Mgandu climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mgandu?

Mgandu has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 697 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mgandu between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1949, reaching 33.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mgandu?

The coldest day measured in Mgandu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1957, at 9.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mgandu?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mgandu warmed?

Yes: Mgandu warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mgandu?

The wettest day measured in Mgandu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 2004, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mgandu?

The windiest day measured in Mgandu between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2002, with winds reaching 33.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mgandu?

The warmest month in Mgandu is November (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mgandu?

Mgandu receives on average 697 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mgandu?

Mgandu gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mgandu (Tanzania) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 697 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Mgandu averages 0 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.

Mgandu 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 33.8 °C (on 24 November 1949) and the coldest 9.0 °C (on 11 July 1957).

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

MganduSingida

coords: -5.95°, 34.13°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthNovemberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

21.0°C

Average daily high

26.5°C

Average daily low

16.1°C

Annual rainfall

697mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

64%

Average peak wind

19.1km/h

Seasonal range

4.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

28 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

95 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.8 °C

Average feels-like low

15.7 °C

Average peak gust

39.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

3 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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

33.8 °C

24 November 1949

Coldest day

9.0 °C

11 July 1957

Wettest day

127 mm

1 April 2004

Windiest day

33.2 km/h

16 September 2002

Strongest gust

65.5 km/h

12 October 2019

Hottest feels-like

37.1 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

6.5 °C

11 July 1944

Sunniest day

12.3 h

16 December 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.9 °C18 November 2025	11.9 °C3 August 2025	21.8 °C	490 mm	55
2024	32.4 °C5 November 2024	10.4 °C5 August 2024	21.4 °C	882 mm	26
2023	32.9 °C14 October 2023	12.1 °C5 July 2023	21.7 °C	773 mm	38
2022	32.2 °C16 November 2022	12.2 °C29 June 2022	21.5 °C	677 mm	52
2021	33.6 °C20 November 2021	10.5 °C26 July 2021	21.5 °C	541 mm	55
2020	31.1 °C21 October 2020	10.2 °C17 July 2020	21.0 °C	973 mm	13
2019	32.8 °C22 October 2019	11.7 °C24 July 2019	21.9 °C	661 mm	44
2018	32.7 °C7 December 2018	11.9 °C16 June 2018	21.4 °C	737 mm	45
2017	33.2 °C9 November 2017	11.9 °C10 July 2017	22.3 °C	478 mm	73
2016	33.3 °C28 December 2016	11.4 °C5 July 2016	21.7 °C	697 mm	60
2015	32.4 °C13 November 2015	11.8 °C11 July 2015	21.9 °C	666 mm	43
2014	33.2 °C25 November 2014	12.1 °C12 July 2014	21.5 °C	752 mm	35
2013	32.3 °C15 November 2013	11.8 °C9 June 2013	21.7 °C	589 mm	47
2012	33.7 °C21 November 2012	11.2 °C29 June 2012	21.7 °C	481 mm	52
2011	33.0 °C26 October 2011	10.7 °C7 July 2011	21.3 °C	646 mm	24
2010	32.7 °C4 December 2010	11.9 °C20 August 2010	21.6 °C	553 mm	46
2009	31.6 °C18 January 2009	11.2 °C5 July 2009	21.6 °C	525 mm	31
2008	33.1 °C14 November 2008	10.3 °C11 June 2008	21.0 °C	656 mm	35
2007	32.2 °C25 November 2007	9.4 °C20 June 2007	21.4 °C	581 mm	35
2006	33.3 °C14 November 2006	10.5 °C7 July 2006	21.5 °C	559 mm	52
2005	33.4 °C25 February 2005	11.8 °C22 July 2005	22.0 °C	320 mm	67
2004	32.8 °C21 November 2004	11.0 °C5 July 2004	21.2 °C	704 mm	39
