Nguruka climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Nguruka?

Nguruka has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 1,031 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Nguruka between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 2025, reaching 35.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Nguruka?

The coldest day measured in Nguruka between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1957, at 12.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Nguruka?

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

Q: Has the climate of Nguruka warmed?

Yes: Nguruka warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Nguruka?

The wettest day measured in Nguruka between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 2004, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Nguruka?

The windiest day measured in Nguruka between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1944, with winds reaching 25.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Nguruka?

The warmest month in Nguruka is October (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Nguruka?

Nguruka receives on average 1,031 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Nguruka?

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

Nguruka (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 1,031 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Nguruka averages 0 frost days, 67 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.

Nguruka has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 3 November 2025) and the coldest 12.0 °C (on 11 July 1957).

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

NgurukaKigoma

coords: -5.11°, 31.04°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

23.0°C

Average daily high

27.9°C

Average daily low

18.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,031mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

68%

Average peak wind

12.3km/h

Seasonal range

3.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

67 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

148 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.1 °C

Average feels-like low

20.1 °C

Average peak gust

30.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

86 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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

35.2 °C

3 November 2025

Coldest day

12.0 °C

11 July 1957

Wettest day

65 mm

12 December 2004

Windiest day

25.4 km/h

16 May 1944

Strongest gust

56.9 km/h

24 April 2008

Hottest feels-like

38.3 °C

2 February 2010

Coldest feels-like

10.4 °C

11 July 1957

Sunniest day

12.1 h

18 November 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.2 °C3 November 2025	12.9 °C5 August 2025	24.4 °C	698 mm	147
2024	34.0 °C28 September 2024	13.2 °C2 July 2024	24.1 °C	879 mm	136
2023	34.6 °C23 October 2023	13.2 °C5 July 2023	24.0 °C	1,109 mm	112
2022	34.5 °C26 October 2022	13.2 °C5 July 2022	23.8 °C	812 mm	86
2021	34.1 °C12 November 2021	12.9 °C28 July 2021	23.7 °C	723 mm	108
2020	33.4 °C4 October 2020	15.0 °C18 July 2020	23.7 °C	1,025 mm	88
2019	33.4 °C14 September 2019	14.2 °C28 July 2019	24.0 °C	839 mm	99
2018	33.8 °C19 September 2018	14.9 °C8 June 2018	23.5 °C	930 mm	83
2017	33.6 °C5 October 2017	15.4 °C10 July 2017	24.0 °C	935 mm	88
2016	34.5 °C17 October 2016	13.6 °C6 July 2016	24.0 °C	905 mm	102
2015	34.2 °C20 September 2015	14.0 °C13 July 2015	23.9 °C	988 mm	110
