Lugoba climate — normals and trends
Lugoba (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,102 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Lugoba averages 0 frost days, 148 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 192 rainy days per year.
Lugoba has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 25 March 1941) and the coldest 12.7 °C (on 27 July 1975).
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
LugobaPwani
- coords
- -6.45°, 38.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,102mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
4.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
148 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
192 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
216 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
37.4 °C
25 March 1941
Coldest day
12.7 °C
27 July 1975
Wettest day
183 mm
9 April 1989
Windiest day
25.9 km/h
13 April 1941
Strongest gust
55.8 km/h
27 July 1955
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
25 March 1941
Coldest feels-like
11.2 °C
27 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.4 h
21 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 | 32.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 80 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 32.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 19 mm | -76 mm |
| Mar | 32.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 165 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 29.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 271 mm | +65 mm |
| May | 28.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 137 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 58 mm | +28 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 17 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 13 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 25 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 62 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 31.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 64 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 32.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 88 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lugoba?
Lugoba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,102 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lugoba?
The hottest day measured in Lugoba between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1941, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lugoba?
The coldest day measured in Lugoba between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1975, at 12.7 °C.
Does it snow in Lugoba?
Almost never: Lugoba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lugoba warmed?
Yes: Lugoba warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lugoba?
The wettest day measured in Lugoba between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1989, with 183 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lugoba?
The windiest day measured in Lugoba between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1941, with winds reaching 25.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lugoba?
The warmest month in Lugoba is February (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Lugoba?
Lugoba receives on average 1,102 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 192 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lugoba?
Lugoba gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lugoba?
Yes: Lugoba has on average 216 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lugoba?
In Lugoba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 25 March 1941, and the lowest was 11.2 °C on 27 July 1975.
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