Moshi climate — normals and trends
Moshi (Tanzania) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 2,460 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Moshi averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 202 rainy days per year.
Moshi has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.8 °C (on 23 February 2005) and the coldest 5.3 °C (on 12 August 1964).
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
MoshiKilimanjaro
- coords
- -3.35°, 37.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
21.6°C
Average daily low
12.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,460mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
202 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.0 °C
Average feels-like low
13.0 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
28.8 °C
23 February 2005
Coldest day
5.3 °C
12 August 1964
Wettest day
129 mm
29 November 1951
Windiest day
19.2 km/h
19 October 2013
Strongest gust
61.2 km/h
9 October 1981
Hottest feels-like
32.4 °C
25 February 1982
Coldest feels-like
2.8 °C
11 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.2 h
25 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 336 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 24.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 99 mm | -233 mm |
| Mar | 23.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 490 mm | +58 mm |
| Apr | 22.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 285 mm | -79 mm |
| May | 20.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 78 mm | -52 mm |
| Jun | 19.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 35 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 18.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 21 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 19.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 18 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 4 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 22.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 143 mm | +70 mm |
| Nov | 23.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 139 mm | -137 mm |
| Dec | 23.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 420 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Moshi?
Moshi has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 2,460 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Moshi?
The hottest day measured in Moshi between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 28.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Moshi?
The coldest day measured in Moshi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1964, at 5.3 °C.
Does it snow in Moshi?
Almost never: Moshi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Moshi warmed?
Yes: Moshi warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Moshi?
The wettest day measured in Moshi between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 1951, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Moshi?
The windiest day measured in Moshi between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 2013, with winds reaching 19.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Moshi?
The warmest month in Moshi is February (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Moshi?
Moshi receives on average 2,460 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 202 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Moshi?
Moshi gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Moshi?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Moshi.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Moshi?
In Moshi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.4 °C on 25 February 1982, and the lowest was 2.8 °C on 11 July 1944.
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