Korogwe climate — normals and trends
Korogwe (Tanzania) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,216 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Korogwe averages 0 frost days, 99 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 212 rainy days per year.
Korogwe has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 25 March 1941) and the coldest 12.0 °C (on 27 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
KorogweTanga
- coords
- -5.15°, 38.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
28.3°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,216mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
99 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
212 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.7 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
202 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
39.5 °C
25 March 1941
Coldest day
12.0 °C
27 July 1975
Wettest day
182 mm
7 May 2015
Windiest day
23.0 km/h
12 January 1943
Strongest gust
56.9 km/h
5 May 2019
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
19 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
10.6 °C
27 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.3 h
28 December 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 76 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 19 mm | -53 mm |
| Mar | 31.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 165 mm | +30 mm |
| Apr | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 373 mm | +148 mm |
| May | 27.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 156 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 113 mm | +53 mm |
| Jul | 26.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 44 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 32 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 32 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 28.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 112 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 51 mm | -54 mm |
| Dec | 32.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 91 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Korogwe?
Korogwe has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,216 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Korogwe?
The hottest day measured in Korogwe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1941, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Korogwe?
The coldest day measured in Korogwe between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1975, at 12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Korogwe?
Almost never: Korogwe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Korogwe warmed?
Yes: Korogwe warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Korogwe?
The wettest day measured in Korogwe between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 2015, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Korogwe?
The windiest day measured in Korogwe between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1943, with winds reaching 23.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Korogwe?
The warmest month in Korogwe is February (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Korogwe?
Korogwe receives on average 1,216 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 212 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Korogwe?
Korogwe gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Korogwe?
Yes: Korogwe has on average 202 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Korogwe?
In Korogwe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 19 February 2024, and the lowest was 10.6 °C on 27 July 1975.
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