Kyela climate — normals and trends
Kyela (Tanzania) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 1,612 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Kyela averages 0 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 193 rainy days per year.
Kyela has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 24 November 2021) and the coldest 8.0 °C (on 26 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
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- coords
- -9.58°, 33.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.1°C
Average daily high
25.8°C
Average daily low
17.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,612mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
35 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
193 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.6 °C
Average feels-like low
18.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
66 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
37.1 °C
24 November 2021
Coldest day
8.0 °C
26 July 1975
Wettest day
340 mm
13 January 2023
Windiest day
18.3 km/h
10 November 1958
Strongest gust
64.1 km/h
14 November 2022
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
16 November 2019
Coldest feels-like
7.1 °C
26 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.6 h
16 December 1940
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 | 28.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 272 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 29.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 154 mm | -118 mm |
| Mar | 26.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 394 mm | +112 mm |
| Apr | 25.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 194 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 24.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 163 mm | +61 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 50 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 22.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 60 mm | +20 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 10 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 15 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 162 mm | +65 mm |
| Dec | 27.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 253 mm | +30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kyela?
Kyela has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 1,612 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kyela?
The hottest day measured in Kyela between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 2021, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kyela?
The coldest day measured in Kyela between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 8.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kyela?
Almost never: Kyela sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kyela warmed?
Yes: Kyela warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kyela?
The wettest day measured in Kyela between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2023, with 340 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kyela?
The windiest day measured in Kyela between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1958, with winds reaching 18.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kyela?
The warmest month in Kyela is November (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kyela?
Kyela receives on average 1,612 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kyela?
Kyela gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kyela?
Yes: Kyela has on average 66 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kyela?
In Kyela, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 16 November 2019, and the lowest was 7.1 °C on 26 July 1975.
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