Mlangali climate — normals and trends
Mlangali (Tanzania) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 2,369 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Mlangali averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 209 rainy days per year.
Mlangali 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 29.9 °C (on 14 October 2023) and the coldest 6.4 °C (on 26 July 1975).
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
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- coords
- -9.78°, 34.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.2°C
Average daily high
22.1°C
Average daily low
15.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,369mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
209 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.6 °C
Average feels-like low
15.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
29.9 °C
14 October 2023
Coldest day
6.4 °C
26 July 1975
Wettest day
247 mm
15 January 2010
Windiest day
21.8 km/h
19 August 1959
Strongest gust
64.4 km/h
5 November 2008
Hottest feels-like
32.3 °C
20 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
4.4 °C
26 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.6 h
6 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 401 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 24.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 280 mm | -117 mm |
| Mar | 23.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 533 mm | +63 mm |
| Apr | 22.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 284 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 21.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 143 mm | +56 mm |
| Jun | 20.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 18 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 19.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 19 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 21.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 6 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 24.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 6 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 25.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 20 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 25.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 239 mm | +49 mm |
| Dec | 23.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 372 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mlangali?
Mlangali has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 2,369 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mlangali?
The hottest day measured in Mlangali between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 2023, reaching 29.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mlangali?
The coldest day measured in Mlangali between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 6.4 °C.
Does it snow in Mlangali?
Almost never: Mlangali sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mlangali warmed?
Yes: Mlangali warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mlangali?
The wettest day measured in Mlangali between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 2010, with 247 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mlangali?
The windiest day measured in Mlangali between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1959, with winds reaching 21.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mlangali?
The warmest month in Mlangali is November (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Mlangali?
Mlangali receives on average 2,369 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 209 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mlangali?
Mlangali gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mlangali?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Mlangali.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mlangali?
In Mlangali, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.3 °C on 20 March 2016, and the lowest was 4.4 °C on 26 July 1975.
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