Musoma climate — normals and trends
Musoma (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,398 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 (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Musoma averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 202 rainy days per year.
Musoma has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.0 °C (on 22 March 1997) and the coldest 15.9 °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
MusomaMara
- coords
- -1.50°, 33.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.8°C
Average daily high
25.9°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,398mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
0.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
202 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.0 °C
Average feels-like low
21.6 °C
Average peak gust
28.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
237 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
33.0 °C
22 March 1997
Coldest day
15.9 °C
12 August 1964
Wettest day
166 mm
2 February 1961
Windiest day
36.0 km/h
26 March 1941
Strongest gust
48.2 km/h
22 August 1944
Hottest feels-like
36.5 °C
2 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
13.6 °C
12 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.1 h
17 November 1942
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 | 26.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 46 mm | -68 mm |
| Feb | 29.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 14 mm | -97 mm |
| Mar | 27.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 208 mm | +33 mm |
| Apr | 26.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 199 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 26.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 91 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 21 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 27.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 19 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 57 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 102 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 25.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 141 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 26.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 47 mm | -123 mm |
| Dec | 26.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 298 mm | +136 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Musoma?
Musoma has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,398 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Musoma?
The hottest day measured in Musoma between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1997, reaching 33.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Musoma?
The coldest day measured in Musoma between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1964, at 15.9 °C.
Does it snow in Musoma?
Almost never: Musoma sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Musoma warmed?
Yes: Musoma warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Musoma?
The wettest day measured in Musoma between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1961, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Musoma?
The windiest day measured in Musoma between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1941, with winds reaching 36.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Musoma?
The warmest month in Musoma is February (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Musoma?
Musoma receives on average 1,398 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 202 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Musoma?
Musoma gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Musoma?
Yes: Musoma has on average 237 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Musoma?
In Musoma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 2 April 1998, and the lowest was 13.6 °C on 12 July 1944.
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