Nangomba climate — normals and trends
Nangomba (Tanzania) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 762 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 (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Nangomba averages 0 frost days, 235 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Nangomba has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 24 December 1960) and the coldest 11.9 °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
NangombaMtwara
- coords
- -10.90°, 38.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
762mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
4.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
235 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.5 °C
Average feels-like low
23.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
245 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
39.5 °C
24 December 1960
Coldest day
11.9 °C
7 July 1965
Wettest day
125 mm
30 January 2016
Windiest day
34.7 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
64.8 km/h
13 March 1941
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
13 March 1988
Coldest feels-like
10.4 °C
7 July 1965
Sunniest day
12.6 h
16 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 | 33.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 195 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 32.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 93 mm | -71 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 153 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 30.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 78 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 30.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 38 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 32.3 °C | -1.3 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 33.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 36 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 32.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 161 mm | +43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nangomba?
Nangomba has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 762 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nangomba?
The hottest day measured in Nangomba between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1960, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nangomba?
The coldest day measured in Nangomba between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1965, at 11.9 °C.
Does it snow in Nangomba?
Almost never: Nangomba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nangomba warmed?
Yes: Nangomba warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nangomba?
The wettest day measured in Nangomba between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 2016, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nangomba?
The windiest day measured in Nangomba between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 34.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nangomba?
The warmest month in Nangomba is November (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Nangomba?
Nangomba receives on average 762 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nangomba?
Nangomba gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nangomba?
Yes: Nangomba has on average 245 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nangomba?
In Nangomba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 13 March 1988, and the lowest was 10.4 °C on 7 July 1965.
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