Lindi climate — normals and trends
Lindi (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,033 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 January (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Lindi averages 0 frost days, 58 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Lindi has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.2 °C (on 1 January 2013) and the coldest 17.6 °C (on 25 June 1965).
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
- -10.00°, 39.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
22.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,033mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
58 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
25.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
354 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °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
33.2 °C
1 January 2013
Coldest day
17.6 °C
25 June 1965
Wettest day
198 mm
14 April 1957
Windiest day
40.6 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
68.4 km/h
13 March 1941
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
7 March 2017
Coldest feels-like
15.7 °C
18 July 1976
Sunniest day
12.6 h
14 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 | 30.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 108 mm | -89 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 97 mm | -67 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 221 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 29.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 236 mm | +79 mm |
| May | 29.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 95 mm | +58 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 12 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 12 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 29.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 22 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 70 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 29.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 157 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lindi?
Lindi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,033 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lindi?
The hottest day measured in Lindi between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 2013, reaching 33.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lindi?
The coldest day measured in Lindi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1965, at 17.6 °C.
Does it snow in Lindi?
Almost never: Lindi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lindi warmed?
Yes: Lindi warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lindi?
The wettest day measured in Lindi between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1957, with 198 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lindi?
The windiest day measured in Lindi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 40.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lindi?
The warmest month in Lindi is January (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Lindi?
Lindi receives on average 1,033 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lindi?
Lindi gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lindi?
Yes: Lindi has on average 354 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lindi?
In Lindi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 7 March 2017, and the lowest was 15.7 °C on 18 July 1976.
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