Mafinga climate — normals and trends
Mafinga (Tanzania) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 1,505 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 (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Mafinga averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Mafinga has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.3 °C (on 14 October 2023) and the coldest 4.4 °C (on 24 June 1968).
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
MafingaIringa
- coords
- -8.30°, 35.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
22.2°C
Average daily low
12.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,505mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.6 °C
Average feels-like low
11.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
30.3 °C
14 October 2023
Coldest day
4.4 °C
24 June 1968
Wettest day
182 mm
18 December 1986
Windiest day
35.1 km/h
11 August 2010
Strongest gust
72.7 km/h
11 August 2010
Hottest feels-like
31.3 °C
18 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
0.3 °C
24 June 1968
Sunniest day
12.5 h
3 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 295 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 24.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 222 mm | -60 mm |
| Mar | 23.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 274 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 22.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 94 mm | -38 mm |
| May | 21.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 19 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 21.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 20.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 21.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 24.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 25.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 25.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 74 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 24.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 316 mm | +9 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mafinga?
Mafinga has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 1,505 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mafinga?
The hottest day measured in Mafinga between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 2023, reaching 30.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mafinga?
The coldest day measured in Mafinga between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1968, at 4.4 °C.
Does it snow in Mafinga?
Almost never: Mafinga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mafinga warmed?
Yes: Mafinga warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mafinga?
The wettest day measured in Mafinga between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1986, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mafinga?
The windiest day measured in Mafinga between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2010, with winds reaching 35.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mafinga?
The warmest month in Mafinga is November (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Mafinga?
Mafinga receives on average 1,505 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mafinga?
Mafinga gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mafinga?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Mafinga.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mafinga?
In Mafinga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.3 °C on 18 March 2016, and the lowest was 0.3 °C on 24 June 1968.
Compare Mafinga with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Mafinga