2003	33.4 °C27 November 2003	10.7 °C9 July 2003	21.6 °C	428 mm	59
2002	32.3 °C27 November 2002	12.2 °C17 June 2002	20.9 °C	634 mm	34
2001	31.6 °C28 October 2001	11.6 °C4 August 2001	20.9 °C	585 mm	23
2000	30.7 °C17 October 2000	12.1 °C1 July 2000	21.1 °C	578 mm	20
1999	32.0 °C11 December 1999	12.0 °C26 June 1999	20.9 °C	470 mm	41
1998	32.3 °C23 December 1998	11.9 °C1 July 1998	21.1 °C	609 mm	27
1997	33.0 °C14 November 1997	12.5 °C18 July 1997	21.3 °C	885 mm	37
1996	31.4 °C3 November 1996	11.1 °C1 July 1996	20.8 °C	637 mm	26
1995	32.6 °C26 November 1995	12.3 °C14 June 1995	21.4 °C	602 mm	41
1994	31.8 °C3 January 1994	12.2 °C14 June 1994	21.4 °C	633 mm	24
1993	32.8 °C16 November 1993	11.6 °C27 July 1993	21.6 °C	391 mm	52
1992	30.7 °C7 November 1992	10.8 °C5 July 1992	20.8 °C	609 mm	5
1991	31.2 °C20 March 1991	11.0 °C22 July 1991	21.2 °C	603 mm	23
1990	31.3 °C16 October 1990	10.5 °C27 June 1990	20.7 °C	621 mm	18
1989	31.1 °C2 November 1989	10.3 °C1 July 1989	20.3 °C	979 mm	16
1988	32.6 °C17 December 1988	11.1 °C4 July 1988	21.4 °C	586 mm	36
1987	33.8 °C29 December 1987	11.2 °C22 June 1987	21.0 °C	720 mm	21
1986	30.9 °C16 October 1986	9.5 °C9 July 1986	20.6 °C	765 mm	18
1985	31.1 °C2 November 1985	10.0 °C8 June 1985	19.9 °C	906 mm	3
1984	30.2 °C16 October 1984	12.3 °C10 August 1984	20.3 °C	853 mm	2
1983	32.3 °C16 November 1983	11.7 °C14 August 1983	21.3 °C	556 mm	19
1982	30.5 °C6 November 1982	11.6 °C17 July 1982	20.7 °C	821 mm	4
1981	32.2 °C27 November 1981	11.1 °C19 June 1981	20.9 °C	595 mm	29
1980	32.6 °C24 October 1980	11.0 °C9 June 1980	21.0 °C	695 mm	19
1979	31.3 °C25 October 1979	10.8 °C23 June 1979	20.5 °C	711 mm	25
1978	31.2 °C25 October 1978	10.0 °C17 July 1978	20.5 °C	907 mm	20
1977	32.0 °C25 October 1977	10.7 °C23 June 1977	20.6 °C	1,057 mm	11
1976	32.1 °C13 November 1976	11.2 °C26 July 1976	21.1 °C	756 mm	33
1975	31.6 °C14 November 1975	11.7 °C5 August 1975	20.9 °C	632 mm	28
1974	31.4 °C25 February 1974	11.7 °C21 August 1974	20.8 °C	669 mm	18
1973	32.3 °C3 November 1973	10.1 °C3 July 1973	20.9 °C	738 mm	17
1972	31.4 °C25 September 1972	11.3 °C28 June 1972	20.3 °C	989 mm	5
1971	31.7 °C8 November 1971	9.5 °C8 June 1971	20.0 °C	760 mm	17
1970	31.7 °C5 November 1970	9.5 °C21 June 1970	20.2 °C	1,000 mm	17
1969	32.0 °C12 November 1969	11.3 °C19 July 1969	21.3 °C	471 mm	35
1968	30.9 °C4 October 1968	9.7 °C24 June 1968	19.8 °C	987 mm	6
1967	31.5 °C18 March 1967	11.7 °C30 July 1967	20.6 °C	734 mm	21
1966	30.9 °C11 November 1966	10.8 °C1 August 1966	20.9 °C	593 mm	10
1965	31.7 °C20 November 1965	10.6 °C9 June 1965	20.1 °C	756 mm	10
1964	31.4 °C22 November 1964	9.1 °C29 June 1964	20.1 °C	718 mm	8
1963	30.6 °C29 October 1963	10.8 °C22 August 1963	19.8 °C	843 mm	7
1962	30.2 °C13 November 1962	11.5 °C8 July 1962	20.3 °C	744 mm	7
1961	30.9 °C21 January 1961	11.9 °C10 August 1961	21.0 °C	915 mm	10
1960	31.9 °C30 November 1960	10.4 °C26 July 1960	20.5 °C	717 mm	27
1959	32.1 °C19 November 1959	10.6 °C22 July 1959	20.3 °C	1,000 mm	8
1958	32.1 °C8 November 1958	10.0 °C26 July 1958	20.6 °C	929 mm	25
1957	30.4 °C2 December 1957	9.0 °C11 July 1957	20.0 °C	1,314 mm	6
1956	31.7 °C21 November 1956	10.3 °C14 July 1956	20.2 °C	717 mm	24
1955	31.0 °C21 October 1955	11.4 °C15 July 1955	20.3 °C	777 mm	25
1954	31.0 °C26 October 1954	11.2 °C2 July 1954	20.2 °C	668 mm	12
1953	30.5 °C28 October 1953	10.3 °C6 July 1953	19.8 °C	1,301 mm	3
1952	32.1 °C16 September 1952	11.3 °C16 July 1952	21.1 °C	524 mm	31
1951	31.2 °C8 November 1951	11.6 °C5 July 1951	20.7 °C	813 mm	23
1950	31.2 °C22 October 1950	10.9 °C2 June 1950	20.7 °C	570 mm	15
1949	33.8 °C24 November 1949	11.8 °C28 July 1949	21.4 °C	579 mm	39
1948	32.0 °C24 November 1948	12.1 °C6 July 1948	21.3 °C	553 mm	54
1947	32.2 °C21 October 1947	11.7 °C24 July 1947	20.5 °C	706 mm	22
1946	31.8 °C20 March 1946	12.2 °C17 July 1946	21.7 °C	496 mm	44
1945	32.0 °C25 November 1945	11.6 °C6 July 1945	20.5 °C	673 mm	28
1944	32.1 °C20 September 1944	10.5 °C11 July 1944	21.4 °C	506 mm	32
1943	32.6 °C13 January 1943	11.7 °C10 June 1943	21.8 °C	269 mm	67
1942	31.4 °C29 December 1942	11.1 °C28 July 1942	20.9 °C	404 mm	30
1941	31.5 °C21 October 1941	11.8 °C2 July 1941	20.1 °C	1,023 mm	18
1940	30.9 °C10 November 1940	12.1 °C28 June 1940	20.4 °C	760 mm	5

