Makumbako climate — normals and trends
Makumbako (Tanzania) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 862 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 (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Makumbako averages 0 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Makumbako 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 33.7 °C (on 14 October 2023) and the coldest 7.4 °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
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- coords
- -8.85°, 34.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.6°C
Average daily high
25.2°C
Average daily low
15.5°C
Annual rainfall
862mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
4.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.6 °C
Average feels-like low
14.5 °C
Average peak gust
40.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
33.7 °C
14 October 2023
Coldest day
7.4 °C
24 June 1968
Wettest day
68 mm
8 January 1957
Windiest day
34.1 km/h
11 August 2010
Strongest gust
71.3 km/h
11 August 2010
Hottest feels-like
35.2 °C
23 October 1977
Coldest feels-like
2.7 °C
24 June 1968
Sunniest day
12.5 h
15 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 131 mm | -73 mm |
| Feb | 27.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 84 mm | -89 mm |
| Mar | 26.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 183 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 26.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 41 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 25.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 7 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 24.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 27.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 50 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 27.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 183 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Makumbako?
Makumbako has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 862 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Makumbako?
The hottest day measured in Makumbako between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 2023, reaching 33.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Makumbako?
The coldest day measured in Makumbako between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1968, at 7.4 °C.
Does it snow in Makumbako?
Almost never: Makumbako sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Makumbako warmed?
Yes: Makumbako warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Makumbako?
The wettest day measured in Makumbako between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Makumbako?
The windiest day measured in Makumbako between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2010, with winds reaching 34.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Makumbako?
The warmest month in Makumbako is November (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Makumbako?
Makumbako receives on average 862 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Makumbako?
Makumbako gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Makumbako?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Makumbako.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Makumbako?
In Makumbako, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.2 °C on 23 October 1977, and the lowest was 2.7 °C on 24 June 1968.
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