 mm	90
2004	32.2 °C23 November 2004	9.5 °C5 July 2004	21.1 °C	501 mm	39
2003	33.3 °C30 November 2003	9.1 °C9 July 2003	21.6 °C	284 mm	104
2002	31.7 °C21 November 2002	9.6 °C23 July 2002	20.8 °C	621 mm	35
2001	31.7 °C28 October 2001	9.1 °C4 August 2001	20.7 °C	470 mm	37
2000	34.2 °C22 February 2000	10.2 °C1 July 2000	21.1 °C	449 mm	61
1999	32.8 °C2 March 1999	9.6 °C26 June 1999	20.9 °C	397 mm	76
1998	32.2 °C22 December 1998	9.6 °C1 July 1998	21.0 °C	580 mm	47
1997	32.1 °C6 January 1997	10.2 °C27 July 1997	20.9 °C	728 mm	41
1996	32.0 °C2 November 1996	7.9 °C4 August 1996	20.7 °C	539 mm	38
1995	32.7 °C26 November 1995	8.8 °C25 August 1995	21.1 °C	520 mm	47
1994	33.1 °C1 February 1994	9.5 °C13 June 1994	21.2 °C	522 mm	44
1993	33.3 °C16 November 1993	9.0 °C24 July 1993	21.2 °C	324 mm	55
1992	31.5 °C19 January 1992	8.1 °C6 July 1992	20.6 °C	540 mm	24
1991	33.8 °C20 March 1991	8.9 °C21 July 1991	21.0 °C	598 mm	42
1990	31.6 °C16 February 1990	8.7 °C26 June 1990	20.6 °C	515 mm	26
1989	32.3 °C20 November 1989	8.5 °C1 July 1989	20.5 °C	666 mm	28
1988	32.6 °C9 January 1988	9.9 °C19 July 1988	21.3 °C	370 mm	56
1987	34.7 °C28 December 1987	9.5 °C11 July 1987	21.1 °C	634 mm	54
1986	31.9 °C16 October 1986	8.3 °C9 July 1986	20.9 °C	592 mm	42
1985	32.1 °C21 January 1985	7.9 °C8 June 1985	20.5 °C	564 mm	20
1984	31.0 °C3 December 1984	9.7 °C8 September 1984	20.4 °C	631 mm	8
1983	33.0 °C16 November 1983	10.1 °C21 July 1983	21.6 °C	432 mm	57
1982	33.1 °C27 March 1982	9.2 °C17 July 1982	21.2 °C	602 mm	50
1981	32.3 °C27 November 1981	9.4 °C27 June 1981	20.8 °C	555 mm	54
1980	31.9 °C24 October 1980	9.0 °C27 July 1980	20.6 °C	655 mm	19
1979	32.1 °C25 October 1979	9.7 °C31 July 1979	20.3 °C	719 mm	34
1978	31.4 °C30 October 1978	9.3 °C1 August 1978	20.2 °C	793 mm	18
1977	32.0 °C25 October 1977	9.3 °C7 August 1977	20.6 °C	885 mm	20
1976	32.2 °C26 January 1976	9.6 °C26 July 1976	21.1 °C	510 mm	47
1975	33.0 °C22 February 1975	10.4 °C28 July 1975	20.8 °C	530 mm	45
1974	32.8 °C9 February 1974	8.7 °C30 July 1974	21.0 °C	426 mm	52
1973	32.6 °C28 October 1973	8.6 °C3 July 1973	21.0 °C	540 mm	52
1972	31.5 °C21 October 1972	8.9 °C1 August 1972	20.2 °C	1,029 mm	11
1971	32.7 °C6 November 1971	7.7 °C8 June 1971	20.2 °C	642 mm	28
1970	32.7 °C13 November 1970	9.3 °C20 June 1970	20.1 °C	750 mm	19
1969	32.6 °C25 October 1969	9.3 °C22 June 1969	21.0 °C	319 mm	47
1968	31.0 °C4 October 1968	7.8 °C15 July 1968	19.6 °C	929 mm	3
1967	32.0 °C19 February 1967	9.7 °C28 August 1967	20.4 °C	512 mm	40
1966	32.1 °C24 December 1966	9.6 °C1 August 1966	20.8 °C	542 mm	38
1965	31.7 °C19 November 1965	9.0 °C28 June 1965	20.1 °C	649 mm	14
1964	31.5 °C18 November 1964	7.3 °C29 June 1964	20.2 °C	595 mm	18
1963	31.3 °C29 October 1963	8.7 °C4 August 1963	19.8 °C	803 mm	16
1962	30.9 °C4 November 1962	9.4 °C27 July 1962	20.1 °C	596 mm	18
1961	31.9 °C21 January 1961	11.0 °C7 July 1961	21.1 °C	852 mm	30
1960	32.4 °C29 November 1960	9.4 °C24 July 1960	20.5 °C	664 mm	33
1959	32.0 °C19 November 1959	9.3 °C21 July 1959	20.5 °C	843 mm	14
1958	33.4 °C22 January 1958	7.7 °C23 July 1958	20.6 °C	762 mm	47
1957	31.7 °C10 November 1957	8.7 °C22 July 1957	20.2 °C	914 mm	23
1956	31.9 °C22 September 1956	7.5 °C14 July 1956	20.0 °C	628 mm	29
1955	31.4 °C12 November 1955	8.3 °C11 August 1955	20.3 °C	645 mm	42
1954	31.5 °C26 October 1954	8.1 °C1 July 1954	20.1 °C	577 mm	15
1953	31.1 °C4 November 1953	8.4 °C5 July 1953	19.8 °C	1,017 mm	13
1952	32.3 °C29 November 1952	9.0 °C16 July 1952	20.9 °C	286 mm	55
1951	31.6 °C4 January 1951	8.5 °C30 July 1951	20.2 °C	831 mm	23
1950	31.3 °C19 October 1950	8.5 °C19 August 1950	20.4 °C	503 mm	21
1949	32.6 °C26 January 1949	8.3 °C31 July 1949	21.1 °C	457 mm	77
1948	31.7 °C20 October 1948	8.5 °C18 July 1948	20.8 °C	431 mm	44
1947	31.6 °C28 October 1947	8.1 °C24 July 1947	20.2 °C	699 mm	20
1946	33.5 °C20 March 1946	8.5 °C17 July 1946	21.7 °C	298 mm	86
1945	31.7 °C25 November 1945	8.9 °C30 July 1945	20.3 °C	538 mm	26
1944	33.2 °C13 February 1944	6.0 °C11 July 1944	21.3 °C	317 mm	84
1943	33.2 °C15 January 1943	6.7 °C26 July 1943	21.2 °C	193 mm	84
1942	31.3 °C2 February 1942	8.4 °C28 July 1942	20.7 °C	349 mm	56
1941	32.1 °C21 October 1941	9.4 °C2 July 1941	20.0 °C	881 mm	19
1940	31.9 °C29 December 1940	9.2 °C10 August 1940	20.8 °C	500 mm	30

