Luchingu climate — normals and trends
Luchingu (Tanzania) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 680 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Luchingu averages 0 frost days, 216 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.
Luchingu has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 25 November 1943) and the coldest 12.2 °C (on 18 July 1976).
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
LuchinguMtwara
- coords
- -10.90°, 39.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
680mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
216 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
115 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
216 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
37.7 °C
25 November 1943
Coldest day
12.2 °C
18 July 1976
Wettest day
281 mm
26 March 2014
Windiest day
30.0 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
67.7 km/h
10 April 1941
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
26 December 2012
Coldest feels-like
10.7 °C
18 July 1976
Sunniest day
12.6 h
7 January 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 97 mm | -44 mm |
| Feb | 31.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 69 mm | -60 mm |
| Mar | 30.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 142 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 29.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 93 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 55 mm | +40 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 31.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 44 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 31.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 105 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Luchingu?
Luchingu has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 680 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Luchingu?
The hottest day measured in Luchingu between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1943, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Luchingu?
The coldest day measured in Luchingu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1976, at 12.2 °C.
Does it snow in Luchingu?
Almost never: Luchingu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Luchingu warmed?
Yes: Luchingu warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Luchingu?
The wettest day measured in Luchingu between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2014, with 281 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Luchingu?
The windiest day measured in Luchingu between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 30.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Luchingu?
The warmest month in Luchingu is November (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Luchingu?
Luchingu receives on average 680 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Luchingu?
Luchingu gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Luchingu?
Yes: Luchingu has on average 216 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Luchingu?
In Luchingu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 26 December 2012, and the lowest was 10.7 °C on 18 July 1976.
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