Mwandiga climate — normals and trends
Mwandiga (Tanzania) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 2,449 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 September (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Mwandiga averages 0 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 230 rainy days per year.
Mwandiga has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 26 September 1997) and the coldest 14.3 °C (on 31 July 1960).
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
- -4.83°, 29.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.6°C
Average daily high
26.4°C
Average daily low
19.7°C
Annual rainfall
2,449mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
11.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
230 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.5 °C
Average feels-like low
21.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
145 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
33.3 °C
26 September 1997
Coldest day
14.3 °C
31 July 1960
Wettest day
94 mm
22 April 2020
Windiest day
22.0 km/h
15 May 1947
Strongest gust
51.1 km/h
4 April 2008
Hottest feels-like
36.9 °C
22 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
14.4 °C
31 July 1960
Sunniest day
12.0 h
2 January 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 | 26.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 296 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 27.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 192 mm | -80 mm |
| Mar | 27.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 327 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 26.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 369 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 26.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 229 mm | +58 mm |
| Jun | 27.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 23 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 9 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 22 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 111 mm | -84 mm |
| Nov | 26.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 219 mm | -131 mm |
| Dec | 25.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 344 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mwandiga?
Mwandiga has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 2,449 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mwandiga?
The hottest day measured in Mwandiga between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1997, reaching 33.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mwandiga?
The coldest day measured in Mwandiga between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 14.3 °C.
Does it snow in Mwandiga?
Almost never: Mwandiga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mwandiga warmed?
Yes: Mwandiga warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mwandiga?
The wettest day measured in Mwandiga between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 2020, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mwandiga?
The windiest day measured in Mwandiga between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1947, with winds reaching 22.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mwandiga?
The warmest month in Mwandiga is September (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Mwandiga?
Mwandiga receives on average 2,449 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 230 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mwandiga?
Mwandiga gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mwandiga?
Yes: Mwandiga has on average 145 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mwandiga?
In Mwandiga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.9 °C on 22 February 2024, and the lowest was 14.4 °C on 31 July 1960.
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