Lubata climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lubata?

Lubata has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 1,228 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lubata?

The hottest day measured in Lubata between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 2000, reaching 35.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lubata?

The coldest day measured in Lubata between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1964, at 9.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lubata?

Almost never: Lubata sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Lubata warmed?

Yes: Lubata warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lubata?

The wettest day measured in Lubata between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1957, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lubata?

The windiest day measured in Lubata between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1941, with winds reaching 19.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lubata?

The warmest month in Lubata is February (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lubata?

Lubata receives on average 1,228 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lubata?

Lubata gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lubata (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 1,228 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Lubata averages 0 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 201 rainy days per year.

Lubata has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 22 February 2000) and the coldest 9.0 °C (on 29 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

LubataMorogoro

coords: -6.10°, 37.45°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.2°C

Average daily high

26.3°C

Average daily low

17.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,228mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

9.8km/h

Seasonal range

4.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

22 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

201 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.8 °C

Average feels-like low

19.4 °C

Average peak gust

33.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

40 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

35.3 °C

22 February 2000

Coldest day

9.0 °C

29 June 1964

Wettest day

163 mm

18 November 1957

Windiest day

19.8 km/h

13 April 1941

Strongest gust

59.8 km/h

13 March 1941

Hottest feels-like

38.3 °C

1 March 2005

Coldest feels-like

7.1 °C

29 June 1964

Sunniest day

12.4 h

27 December 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.1 °C25 February 2025	12.0 °C13 September 2025	22.1 °C	958 mm	70
2024	34.0 °C29 November 2024	11.7 °C23 July 2024	22.2 °C	1,478 mm	34
2023	32.9 °C3 March 2023	12.3 °C20 August 2023	22.2 °C	1,159 mm	47
2022	33.4 °C13 January 2022	13.2 °C23 May 2022	21.9 °C	1,101 mm	47
2021	33.1 °C24 November 2021	10.8 °C27 August 2021	21.8 °C	829 mm	35
2020	31.6 °C20 January 2020	11.8 °C25 July 2020	22.1 °C	1,496 mm	24
2019	31.8 °C25 February 2019	11.2 °C23 July 2019	22.0 °C	1,473 mm	20
2018	31.7 °C25 February 2018	11.9 °C10 June 2018	21.6 °C	1,433 mm	19
2017	32.3 °C28 January 2017	12.2 °C16 July 2017	22.0 °C	1,077 mm	37
2016	32.0 °C25 December 2016	12.2 °C3 August 2016	21.9 °C	1,077 mm	36
2015	31.6 °C6 December 2015	12.3 °C15 June 2015	22.0 °C	1,049 mm	34
2014	32.6 °C17 January 2014	12.8 °C12 July 2014	21.8 °C	1,234 mm	47
2013	31.7 °C15 February 2013	11.6 °C10 July 2013	21.7 °C	1,069 mm	29
2012	31.9 °C10 December 2012	11.5 °C23 July 2012	21.7 °C	910 mm	32
2011	31.7 °C29 January 2011	10.7 °C12 July 2011	21.7 °C	1,205 mm	19
2010	31.9 °C2 November 2010	11.7 °C24 September 2010	22.0 °C	933 mm	42
2009	32.7 °C14 January 2009	12.4 °C14 July 2009	21.8 °C	805 mm	25
2008	31.2 °C25 October 2008	11.9 °C28 June 2008	21.3 °C	1,073 mm	12
2007	31.8 °C23 February 2007	10.9 °C20 June 2007	21.5 °C	1,095 mm	12
2006	33.3 °C30 January 2006	11.5 °C27 June 2006	21.4 °C	1,422 mm	42
2005	32.7 °C25 February 2005	12.9 °C22 August 2005	21.7 °C	807 mm	44
2004	32.1 °C28 January 2004	11.6 °C9 August 2004	21.3 °C	1,256 mm	13
2003	33.0 °C11 December 2003	10.4 °C9 July 2003	21.8 °C	762 mm	65
