Misungwi climate — normals and trends
Misungwi (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 1,459 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 August (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Misungwi averages 0 frost days, 43 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 188 rainy days per year.
Misungwi has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 18 October 2006) and the coldest 12.7 °C (on 8 June 1971).
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
MisungwiMwanza
- coords
- -2.85°, 33.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.6°C
Average daily high
27.4°C
Average daily low
18.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,459mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
43 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
188 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.1 °C
Average feels-like low
19.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
49 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
35.2 °C
18 October 2006
Coldest day
12.7 °C
8 June 1971
Wettest day
120 mm
23 November 2019
Windiest day
27.2 km/h
9 August 1954
Strongest gust
56.9 km/h
23 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
10.2 °C
6 July 1953
Sunniest day
12.1 h
9 November 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 78 mm | -62 mm |
| Feb | 30.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 9 mm | -118 mm |
| Mar | 28.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 139 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 170 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 41 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 14 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 79 mm | +47 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 66 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 26.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 167 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 113 mm | -133 mm |
| Dec | 27.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 141 mm | -71 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Misungwi?
Misungwi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 1,459 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Misungwi?
The hottest day measured in Misungwi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2006, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Misungwi?
The coldest day measured in Misungwi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1971, at 12.7 °C.
Does it snow in Misungwi?
Almost never: Misungwi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Misungwi warmed?
Yes: Misungwi warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Misungwi?
The wettest day measured in Misungwi between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 2019, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Misungwi?
The windiest day measured in Misungwi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1954, with winds reaching 27.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Misungwi?
The warmest month in Misungwi is August (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Misungwi?
Misungwi receives on average 1,459 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 188 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Misungwi?
Misungwi gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Misungwi?
Yes: Misungwi has on average 49 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Misungwi?
In Misungwi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 10.2 °C on 6 July 1953.
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