Laela climate — normals and trends
Laela (Tanzania) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 1,136 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 October (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Laela averages 0 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Laela has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.5 °C (on 18 October 2017) and the coldest 7.5 °C (on 30 June 1964).
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
- -8.57°, 32.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.1°C
Average daily high
25.2°C
Average daily low
15.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,136mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
4.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.6 °C
Average feels-like low
15.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
32.5 °C
18 October 2017
Coldest day
7.5 °C
30 June 1964
Wettest day
71 mm
23 January 2016
Windiest day
22.9 km/h
12 August 2010
Strongest gust
61.6 km/h
26 October 2007
Hottest feels-like
35.7 °C
24 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
4.7 °C
26 July 2021
Sunniest day
12.5 h
6 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 | 24.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 283 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | 26.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 224 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 25.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 244 mm | +39 mm |
| Apr | 26.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 66 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 25.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 30 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 25.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 29.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 29.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 28.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 63 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 26.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 199 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Laela?
Laela has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 1,136 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Laela?
The hottest day measured in Laela between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2017, reaching 32.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Laela?
The coldest day measured in Laela between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1964, at 7.5 °C.
Does it snow in Laela?
Almost never: Laela sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Laela warmed?
Yes: Laela warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Laela?
The wettest day measured in Laela between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 2016, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Laela?
The windiest day measured in Laela between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2010, with winds reaching 22.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Laela?
The warmest month in Laela is October (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Laela?
Laela receives on average 1,136 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Laela?
Laela gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Laela?
Yes: Laela has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Laela?
In Laela, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.7 °C on 24 February 2005, and the lowest was 4.7 °C on 26 July 2021.
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