Malampaka climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Malampaka?

Malampaka has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,059 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malampaka?

The hottest day measured in Malampaka between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 2006, reaching 35.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Malampaka?

The coldest day measured in Malampaka between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1953, at 12.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Malampaka?

Almost never: Malampaka sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Malampaka warmed?

Yes: Malampaka warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Malampaka?

The wettest day measured in Malampaka between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1977, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Malampaka?

The windiest day measured in Malampaka between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 2007, with winds reaching 32.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Malampaka?

The warmest month in Malampaka is September (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Malampaka?

Malampaka receives on average 1,059 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Malampaka?

Malampaka gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Malampaka (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,059 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 September (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Malampaka averages 0 frost days, 84 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.

Malampaka has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 9 February 2006) and the coldest 12.7 °C (on 6 July 1953).

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

MalampakaSimiyu

coords: -3.13°, 33.53°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

22.8°C

Average daily high

28.3°C

Average daily low

18.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,059mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

63%

Average peak wind

15.6km/h

Seasonal range

2.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

84 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

136 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.8 °C

Average feels-like low

18.3 °C

Average peak gust

31.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

35 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

35.7 °C

9 February 2006

Coldest day

12.7 °C

6 July 1953

Wettest day

116 mm

23 January 1977

Windiest day

32.3 km/h

12 May 2007

Strongest gust

59.8 km/h

22 April 1984

Hottest feels-like

37.5 °C

30 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

9.5 °C

11 July 1944

Sunniest day

12.2 h

26 November 1943

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.1 °C3 December 2025	15.7 °C31 July 2025	24.0 °C	688 mm	138
2024	34.1 °C27 September 2024	14.4 °C25 June 2024	23.8 °C	1,034 mm	141
2023	34.5 °C9 October 2023	15.2 °C20 July 2023	24.0 °C	1,090 mm	154
2022	35.7 °C26 October 2022	15.3 °C5 July 2022	23.7 °C	685 mm	139
2021	33.9 °C12 November 2021	15.2 °C26 June 2021	23.4 °C	656 mm	102
2020	34.1 °C6 November 2020	14.9 °C19 July 2020	23.0 °C	1,104 mm	68
2019	34.5 °C16 October 2019	15.5 °C24 July 2019	24.0 °C	1,037 mm	162
2018	33.8 °C7 November 2018	15.0 °C18 July 2018	23.1 °C	975 mm	92
2017	35.1 °C5 October 2017	16.0 °C5 March 2017	24.5 °C	841 mm	203
2016	34.5 °C28 December 2016	15.3 °C28 June 2016	24.0 °C	637 mm	162
2015	34.7 °C10 March 2015	15.8 °C12 July 2015	23.6 °C	961 mm	118
2014	33.5 °C10 October 2014	16.0 °C13 February 2014	23.7 °C	798 mm	143
2013	34.3 °C15 October 2013	14.3 °C15 July 2013	23.2 °C	823 mm	105
2012	34.5 °C29 March 2012	14.7 °C3 January 2012	23.4 °C	859 mm	121
2011	33.3 °C2 March 2011	15.5 °C29 January 2011	23.5 °C	1,037 mm	149
2010	33.5 °C28 September 2010	15.8 °C7 July 2010	23.5 °C	864 mm	118
2009	34.6 °C7 October 2009	15.3 °C19 July 2009	23.8 °C	910 mm	168
2008	34.5 °C18 October 2008	13.4 °C9 July 2008	23.4 °C	711 mm	136
2007	35.1 °C25 September 2007	14.3 °C20 June 2007	23.6 °C	651 mm	135
2006	35.7 °C9 February 2006	15.9 °C5 July 2006	23.6 °C	1,083 mm	129
2005	35.4 °C16 December 2005	16.1 °C10 July 2005	24.4 °C	518 mm	192
2004	35.3 °C9 October 2004	14.4 °C5 July 2004	23.6 °C	803 mm	125
