Mapinga climate — normals and trends
Mapinga (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 977 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Mapinga averages 0 frost days, 111 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 188 rainy days per year.
Mapinga has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 17 March 1941) and the coldest 18.0 °C (on 27 July 1997).
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
MapingaPwani
- coords
- -6.60°, 39.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
977mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
111 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
188 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.3 °C
Average feels-like low
27.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
362 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
34.9 °C
17 March 1941
Coldest day
18.0 °C
27 July 1997
Wettest day
122 mm
23 April 1963
Windiest day
34.8 km/h
13 April 1941
Strongest gust
59.4 km/h
13 March 1941
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
2 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
17.3 °C
29 June 1964
Sunniest day
12.4 h
18 December 1940
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 | +1.0 °C | 34 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | 31.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 18 mm | -36 mm |
| Mar | 31.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 150 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 29.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 304 mm | +92 mm |
| May | 28.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 158 mm | +33 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 53 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 21 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 19 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 20 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 67 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 30.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 61 mm | -45 mm |
| Dec | 31.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 81 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mapinga?
Mapinga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 977 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mapinga?
The hottest day measured in Mapinga between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 1941, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mapinga?
The coldest day measured in Mapinga between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1997, at 18.0 °C.
Does it snow in Mapinga?
Almost never: Mapinga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mapinga warmed?
Yes: Mapinga warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mapinga?
The wettest day measured in Mapinga between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1963, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mapinga?
The windiest day measured in Mapinga between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1941, with winds reaching 34.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mapinga?
The warmest month in Mapinga is February (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Mapinga?
Mapinga receives on average 977 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 188 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mapinga?
Mapinga gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mapinga?
Yes: Mapinga has on average 362 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mapinga?
In Mapinga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 2 March 2019, and the lowest was 17.3 °C on 29 June 1964.
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