Nachingwea climate — normals and trends
Nachingwea (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 802 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 November (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Nachingwea averages 0 frost days, 183 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Nachingwea has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 26 November 1943) and the coldest 10.8 °C (on 7 July 1965).
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
- -10.37°, 38.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.4°C
Average daily high
30.1°C
Average daily low
19.8°C
Annual rainfall
802mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
183 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
196 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
36.9 °C
26 November 1943
Coldest day
10.8 °C
7 July 1965
Wettest day
78 mm
25 November 2015
Windiest day
32.6 km/h
10 April 1941
Strongest gust
67.7 km/h
14 June 1979
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
25 March 1941
Coldest feels-like
9.8 °C
24 June 1965
Sunniest day
12.6 h
12 December 2025
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 | 32.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 94 mm | -57 mm |
| Feb | 31.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 57 mm | -79 mm |
| Mar | 29.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 175 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 137 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 28.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 77 mm | +57 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 31.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 12 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 32.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 56 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 118 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nachingwea?
Nachingwea has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 802 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nachingwea?
The hottest day measured in Nachingwea between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1943, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nachingwea?
The coldest day measured in Nachingwea between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1965, at 10.8 °C.
Does it snow in Nachingwea?
Almost never: Nachingwea sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nachingwea warmed?
Yes: Nachingwea warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nachingwea?
The wettest day measured in Nachingwea between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 2015, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nachingwea?
The windiest day measured in Nachingwea between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1941, with winds reaching 32.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nachingwea?
The warmest month in Nachingwea is November (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Nachingwea?
Nachingwea receives on average 802 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nachingwea?
Nachingwea gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nachingwea?
Yes: Nachingwea has on average 196 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nachingwea?
In Nachingwea, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 25 March 1941, and the lowest was 9.8 °C on 24 June 1965.
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