Morogoro climate — normals and trends
Morogoro (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 965 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Morogoro averages 0 frost days, 125 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Morogoro has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 25 March 1941) and the coldest 10.7 °C (on 24 June 1968).
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
MorogoroMorogoro
- coords
- -6.82°, 37.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.6°C
Average daily high
29.1°C
Average daily low
19.4°C
Annual rainfall
965mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
125 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
181 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
36.8 °C
25 March 1941
Coldest day
10.7 °C
24 June 1968
Wettest day
106 mm
15 January 1960
Windiest day
19.8 km/h
24 March 1941
Strongest gust
59.0 km/h
13 March 1941
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
1 March 2005
Coldest feels-like
9.5 °C
24 June 1968
Sunniest day
12.4 h
21 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 77 mm | -49 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 28 mm | -89 mm |
| Mar | 31.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 243 mm | +51 mm |
| Apr | 28.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 225 mm | +35 mm |
| May | 27.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 106 mm | +40 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 28 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 9 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 9 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 8 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 26 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 32.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 37 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 32.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 74 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Morogoro?
Morogoro has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 965 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Morogoro?
The hottest day measured in Morogoro between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1941, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Morogoro?
The coldest day measured in Morogoro between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1968, at 10.7 °C.
Does it snow in Morogoro?
Almost never: Morogoro sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Morogoro warmed?
Yes: Morogoro warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Morogoro?
The wettest day measured in Morogoro between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1960, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Morogoro?
The windiest day measured in Morogoro between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1941, with winds reaching 19.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Morogoro?
The warmest month in Morogoro is February (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Morogoro?
Morogoro receives on average 965 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Morogoro?
Morogoro gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Morogoro?
Yes: Morogoro has on average 181 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Morogoro?
In Morogoro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 1 March 2005, and the lowest was 9.5 °C on 24 June 1968.
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