Liwale climate — normals and trends
Liwale (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 821 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Liwale averages 0 frost days, 155 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Liwale 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 37.3 °C (on 1 January 1970) and the coldest 10.8 °C (on 27 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
- -9.77°, 37.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.0°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
19.2°C
Annual rainfall
821mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
155 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.1 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
170 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
37.3 °C
1 January 1970
Coldest day
10.8 °C
27 June 1965
Wettest day
155 mm
27 March 1991
Windiest day
29.4 km/h
13 April 1941
Strongest gust
68.4 km/h
29 January 1957
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
13 February 2015
Coldest feels-like
8.3 °C
19 July 1958
Sunniest day
12.6 h
9 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 127 mm | -55 mm |
| Feb | 31.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 75 mm | -98 mm |
| Mar | 29.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 220 mm | +40 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 142 mm | +45 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 55 mm | +39 mm |
| Jun | 28.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 4 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 10 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 32.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 35 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 173 mm | +65 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Liwale?
Liwale has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 821 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Liwale?
The hottest day measured in Liwale between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1970, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Liwale?
The coldest day measured in Liwale between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1965, at 10.8 °C.
Does it snow in Liwale?
Almost never: Liwale sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Liwale warmed?
Yes: Liwale warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Liwale?
The wettest day measured in Liwale between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1991, with 155 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Liwale?
The windiest day measured in Liwale between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1941, with winds reaching 29.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Liwale?
The warmest month in Liwale is November (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Liwale?
Liwale receives on average 821 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Liwale?
Liwale gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Liwale?
Yes: Liwale has on average 170 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Liwale?
In Liwale, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 13 February 2015, and the lowest was 8.3 °C on 19 July 1958.
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