Lembeni climate — normals and trends
Lembeni (Tanzania) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 525 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 (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Lembeni averages 0 frost days, 162 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Lembeni has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 25 March 1941) and the coldest 11.2 °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
LembeniKilimanjaro
- coords
- -3.78°, 37.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
29.3°C
Average daily low
18.8°C
Annual rainfall
525mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
162 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.6 °C
Average feels-like low
20.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
133 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
38.1 °C
25 March 1941
Coldest day
11.2 °C
11 July 1944
Wettest day
106 mm
1 March 1940
Windiest day
24.0 km/h
14 December 1952
Strongest gust
59.0 km/h
16 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
19 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.9 °C
11 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.2 h
28 December 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 41 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 33.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 31.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 305 mm | +223 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 137 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 27.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 63 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 25 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 9 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 32 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 32.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 9 mm | -36 mm |
| Dec | 32.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 42 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lembeni?
Lembeni has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 525 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lembeni?
The hottest day measured in Lembeni between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1941, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lembeni?
The coldest day measured in Lembeni between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1944, at 11.2 °C.
Does it snow in Lembeni?
Almost never: Lembeni sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lembeni warmed?
Yes: Lembeni warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lembeni?
The wettest day measured in Lembeni between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1940, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lembeni?
The windiest day measured in Lembeni between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1952, with winds reaching 24.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lembeni?
The warmest month in Lembeni is February (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Lembeni?
Lembeni receives on average 525 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lembeni?
Lembeni gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lembeni?
Yes: Lembeni has on average 133 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lembeni?
In Lembeni, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 19 February 2024, and the lowest was 9.9 °C on 11 July 1944.
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