Mafinga climate — normals and trends
Mafinga (Tanzania) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 718 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Mafinga averages 0 frost days, 143 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Mafinga has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 11 February 2006) and the coldest 10.1 °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
MafingaIringa
- coords
- -7.25°, 35.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.7°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
18.5°C
Annual rainfall
718mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
143 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.9 °C
Average feels-like low
19.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
92 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
37.1 °C
11 February 2006
Coldest day
10.1 °C
29 June 1964
Wettest day
115 mm
4 January 1953
Windiest day
27.4 km/h
11 October 2000
Strongest gust
57.2 km/h
19 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
8.1 °C
21 July 1958
Sunniest day
12.4 h
16 December 2025
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 | 29.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 101 mm | -79 mm |
| Feb | 30.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 69 mm | -87 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 123 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 29.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 84 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 30.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 16 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 33.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 34.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 7 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 32.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 98 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mafinga?
Mafinga has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 718 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 11 February 2006, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mafinga?
The coldest day measured in Mafinga between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1964, at 10.1 °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 +1.6 °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 4 January 1953, with 115 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 October 2000, with winds reaching 27.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mafinga?
The warmest month in Mafinga is November (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Mafinga?
Mafinga receives on average 718 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mafinga?
Mafinga gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mafinga?
Yes: Mafinga has on average 92 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mafinga?
In Mafinga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 8.1 °C on 21 July 1958.
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