Mkwanga climate — normals and trends
Mkwanga (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,043 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Mkwanga averages 0 frost days, 136 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 188 rainy days per year.
Mkwanga has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 17 March 1941) and the coldest 16.9 °C (on 10 July 1990).
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
MkwangaPwani
- coords
- -7.12°, 39.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,043mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
136 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
188 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.5 °C
Average feels-like low
26.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
355 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
37.0 °C
17 March 1941
Coldest day
16.9 °C
10 July 1990
Wettest day
184 mm
23 April 1963
Windiest day
34.8 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
69.8 km/h
4 May 2024
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
2 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
16.8 °C
12 June 1994
Sunniest day
12.4 h
25 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 31 mm | -44 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 12 mm | -55 mm |
| Mar | 31.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 168 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 261 mm | +37 mm |
| May | 28.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 217 mm | +89 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 58 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 24 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 20 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 20 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 67 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 31.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 65 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 31.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 103 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mkwanga?
Mkwanga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,043 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mkwanga?
The hottest day measured in Mkwanga between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 1941, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mkwanga?
The coldest day measured in Mkwanga between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1990, at 16.9 °C.
Does it snow in Mkwanga?
Almost never: Mkwanga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mkwanga warmed?
Yes: Mkwanga warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mkwanga?
The wettest day measured in Mkwanga between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1963, with 184 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mkwanga?
The windiest day measured in Mkwanga between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 34.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mkwanga?
The warmest month in Mkwanga is February (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Mkwanga?
Mkwanga receives on average 1,043 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 188 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mkwanga?
Mkwanga gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mkwanga?
Yes: Mkwanga has on average 355 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mkwanga?
In Mkwanga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 2 March 2019, and the lowest was 16.8 °C on 12 June 1994.
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