Mabama climate — normals and trends
Mabama (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 935 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 October (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Mabama averages 0 frost days, 106 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Mabama has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 9 October 2004) and the coldest 11.6 °C (on 24 July 1958).
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
- -5.13°, 32.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.2°C
Average daily high
28.7°C
Average daily low
18.6°C
Annual rainfall
935mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
3.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
106 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.4 °C
Average feels-like low
18.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
69 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
36.2 °C
9 October 2004
Coldest day
11.6 °C
24 July 1958
Wettest day
111 mm
24 March 2010
Windiest day
27.8 km/h
4 October 1987
Strongest gust
61.2 km/h
7 September 1967
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
8.9 °C
24 July 1958
Sunniest day
12.3 h
22 November 1942
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 | 28.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 87 mm | -83 mm |
| Feb | 30.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 40 mm | -103 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 182 mm | +21 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 67 mm | -47 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 47 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 32.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 7 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 31.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 39 mm | -74 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 202 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mabama?
Mabama has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 935 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mabama?
The hottest day measured in Mabama between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 2004, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mabama?
The coldest day measured in Mabama between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1958, at 11.6 °C.
Does it snow in Mabama?
Almost never: Mabama sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mabama warmed?
Yes: Mabama warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mabama?
The wettest day measured in Mabama between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 2010, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mabama?
The windiest day measured in Mabama between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1987, with winds reaching 27.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mabama?
The warmest month in Mabama is October (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Mabama?
Mabama receives on average 935 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mabama?
Mabama gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mabama?
Yes: Mabama has on average 69 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mabama?
In Mabama, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 8.9 °C on 24 July 1958.
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