Nanganga climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Nanganga?

Nanganga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 1,102 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nanganga?

The hottest day measured in Nanganga between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1943, reaching 34.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Nanganga?

The coldest day measured in Nanganga between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1965, at 10.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Nanganga?

Almost never: Nanganga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Nanganga warmed?

Yes: Nanganga warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Nanganga?

The wettest day measured in Nanganga between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2014, with 204 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Nanganga?

The windiest day measured in Nanganga between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1941, with winds reaching 33.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Nanganga?

The warmest month in Nanganga is December (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Nanganga?

Nanganga receives on average 1,102 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Nanganga?

Nanganga gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Nanganga (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 1,102 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 December (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Nanganga averages 0 frost days, 54 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.

Nanganga 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 34.9 °C (on 17 January 1943) and the coldest 10.4 °C (on 25 June 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

NangangaMtwara

coords: -10.38°, 39.15°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthDecemberColdest monthJulyWettest monthMarchDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

22.9°C

Average daily high

28.2°C

Average daily low

18.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,102mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

13.6km/h

Seasonal range

3.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

54 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

150 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.7 °C

Average feels-like low

21.0 °C

Average peak gust

32.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

156 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

34.9 °C

17 January 1943

Coldest day

10.4 °C

25 June 1965

Wettest day

204 mm

26 March 2014

Windiest day

33.6 km/h

10 April 1941

Strongest gust

73.8 km/h

10 April 1941

Hottest feels-like

38.9 °C

28 January 1961

Coldest feels-like

9.3 °C

6 July 1965

Sunniest day

12.6 h

29 December 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.4 °C18 January 2025	13.2 °C28 August 2025	23.4 °C	935 mm	72
2024	32.7 °C14 December 2024	13.7 °C31 July 2024	23.6 °C	1,490 mm	71
2023	32.1 °C30 December 2023	13.5 °C27 June 2023	23.6 °C	1,021 mm	81
2022	33.4 °C2 January 2022	13.2 °C13 July 2022	23.0 °C	1,041 mm	53
2021	32.9 °C21 December 2021	12.9 °C14 June 2021	23.2 °C	870 mm	67
2020	33.6 °C22 October 2020	13.6 °C10 August 2020	23.7 °C	929 mm	72
2019	32.9 °C5 November 2019	12.6 °C24 July 2019	23.5 °C	1,169 mm	63
2018	32.2 °C15 November 2018	13.4 °C8 June 2018	23.1 °C	1,140 mm	48
2017	33.2 °C23 October 2017	13.9 °C13 July 2017	23.5 °C	1,253 mm	73
2016	32.0 °C15 October 2016	13.2 °C29 August 2016	23.4 °C	1,108 mm	68
2015	32.8 °C6 October 2015	14.2 °C10 July 2015	23.5 °C	835 mm	72
2014	33.4 °C5 February 2014	13.4 °C13 July 2014	23.2 °C	1,189 mm	63
2013	32.4 °C1 January 2013	13.6 °C6 August 2013	23.4 °C	951 mm	62
2012	33.1 °C23 November 2012	12.6 °C20 July 2012	23.2 °C	997 mm	80
2011	32.9 °C27 November 2011	12.5 °C29 July 2011	23.1 °C	1,165 mm	62
2010	33.1 °C15 December 2010	13.5 °C31 July 2010	23.4 °C	765 mm	86
2009	32.8 °C23 October 2009	13.9 °C29 July 2009	23.3 °C	847 mm	79
2008	33.8 °C24 October 2008	12.7 °C28 June 2008	22.8 °C	1,034 mm	54
2007	32.9 °C25 November 2007	13.9 °C24 August 2007	23.4 °C	828 mm	68
2006	32.3 °C23 October 2006	13.7 °C26 June 2006	23.0 °C	1,312 mm	47
2005	33.6 °C9 December 2005	12.6 °C19 July 2005	23.3 °C	889 mm	66
2004	32.7 °C1 January 2004	13.6 °C11 July 2004	22.9 °C	1,184 mm	42
