Mbeya climate — normals and trends
Mbeya (Tanzania) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 2,199 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 October (19.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Mbeya averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 175 rainy days per year.
Mbeya 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 32.4 °C (on 14 October 2023) and the coldest 4.9 °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
- -8.90°, 33.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.3°C
Average daily high
22.7°C
Average daily low
13.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,199mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
175 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.9 °C
Average feels-like low
12.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
32.4 °C
14 October 2023
Coldest day
4.9 °C
24 June 1968
Wettest day
192 mm
12 December 1946
Windiest day
23.3 km/h
6 February 1977
Strongest gust
69.5 km/h
13 February 1985
Hottest feels-like
33.0 °C
24 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
2.0 °C
24 June 1968
Sunniest day
12.5 h
7 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 351 mm | -89 mm |
| Feb | 24.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 286 mm | -99 mm |
| Mar | 23.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 426 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 23.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 194 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 71 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 22.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 23.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 26.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 19 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 26.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 160 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 24.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 326 mm | -105 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mbeya?
Mbeya has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 2,199 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mbeya?
The hottest day measured in Mbeya between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 2023, reaching 32.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mbeya?
The coldest day measured in Mbeya between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1968, at 4.9 °C.
Does it snow in Mbeya?
Almost never: Mbeya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mbeya warmed?
Yes: Mbeya warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mbeya?
The wettest day measured in Mbeya between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1946, with 192 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mbeya?
The windiest day measured in Mbeya between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1977, with winds reaching 23.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mbeya?
The warmest month in Mbeya is October (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Mbeya?
Mbeya receives on average 2,199 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mbeya?
Mbeya gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mbeya?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Mbeya.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mbeya?
In Mbeya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.0 °C on 24 February 2005, and the lowest was 2.0 °C on 24 June 1968.
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