2002	31.2 °C18 December 2002	12.4 °C23 June 2002	21.1 °C	1,424 mm	6
2001	30.5 °C29 November 2001	11.9 °C16 July 2001	21.1 °C	1,082 mm	13
2000	35.3 °C22 February 2000	12.5 °C16 September 2000	21.3 °C	1,089 mm	46
1999	31.9 °C2 March 1999	11.6 °C28 June 1999	21.0 °C	1,076 mm	29
1998	32.1 °C22 December 1998	11.9 °C15 June 1998	21.5 °C	1,251 mm	19
1997	33.3 °C28 January 1997	10.8 °C27 July 1997	21.3 °C	1,392 mm	47
1996	31.9 °C13 December 1996	9.0 °C4 August 1996	20.9 °C	1,210 mm	12
1995	31.5 °C7 February 1995	12.8 °C25 August 1995	21.2 °C	1,133 mm	15
1994	32.4 °C1 January 1994	9.9 °C13 June 1994	21.2 °C	1,261 mm	15
1993	30.8 °C16 November 1993	11.5 °C16 August 1993	21.0 °C	986 mm	8
1992	30.7 °C27 February 1992	11.1 °C5 July 1992	21.0 °C	1,119 mm	3
1991	31.2 °C16 February 1991	11.7 °C12 June 1991	21.3 °C	1,170 mm	15
1990	30.9 °C16 February 1990	10.6 °C11 July 1990	20.9 °C	1,234 mm	4
1989	30.8 °C25 February 1989	10.4 °C19 July 1989	20.7 °C	1,603 mm	4
1988	31.6 °C3 March 1988	12.9 °C3 October 1988	21.4 °C	1,114 mm	20
1987	31.5 °C28 December 1987	10.2 °C13 July 1987	21.4 °C	989 mm	22
1986	31.3 °C16 March 1986	11.3 °C13 August 1986	20.8 °C	1,417 mm	6
1985	31.0 °C16 February 1985	10.6 °C8 June 1985	20.7 °C	1,160 mm	4
1984	29.4 °C1 January 1984	9.8 °C13 September 1984	20.5 °C	1,546 mm	0
1983	31.3 °C10 December 1983	10.8 °C14 August 1983	21.3 °C	1,170 mm	9
1982	31.2 °C31 January 1982	9.9 °C17 July 1982	21.1 °C	1,522 mm	9
1981	31.2 °C28 November 1981	10.4 °C27 June 1981	20.9 °C	1,238 mm	7
1980	30.2 °C24 October 1980	11.3 °C13 June 1980	20.9 °C	1,350 mm	2
1979	31.7 °C13 December 1979	11.3 °C17 June 1979	20.7 °C	1,701 mm	12
1978	30.3 °C29 September 1978	11.4 °C31 August 1978	21.0 °C	1,551 mm	2
1977	30.1 °C24 October 1977	11.8 °C21 August 1977	21.2 °C	1,488 mm	2
1976	32.0 °C16 December 1976	11.0 °C18 July 1976	21.1 °C	1,283 mm	20
1975	31.9 °C30 November 1975	9.7 °C27 July 1975	21.0 °C	1,196 mm	17
1974	31.9 °C5 December 1974	11.1 °C21 August 1974	21.1 °C	970 mm	26
1973	31.9 °C1 February 1973	10.7 °C11 July 1973	21.1 °C	1,449 mm	8
1972	30.8 °C29 January 1972	10.4 °C27 June 1972	20.8 °C	1,775 mm	2
1971	32.7 °C14 December 1971	10.2 °C6 June 1971	20.7 °C	1,249 mm	24
1970	32.0 °C1 December 1970	11.9 °C17 July 1970	21.0 °C	1,452 mm	12
1969	31.9 °C19 November 1969	10.9 °C22 June 1969	21.1 °C	957 mm	17
1968	30.0 °C3 October 1968	9.2 °C24 June 1968	20.6 °C	1,476 mm	1
1967	33.7 °C19 February 1967	11.5 °C21 July 1967	21.1 °C	1,270 mm	54
1966	33.5 °C24 December 1966	11.0 °C18 August 1966	21.3 °C	996 mm	26
1965	29.6 °C20 November 1965	10.3 °C27 June 1965	20.5 °C	1,314 mm	0
1964	31.1 °C14 December 1964	9.0 °C29 June 1964	20.7 °C	1,279 mm	8
1963	29.8 °C5 February 1963	12.3 °C23 May 1963	20.6 °C	1,354 mm	0
1962	31.1 °C26 November 1962	11.0 °C26 July 1962	20.8 °C	1,233 mm	6
1961	33.3 °C23 January 1961	10.8 °C10 August 1961	21.4 °C	1,863 mm	32
1960	31.8 °C10 December 1960	10.7 °C24 July 1960	21.2 °C	1,400 mm	31
1959	31.6 °C29 November 1959	11.2 °C12 September 1959	21.4 °C	1,505 mm	27
1958	32.1 °C22 January 1958	11.2 °C22 June 1958	21.2 °C	1,344 mm	14
1957	29.9 °C11 November 1957	11.5 °C16 July 1957	20.9 °C	1,886 mm	0
1956	31.0 °C21 November 1956	10.9 °C11 July 1956	20.5 °C	1,192 mm	8
1955	31.9 °C5 January 1955	10.5 °C12 August 1955	20.7 °C	1,247 mm	39
1954	31.2 °C17 December 1954	10.9 °C30 August 1954	20.8 °C	1,161 mm	13
1953	29.2 °C3 November 1953	10.9 °C11 August 1953	20.4 °C	1,882 mm	0
1952	30.8 °C22 March 1952	10.7 °C16 July 1952	20.8 °C	1,060 mm	14
1951	30.0 °C28 November 1951	10.8 °C1 July 1951	20.6 °C	1,476 mm	1
1950	31.2 °C25 October 1950	11.2 °C18 August 1950	20.5 °C	1,246 mm	4
1949	32.4 °C2 November 1949	11.2 °C21 August 1949	21.0 °C	1,141 mm	20
1948	31.5 °C24 November 1948	11.3 °C26 July 1948	20.8 °C	1,142 mm	5
1947	33.5 °C28 February 1947	10.5 °C17 September 1947	20.7 °C	1,251 mm	30
1946	33.3 °C24 February 1946	11.7 °C5 July 1946	21.5 °C	784 mm	88
1945	32.7 °C2 January 1945	11.5 °C17 June 1945	20.6 °C	1,219 mm	25
1944	34.9 °C18 February 1944	9.8 °C5 July 1944	21.5 °C	650 mm	88
1943	34.3 °C24 January 1943	11.3 °C18 October 1943	21.2 °C	650 mm	58
1942	32.4 °C27 February 1942	10.2 °C21 September 1942	21.0 °C	843 mm	47
1941	33.4 °C25 March 1941	11.5 °C6 October 1941	21.0 °C	1,332 mm	19
1940	32.9 °C30 December 1940	12.2 °C23 March 1940	21.1 °C	1,130 mm	18