2003	34.5 °C5 March 2003	15.1 °C10 July 2003	23.7 °C	621 mm	153
2002	34.0 °C1 October 2002	15.7 °C25 July 2002	22.9 °C	977 mm	80
2001	32.9 °C24 October 2001	15.8 °C16 July 2001	22.8 °C	774 mm	62
2000	34.0 °C5 October 2000	15.8 °C27 January 2000	23.2 °C	827 mm	118
1999	34.9 °C25 October 1999	15.9 °C6 July 1999	23.1 °C	668 mm	97
1998	33.1 °C2 December 1998	15.7 °C1 July 1998	23.2 °C	867 mm	111
1997	35.3 °C13 March 1997	16.0 °C21 May 1997	23.6 °C	1,141 mm	126
1996	33.6 °C25 October 1996	14.2 °C10 August 1996	23.2 °C	759 mm	95
1995	33.9 °C11 December 1995	15.8 °C20 March 1995	23.3 °C	845 mm	104
1994	33.4 °C14 September 1994	15.7 °C3 June 1994	23.2 °C	1,209 mm	80
1993	34.1 °C29 December 1993	15.7 °C22 January 1993	23.4 °C	694 mm	99
1992	33.6 °C9 November 1992	14.7 °C19 July 1992	23.1 °C	847 mm	75
1991	33.6 °C4 October 1991	15.4 °C23 July 1991	22.8 °C	1,052 mm	59
1990	33.1 °C7 October 1990	14.6 °C27 June 1990	22.8 °C	1,055 mm	51
1989	33.4 °C4 October 1989	14.1 °C23 January 1989	22.4 °C	1,183 mm	57
1988	32.9 °C16 September 1988	15.1 °C4 July 1988	23.1 °C	1,118 mm	69
1987	33.6 °C13 October 1987	15.4 °C9 June 1987	23.1 °C	1,095 mm	93
1986	33.1 °C1 October 1986	13.1 °C9 July 1986	22.4 °C	1,565 mm	68
1985	32.7 °C31 October 1985	14.2 °C8 June 1985	22.5 °C	1,071 mm	52
1984	33.1 °C26 September 1984	15.5 °C20 January 1984	22.7 °C	992 mm	59
1983	33.7 °C15 September 1983	16.2 °C10 February 1983	23.3 °C	1,001 mm	88
1982	32.1 °C10 October 1982	15.2 °C4 November 1982	22.6 °C	1,261 mm	49
1981	33.9 °C24 September 1981	14.6 °C22 June 1981	22.9 °C	1,079 mm	80
1980	33.1 °C18 September 1980	14.8 °C20 March 1980	22.7 °C	852 mm	67
1979	33.8 °C12 October 1979	14.9 °C17 July 1979	22.3 °C	1,201 mm	64
1978	33.3 °C17 October 1978	14.1 °C20 July 1978	22.2 °C	1,320 mm	59
1977	34.3 °C29 September 1977	14.6 °C20 June 1977	22.3 °C	1,510 mm	53
1976	34.1 °C28 October 1976	15.1 °C4 January 1976	22.6 °C	1,345 mm	76
1975	34.3 °C7 November 1975	14.4 °C28 July 1975	22.2 °C	1,168 mm	42
1974	33.2 °C22 October 1974	14.6 °C21 June 1974	22.0 °C	1,134 mm	64
1973	33.6 °C25 October 1973	13.1 °C3 July 1973	22.6 °C	1,197 mm	56
1972	33.4 °C22 September 1972	13.4 °C29 June 1972	21.7 °C	1,720 mm	47
1971	32.4 °C22 September 1971	13.1 °C8 June 1971	21.8 °C	1,216 mm	40
1970	33.3 °C30 October 1970	14.1 °C11 July 1970	22.1 °C	1,221 mm	50
1969	32.9 °C3 October 1969	14.2 °C6 August 1969	22.6 °C	983 mm	74
1968	33.1 °C4 October 1968	13.6 °C12 June 1968	21.7 °C	1,251 mm	43
1967	33.9 °C9 October 1967	15.1 °C18 December 1967	22.3 °C	1,073 mm	56
1966	34.3 °C15 October 1966	15.2 °C28 July 1966	22.5 °C	1,184 mm	68
1965	33.0 °C11 October 1965	13.0 °C18 January 1965	22.2 °C	1,160 mm	64
1964	32.8 °C18 October 1964	14.1 °C9 December 1964	21.8 °C	1,346 mm	37
1963	33.3 °C20 October 1963	13.6 °C29 July 1963	21.7 °C	1,347 mm	57
1962	31.7 °C1 October 1962	14.3 °C9 July 1962	21.6 °C	1,302 mm	19
1961	33.1 °C2 October 1961	15.1 °C16 June 1961	22.6 °C	1,458 mm	59
1960	33.7 °C14 December 1960	13.5 °C31 July 1960	22.7 °C	1,083 mm	70
1959	32.0 °C30 September 1959	14.1 °C6 June 1959	22.4 °C	1,337 mm	36
1958	34.3 °C29 October 1958	13.9 °C24 July 1958	22.6 °C	1,337 mm	61
1957	33.0 °C22 October 1957	13.3 °C28 June 1957	22.1 °C	1,829 mm	54
1956	32.6 °C16 October 1956	13.9 °C19 January 1956	21.8 °C	1,102 mm	41
1955	32.4 °C7 October 1955	14.0 °C13 June 1955	21.7 °C	1,165 mm	20
1954	31.8 °C10 October 1954	14.4 °C12 June 1954	21.8 °C	1,079 mm	44
1953	31.9 °C11 October 1953	12.7 °C6 July 1953	21.4 °C	2,220 mm	30
1952	32.6 °C13 October 1952	14.7 °C2 July 1952	21.9 °C	1,441 mm	27
1951	33.1 °C6 September 1951	14.4 °C16 July 1951	21.7 °C	1,761 mm	42
1950	31.3 °C15 September 1950	13.8 °C29 May 1950	21.6 °C	1,239 mm	25
1949	32.7 °C31 October 1949	14.3 °C1 August 1949	22.1 °C	1,039 mm	42
1948	32.4 °C3 October 1948	15.2 °C11 July 1948	22.3 °C	1,233 mm	37
1947	33.2 °C28 October 1947	14.4 °C14 August 1947	22.2 °C	1,221 mm	65
1946	34.3 °C31 March 1946	14.9 °C5 August 1946	23.0 °C	918 mm	93
1945	33.1 °C4 October 1945	14.8 °C9 June 1945	22.4 °C	654 mm	71
1944	33.2 °C23 October 1944	14.1 °C11 July 1944	23.3 °C	740 mm	145
1943	33.5 °C13 January 1943	14.7 °C27 July 1943	23.5 °C	436 mm	144
1942	32.8 °C24 October 1942	14.9 °C28 July 1942	22.7 °C	621 mm	90
1941	32.8 °C20 October 1941	14.6 °C26 December 1941	22.0 °C	969 mm	48
1940	31.3 °C23 August 1940	14.9 °C11 January 1940	21.7 °C	1,175 mm	13

