Mwadui climate — normals and trends
Mwadui (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 810 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 October (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Mwadui averages 0 frost days, 129 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Mwadui has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 9 October 2004) and the coldest 12.4 °C (on 3 July 1973).
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
MwaduiShinyanga
- coords
- -3.55°, 33.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.4°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
18.6°C
Annual rainfall
810mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
129 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.3 °C
Average feels-like low
18.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
62 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
36.0 °C
9 October 2004
Coldest day
12.4 °C
3 July 1973
Wettest day
108 mm
18 March 1987
Windiest day
31.4 km/h
12 May 2007
Strongest gust
64.1 km/h
22 April 1984
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
2 March 1988
Coldest feels-like
9.5 °C
11 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.2 h
16 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 | 29.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 52 mm | -74 mm |
| Feb | 31.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 17 mm | -92 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 128 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 29.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 75 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 27 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 32.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 31.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 41 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 31.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 30 mm | -84 mm |
| Dec | 29.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 162 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mwadui?
Mwadui has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 810 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mwadui?
The hottest day measured in Mwadui between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 2004, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mwadui?
The coldest day measured in Mwadui between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1973, at 12.4 °C.
Does it snow in Mwadui?
Almost never: Mwadui sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mwadui warmed?
Yes: Mwadui warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mwadui?
The wettest day measured in Mwadui between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1987, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mwadui?
The windiest day measured in Mwadui between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 2007, with winds reaching 31.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mwadui?
The warmest month in Mwadui is October (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Mwadui?
Mwadui receives on average 810 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mwadui?
Mwadui gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mwadui?
Yes: Mwadui has on average 62 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mwadui?
In Mwadui, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 2 March 1988, and the lowest was 9.5 °C on 11 July 1944.
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