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.4 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

70 d/yr

+48

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

958 mm

-270 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.1 °C	+0.8 °C	126 mm	-56 mm
Feb	29.7 °C	+1.3 °C	42 mm	-115 mm
Mar	28.5 °C	+0.9 °C	183 mm	+8 mm
Apr	26.4 °C	+0.6 °C	231 mm	+43 mm
May	25.1 °C	+0.6 °C	104 mm	+1 mm
Jun	24.2 °C	+0.3 °C	37 mm	+4 mm
Jul	24.2 °C	+0.5 °C	21 mm	-7 mm
Aug	25.2 °C	+0.8 °C	18 mm	-12 mm
Sep	27.2 °C	+1.4 °C	16 mm	-14 mm
Oct	28.3 °C	+1.2 °C	48 mm	-11 mm
Nov	30.3 °C	+2.4 °C	28 mm	-62 mm
Dec	30.2 °C	+2.0 °C	104 mm	-51 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.1 °C

25 Feb 2025

Coldest day

12.0 °C

13 Sep 2025

Wettest day

28.1 mm

11 Mar 2025

Windiest day

16.6 km/h

10 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

49.0 km/h

14 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.2 °C

13 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.8 °C

4 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.4 h

25 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lubata?

Lubata has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 1,228 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lubata?

The hottest day measured in Lubata between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 2000, reaching 35.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lubata?

The coldest day measured in Lubata between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1964, at 9.0 °C.

Does it snow in Lubata?

Almost never: Lubata sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Lubata warmed?

Yes: Lubata warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lubata?

The wettest day measured in Lubata between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1957, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lubata?

The windiest day measured in Lubata between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1941, with winds reaching 19.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lubata?

The warmest month in Lubata is February (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Lubata?

Lubata receives on average 1,228 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lubata?

Lubata gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Lubata?

Yes: Lubata has on average 40 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lubata?

In Lubata, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 1 March 2005, and the lowest was 7.1 °C on 29 June 1964.

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