Makuyuni climate — normals and trends
Makuyuni (Tanzania) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 479 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Makuyuni averages 0 frost days, 154 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Makuyuni has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 9.0 °C (on 12 August 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
MakuyuniArusha
- coords
- -3.55°, 36.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.0°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
17.8°C
Annual rainfall
479mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
5.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
154 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.1 °C
Average feels-like low
18.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
67 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
37.6 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
9.0 °C
12 August 1964
Wettest day
122 mm
4 April 1960
Windiest day
23.8 km/h
31 March 1943
Strongest gust
56.5 km/h
25 December 1995
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
7.7 °C
11 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.2 h
16 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 9 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 32.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 71 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 28.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 128 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 26.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 76 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 17 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 11 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 32.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 4 mm | -40 mm |
| Dec | 31.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 40 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Makuyuni?
Makuyuni has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 479 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Makuyuni?
The hottest day measured in Makuyuni between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Makuyuni?
The coldest day measured in Makuyuni between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1964, at 9.0 °C.
Does it snow in Makuyuni?
Almost never: Makuyuni sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Makuyuni warmed?
Yes: Makuyuni warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Makuyuni?
The wettest day measured in Makuyuni between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1960, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Makuyuni?
The windiest day measured in Makuyuni between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1943, with winds reaching 23.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Makuyuni?
The warmest month in Makuyuni is February (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Makuyuni?
Makuyuni receives on average 479 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Makuyuni?
Makuyuni gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Makuyuni?
Yes: Makuyuni has on average 67 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Makuyuni?
In Makuyuni, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 7.7 °C on 11 July 1944.
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