2003	32.8 °C10 December 2003	13.7 °C5 August 2003	23.4 °C	668 mm	92
2002	33.1 °C17 December 2002	14.2 °C26 June 2002	23.1 °C	1,137 mm	41
2001	32.4 °C9 December 2001	13.2 °C3 August 2001	22.9 °C	1,024 mm	31
2000	32.3 °C16 October 2000	13.3 °C7 July 2000	22.8 °C	1,028 mm	49
1999	32.2 °C3 January 1999	14.2 °C27 July 1999	22.7 °C	845 mm	47
1998	32.6 °C5 December 1998	13.3 °C15 June 1998	23.3 °C	944 mm	38
1997	33.4 °C4 January 1997	12.9 °C27 July 1997	23.1 °C	924 mm	62
1996	32.5 °C13 December 1996	12.9 °C26 August 1996	22.8 °C	837 mm	50
1995	32.7 °C26 November 1995	11.9 °C21 June 1995	22.9 °C	1,054 mm	57
1994	32.7 °C2 January 1994	13.7 °C15 July 1994	23.1 °C	1,023 mm	60
1993	33.2 °C31 December 1993	12.5 °C28 July 1993	22.7 °C	1,067 mm	51
1992	31.6 °C28 January 1992	12.9 °C25 July 1992	22.8 °C	855 mm	32
1991	31.8 °C20 October 1991	13.1 °C21 July 1991	22.8 °C	1,232 mm	37
1990	32.8 °C23 December 1990	12.2 °C8 July 1990	23.0 °C	888 mm	53
1989	31.1 °C8 December 1989	13.1 °C18 July 1989	22.4 °C	1,359 mm	21
1988	31.7 °C25 January 1988	13.8 °C6 August 1988	23.5 °C	858 mm	54
1987	34.4 °C22 November 1987	12.5 °C11 July 1987	23.2 °C	855 mm	66
1986	31.7 °C20 October 1986	12.5 °C18 July 1986	22.6 °C	1,402 mm	25
1985	32.4 °C21 January 1985	12.3 °C27 July 1985	22.7 °C	855 mm	26
1984	31.3 °C21 November 1984	12.4 °C24 August 1984	22.5 °C	961 mm	14
1983	32.3 °C10 December 1983	13.1 °C17 September 1983	23.1 °C	1,171 mm	48
1982	32.6 °C4 November 1982	13.9 °C7 June 1982	23.1 °C	1,132 mm	55
1981	32.1 °C25 September 1981	12.1 °C30 June 1981	23.0 °C	847 mm	64
1980	32.3 °C30 November 1980	12.8 °C14 June 1980	22.8 °C	1,245 mm	32
1979	33.1 °C5 November 1979	12.5 °C6 August 1979	22.7 °C	1,439 mm	47
1978	32.1 °C25 October 1978	12.6 °C17 July 1978	22.8 °C	1,293 mm	25
1977	32.5 °C5 December 1977	13.9 °C2 July 1977	23.1 °C	1,080 mm	49
1976	32.2 °C16 December 1976	12.1 °C9 August 1976	22.6 °C	1,277 mm	40
1975	31.8 °C7 November 1975	13.6 °C28 July 1975	22.6 °C	1,116 mm	27
1974	32.0 °C15 November 1974	12.9 °C21 August 1974	22.4 °C	1,041 mm	33
1973	33.0 °C27 October 1973	12.0 °C16 July 1973	22.8 °C	1,430 mm	30
1972	31.0 °C17 November 1972	12.5 °C27 July 1972	22.5 °C	1,573 mm	11
1971	31.6 °C25 September 1971	13.3 °C12 June 1971	22.3 °C	1,483 mm	20
1970	33.2 °C1 January 1970	13.3 °C15 September 1970	22.9 °C	1,331 mm	38
1969	33.7 °C2 January 1969	11.2 °C15 June 1969	23.0 °C	965 mm	69
1968	32.9 °C30 December 1968	12.2 °C18 June 1968	22.5 °C	956 mm	39
1967	32.6 °C13 November 1967	13.1 °C21 July 1967	22.8 °C	1,443 mm	57
1966	32.4 °C18 November 1966	12.4 °C5 August 1966	22.8 °C	958 mm	59
1965	32.9 °C22 November 1965	10.4 °C25 June 1965	22.2 °C	1,192 mm	20
1964	32.6 °C17 November 1964	12.0 °C29 July 1964	22.4 °C	1,056 mm	29
1963	32.2 °C30 October 1963	12.2 °C14 August 1963	22.2 °C	1,329 mm	22
1962	34.7 °C23 November 1962	12.6 °C25 June 1962	22.4 °C	1,396 mm	38
1961	32.8 °C11 January 1961	14.2 °C14 June 1961	22.9 °C	1,914 mm	53
1960	34.0 °C24 December 1960	13.2 °C14 August 1960	22.7 °C	1,368 mm	65
1959	32.7 °C3 November 1959	14.0 °C6 June 1959	23.0 °C	1,185 mm	59
1958	32.5 °C22 January 1958	12.2 °C19 July 1958	23.1 °C	910 mm	81
1957	34.1 °C9 November 1957	11.4 °C25 June 1957	22.4 °C	1,724 mm	55
1956	33.6 °C1 December 1956	11.0 °C15 July 1956	22.2 °C	1,343 mm	59
1955	32.7 °C4 December 1955	11.3 °C12 August 1955	22.3 °C	1,411 mm	58
1954	32.7 °C21 October 1954	13.5 °C26 July 1954	22.7 °C	910 mm	55
1953	32.9 °C21 November 1953	14.1 °C16 June 1953	22.7 °C	1,298 mm	44
1952	31.6 °C15 March 1952	13.6 °C22 June 1952	22.6 °C	906 mm	38
1951	32.7 °C2 November 1951	11.5 °C25 July 1951	22.7 °C	1,218 mm	48
1950	32.2 °C22 October 1950	13.3 °C20 August 1950	22.5 °C	1,148 mm	31
1949	32.1 °C25 November 1949	11.9 °C22 August 1949	22.7 °C	932 mm	49
1948	33.2 °C5 November 1948	13.2 °C26 July 1948	23.0 °C	840 mm	73
1947	33.0 °C27 February 1947	13.4 °C16 July 1947	22.6 °C	991 mm	68
1946	33.1 °C23 February 1946	12.8 °C22 June 1946	23.0 °C	724 mm	102
1945	32.4 °C22 November 1945	13.0 °C23 June 1945	22.2 °C	1,248 mm	49
1944	34.0 °C19 February 1944	12.0 °C9 July 1944	22.9 °C	877 mm	121
1943	34.9 °C17 January 1943	12.9 °C9 August 1943	22.5 °C	894 mm	95
1942	33.3 °C14 December 1942	13.2 °C2 September 1942	22.7 °C	860 mm	75
1941	33.3 °C25 March 1941	13.6 °C28 June 1941	22.7 °C	1,376 mm	62
1940	33.8 °C29 December 1940	12.7 °C18 July 1940	22.6 °C	1,212 mm	73