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.4 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

138 d/yr

+54

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

688 mm

-371 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.0 °C	+1.0 °C	56 mm	-90 mm
Feb	30.7 °C	+3.1 °C	20 mm	-105 mm
Mar	29.0 °C	+1.4 °C	153 mm	-12 mm
Apr	28.2 °C	+1.2 °C	105 mm	-32 mm
May	28.7 °C	+1.1 °C	28 mm	-4 mm
Jun	29.1 °C	+0.7 °C	6 mm	+2 mm
Jul	29.0 °C	+0.5 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Aug	29.8 °C	+0.4 °C	8 mm	+1 mm
Sep	31.7 °C	+1.3 °C	9 mm	-8 mm
Oct	30.1 °C	-0.3 °C	72 mm	+13 mm
Nov	30.0 °C	+1.9 °C	61 mm	-107 mm
Dec	28.3 °C	+1.3 °C	169 mm	-26 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.1 °C

3 Dec 2025

Coldest day

15.7 °C

31 Jul 2025

Wettest day

26.1 mm

28 Dec 2025

Windiest day

28.1 km/h

9 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

51.8 km/h

20 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.6 °C

28 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.2 °C

4 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.2 h

26 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Malampaka?

Malampaka has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,059 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malampaka?

The hottest day measured in Malampaka between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 2006, reaching 35.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Malampaka?

The coldest day measured in Malampaka between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1953, at 12.7 °C.

Does it snow in Malampaka?

Almost never: Malampaka sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Malampaka warmed?

Yes: Malampaka warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Malampaka?

The wettest day measured in Malampaka between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1977, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Malampaka?

The windiest day measured in Malampaka between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 2007, with winds reaching 32.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Malampaka?

The warmest month in Malampaka is September (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Malampaka?

Malampaka receives on average 1,059 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Malampaka?

Malampaka gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Malampaka?

Yes: Malampaka has on average 35 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malampaka?

In Malampaka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.5 °C on 30 March 2016, and the lowest was 9.5 °C on 11 July 1944.

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