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.6 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

77 d/yr

+33

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

581 mm

-1 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.3 °C	+0.1 °C	83 mm	-26 mm
Feb	28.8 °C	+1.4 °C	26 mm	-70 mm
Mar	27.7 °C	+0.4 °C	187 mm	+77 mm
Apr	26.1 °C	-0.1 °C	97 mm	-2 mm
May	25.3 °C	-0.1 °C	52 mm	+24 mm
Jun	25.4 °C	-0.1 °C	5 mm	+3 mm
Jul	25.3 °C	0.0 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Aug	26.7 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	29.3 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	29.7 °C	+0.4 °C	3 mm	-4 mm
Nov	31.0 °C	+1.9 °C	1 mm	-37 mm
Dec	28.9 °C	+1.1 °C	124 mm	+38 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.4 °C

6 Nov 2025

Coldest day

9.6 °C

6 Sep 2025

Wettest day

61.1 mm

28 Dec 2025

Windiest day

24.7 km/h

23 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

52.6 km/h

16 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.1 °C

20 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

7.5 °C

6 Sep 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

28 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kondoa?

Kondoa has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 582 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kondoa?

The hottest day measured in Kondoa between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 34.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kondoa?

The coldest day measured in Kondoa between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1944, at 6.0 °C.

Does it snow in Kondoa?

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

Has the climate of Kondoa warmed?

Yes: Kondoa warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kondoa?

The wettest day measured in Kondoa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1991, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kondoa?

The windiest day measured in Kondoa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1999, with winds reaching 28.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kondoa?

The warmest month in Kondoa is November (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Kondoa?

Kondoa receives on average 582 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kondoa?

Kondoa gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kondoa?

Yes: Kondoa has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kondoa?

In Kondoa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.2 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 2.5 °C on 11 July 1944.

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