Mbinga climate — normals and trends
Mbinga (Tanzania) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 1,821 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 (22.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Mbinga averages 0 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 190 rainy days per year.
Mbinga has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.4 °C (on 24 November 2021) and the coldest 5.3 °C (on 26 July 1975).
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
- -10.93°, 35.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.4°C
Average daily high
24.3°C
Average daily low
15.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,821mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
9.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
190 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.4 °C
Average feels-like low
16.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
33.4 °C
24 November 2021
Coldest day
5.3 °C
26 July 1975
Wettest day
164 mm
29 January 1957
Windiest day
26.7 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
70.2 km/h
13 March 1941
Hottest feels-like
36.3 °C
22 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
3.1 °C
26 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.6 h
4 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 390 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 26.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 222 mm | -121 mm |
| Mar | 24.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 348 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 24.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 130 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 22.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 96 mm | +40 mm |
| Jun | 22.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 16 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 21.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 22 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 23.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 16 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 27.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 27.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 13 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 202 mm | +85 mm |
| Dec | 26.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 378 mm | +54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mbinga?
Mbinga has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 1,821 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mbinga?
The hottest day measured in Mbinga between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 2021, reaching 33.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mbinga?
The coldest day measured in Mbinga between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 5.3 °C.
Does it snow in Mbinga?
Almost never: Mbinga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mbinga warmed?
Yes: Mbinga warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mbinga?
The wettest day measured in Mbinga between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1957, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mbinga?
The windiest day measured in Mbinga between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 26.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mbinga?
The warmest month in Mbinga is November (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Mbinga?
Mbinga receives on average 1,821 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 190 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mbinga?
Mbinga gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mbinga?
Yes: Mbinga has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mbinga?
In Mbinga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 22 February 2005, and the lowest was 3.1 °C on 26 July 1975.
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