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.4 °C

+0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

72 d/yr

+18

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

935 mm

-167 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.1 °C	+1.6 °C	130 mm	-71 mm
Feb	29.4 °C	+1.1 °C	105 mm	-87 mm
Mar	28.5 °C	+0.4 °C	200 mm	-50 mm
Apr	28.1 °C	+0.6 °C	181 mm	+19 mm
May	27.5 °C	+0.1 °C	91 mm	+60 mm
Jun	27.3 °C	+0.4 °C	7 mm	+1 mm
Jul	26.5 °C	-0.2 °C	6 mm	-0 mm
Aug	27.5 °C	-0.2 °C	5 mm	-2 mm
Sep	28.8 °C	0.0 °C	7 mm	-2 mm
Oct	28.9 °C	-0.5 °C	24 mm	-2 mm
Nov	29.3 °C	-0.5 °C	62 mm	-3 mm
Dec	29.3 °C	+0.1 °C	119 mm	-31 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.4 °C

18 Jan 2025

Coldest day

13.2 °C

28 Aug 2025

Wettest day

25.9 mm

28 Apr 2025

Windiest day

24.3 km/h

6 May 2025

Strongest gust

52.9 km/h

6 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.0 °C

20 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.1 °C

28 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.6 h

2 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Nanganga?

Nanganga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 1,102 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nanganga?

The hottest day measured in Nanganga between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1943, reaching 34.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Nanganga?

The coldest day measured in Nanganga between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1965, at 10.4 °C.

Does it snow in Nanganga?

Almost never: Nanganga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Nanganga warmed?

Yes: Nanganga warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Nanganga?

The wettest day measured in Nanganga between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2014, with 204 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Nanganga?

The windiest day measured in Nanganga between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1941, with winds reaching 33.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Nanganga?

The warmest month in Nanganga is December (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Nanganga?

Nanganga receives on average 1,102 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Nanganga?

Nanganga gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Nanganga?

Yes: Nanganga has on average 156 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nanganga?

In Nanganga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 28 January 1961, and the lowest was 9.3 °C on 6 July 1965.

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