Mhalamba climate — normals and trends
Mhalamba (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,516 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is November (22.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Mhalamba averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 217 rainy days per year.
Mhalamba has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.1 °C (on 1 March 2025) and the coldest 16.7 °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
MhalambaGeita
- coords
- -2.58°, 32.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.8°C
Average daily high
25.3°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,516mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
0.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
217 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.0 °C
Average feels-like low
21.4 °C
Average peak gust
26.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
253 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
31.1 °C
1 March 2025
Coldest day
16.7 °C
6 July 1953
Wettest day
98 mm
6 September 1969
Windiest day
27.6 km/h
6 September 1947
Strongest gust
49.3 km/h
22 April 1984
Hottest feels-like
35.8 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
13.1 °C
6 July 1953
Sunniest day
12.0 h
2 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 51 mm | -69 mm |
| Feb | 28.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 15 mm | -93 mm |
| Mar | 27.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 96 mm | -73 mm |
| Apr | 26.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 198 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 26.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 78 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 16 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 27.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 10 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 93 mm | +45 mm |
| Sep | 26.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 71 mm | -39 mm |
| Oct | 24.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 239 mm | +58 mm |
| Nov | 25.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 157 mm | -85 mm |
| Dec | 25.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 117 mm | -74 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mhalamba?
Mhalamba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,516 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mhalamba?
The hottest day measured in Mhalamba between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2025, reaching 31.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mhalamba?
The coldest day measured in Mhalamba between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1953, at 16.7 °C.
Does it snow in Mhalamba?
Almost never: Mhalamba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mhalamba warmed?
Yes: Mhalamba warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mhalamba?
The wettest day measured in Mhalamba between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1969, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mhalamba?
The windiest day measured in Mhalamba between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1947, with winds reaching 27.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mhalamba?
The warmest month in Mhalamba is February (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is November (22.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Mhalamba?
Mhalamba receives on average 1,516 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 217 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mhalamba?
Mhalamba gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mhalamba?
Yes: Mhalamba has on average 253 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mhalamba?
In Mhalamba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.8 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 13.1 °C on 6 July 1953.
Compare Mhalamba with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Mhalamba