Mlalo climate — normals and trends
Mlalo (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 900 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 (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Mlalo averages 0 frost days, 167 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 199 rainy days per year.
Mlalo 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 40.8 °C (on 17 March 1941) and the coldest 16.1 °C (on 11 August 1992).
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
MlaloTanga
- coords
- -4.93°, 38.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
900mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
167 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
199 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.4 °C
Average feels-like low
25.8 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
330 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
40.8 °C
17 March 1941
Coldest day
16.1 °C
11 August 1992
Wettest day
160 mm
27 May 1995
Windiest day
30.7 km/h
10 June 1954
Strongest gust
63.0 km/h
8 August 1954
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
18 March 1941
Coldest feels-like
16.3 °C
5 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.3 h
18 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 20 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 33.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 32.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 87 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 227 mm | +69 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 130 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 100 mm | +55 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 32 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 26 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 24 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 116 mm | +33 mm |
| Nov | 31.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 52 mm | -42 mm |
| Dec | 32.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 65 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mlalo?
Mlalo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 900 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mlalo?
The hottest day measured in Mlalo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 1941, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mlalo?
The coldest day measured in Mlalo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1992, at 16.1 °C.
Does it snow in Mlalo?
Almost never: Mlalo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mlalo warmed?
Yes: Mlalo warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mlalo?
The wettest day measured in Mlalo between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1995, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mlalo?
The windiest day measured in Mlalo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1954, with winds reaching 30.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mlalo?
The warmest month in Mlalo is February (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Mlalo?
Mlalo receives on average 900 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 199 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mlalo?
Mlalo gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mlalo?
Yes: Mlalo has on average 330 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mlalo?
In Mlalo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 18 March 1941, and the lowest was 16.3 °C on 5 July 1944.
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