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.5 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

55 d/yr

+27

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

490 mm

-207 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.4 °C	+0.7 °C	97 mm	-57 mm
Feb	27.7 °C	+1.7 °C	65 mm	-65 mm
Mar	27.5 °C	+1.5 °C	114 mm	-14 mm
Apr	26.8 °C	+1.3 °C	50 mm	-26 mm
May	26.7 °C	+1.2 °C	19 mm	+6 mm
Jun	26.2 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	25.2 °C	+0.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	26.0 °C	0.0 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	28.4 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	29.5 °C	+0.4 °C	2 mm	-3 mm
Nov	31.0 °C	+2.0 °C	10 mm	-39 mm
Dec	28.3 °C	+1.5 °C	134 mm	-7 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.9 °C

18 Nov 2025

Coldest day

11.9 °C

3 Aug 2025

Wettest day

24.4 mm

28 Dec 2025

Windiest day

27.7 km/h

16 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

57.2 km/h

9 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.8 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

8.9 °C

4 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

16 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mgandu?

Mgandu has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 697 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mgandu?

The hottest day measured in Mgandu between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1949, reaching 33.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mgandu?

The coldest day measured in Mgandu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1957, at 9.0 °C.

Does it snow in Mgandu?

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

Has the climate of Mgandu warmed?

Yes: Mgandu warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mgandu?

The wettest day measured in Mgandu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 2004, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mgandu?

The windiest day measured in Mgandu between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2002, with winds reaching 33.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mgandu?

The warmest month in Mgandu is November (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Mgandu?

Mgandu receives on average 697 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mgandu?

Mgandu gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mgandu?

Yes: Mgandu has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mgandu?

In Mgandu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 6.5 °C on 11 July 1944.

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