2014	32.6 °C22 September 2014	15.4 °C5 July 2014	23.8 °C	806 mm	89
2013	34.0 °C22 October 2013	14.0 °C8 June 2013	23.7 °C	835 mm	101
2012	34.9 °C23 September 2012	14.5 °C5 July 2012	23.6 °C	948 mm	99
2011	33.0 °C21 September 2011	13.9 °C7 July 2011	23.6 °C	849 mm	103
2010	34.3 °C9 October 2010	15.3 °C10 July 2010	24.0 °C	837 mm	115
2009	34.1 °C2 November 2009	13.7 °C21 July 2009	23.8 °C	813 mm	105
2008	34.0 °C27 September 2008	13.4 °C12 June 2008	23.3 °C	809 mm	79
2007	34.3 °C25 September 2007	13.8 °C19 June 2007	23.9 °C	646 mm	100
2006	34.4 °C4 October 2006	14.0 °C5 July 2006	23.6 °C	920 mm	98
2005	34.4 °C9 October 2005	15.6 °C22 July 2005	24.2 °C	623 mm	123
2004	34.1 °C9 October 2004	14.1 °C14 June 2004	23.5 °C	890 mm	90
2003	33.8 °C15 October 2003	14.1 °C10 July 2003	23.8 °C	578 mm	114
2002	33.3 °C25 October 2002	15.0 °C15 June 2002	23.2 °C	877 mm	70
2001	34.2 °C17 October 2001	15.3 °C15 June 2001	23.1 °C	783 mm	68
2000	34.1 °C5 October 2000	14.8 °C19 July 2000	23.3 °C	843 mm	79
1999	33.8 °C25 October 1999	15.5 °C25 June 1999	23.2 °C	772 mm	72
1998	33.6 °C22 November 1998	14.7 °C2 July 1998	23.7 °C	997 mm	93
1997	34.6 °C26 September 1997	15.2 °C17 July 1997	23.3 °C	1,063 mm	81
1996	33.2 °C24 October 1996	14.8 °C8 August 1996	23.4 °C	817 mm	78
1995	32.3 °C25 September 1995	15.2 °C5 July 1995	23.3 °C	794 mm	62
1994	32.4 °C25 September 1994	14.8 °C5 August 1994	23.2 °C	1,006 mm	50
1993	33.8 °C30 September 1993	15.0 °C27 July 1993	23.5 °C	812 mm	66
1992	32.3 °C26 September 1992	14.1 °C14 August 1992	23.0 °C	945 mm	30
1991	32.5 °C7 October 1991	13.9 °C22 July 1991	22.9 °C	950 mm	38
1990	32.9 °C8 October 1990	14.1 °C10 July 1990	23.0 °C	1,017 mm	32
1989	32.8 °C4 October 1989	13.6 °C12 June 1989	22.7 °C	1,100 mm	49
1988	32.5 °C17 September 1988	14.4 °C4 July 1988	23.1 °C	1,090 mm	49
1987	31.8 °C4 September 1987	15.1 °C7 July 1987	23.3 °C	1,142 mm	50
1986	33.5 °C25 September 1986	13.3 °C9 July 1986	22.5 °C	1,330 mm	42
1985	31.8 °C8 October 1985	13.8 °C3 August 1985	22.5 °C	1,157 mm	36
1984	32.7 °C14 September 1984	15.8 °C9 June 1984	22.7 °C	1,071 mm	41
1983	32.2 °C16 September 1983	15.6 °C24 July 1983	23.2 °C	1,050 mm	38
1982	32.7 °C3 September 1982	14.5 °C20 July 1982	22.8 °C	1,177 mm	33
1981	32.5 °C6 November 1981	14.5 °C2 July 1981	22.8 °C	1,067 mm	45
1980	32.7 °C19 September 1980	14.4 °C9 June 1980	22.8 °C	962 mm	45
1979	33.2 °C12 October 1979	14.2 °C24 June 1979	22.6 °C	1,288 mm	52
1978	33.2 °C18 October 1978	13.9 °C20 July 1978	22.6 °C	1,427 mm	55
1977	33.2 °C30 September 1977	14.3 °C5 June 1977	22.7 °C	1,430 mm	56
1976	33.0 °C16 October 1976	14.2 °C1 August 1976	22.5 °C	1,202 mm	41
1975	32.9 °C7 November 1975	13.6 °C28 July 1975	22.3 °C	1,060 mm	21
1974	32.6 °C22 October 1974	14.2 °C27 July 1974	22.2 °C	1,116 mm	53
1973	33.3 °C26 October 1973	13.4 °C7 July 1973	22.7 °C	1,114 mm	53
1972	32.9 °C23 September 1972	14.5 °C30 June 1972	22.2 °C	1,539 mm	36
1971	32.5 °C10 October 1971	13.5 °C8 June 1971	22.1 °C	1,118 mm	31
1970	33.6 °C1 November 1970	13.4 °C21 June 1970	22.6 °C	1,156 mm	54
1969	32.9 °C28 September 1969	13.5 °C20 June 1969	22.8 °C	1,078 mm	64
1968	33.5 °C4 October 1968	13.5 °C10 July 1968	22.3 °C	1,274 mm	52
1967	33.2 °C12 October 1967	13.8 °C12 July 1967	22.6 °C	1,223 mm	44
1966	33.8 °C15 October 1966	14.4 °C1 August 1966	22.8 °C	976 mm	60
1965	32.5 °C11 October 1965	14.5 °C30 June 1965	22.5 °C	1,039 mm	60
1964	32.1 °C7 November 1964	14.2 °C14 July 1964	22.3 °C	1,180 mm	26
1963	32.9 °C29 October 1963	15.0 °C15 June 1963	22.4 °C	1,330 mm	58
1962	32.4 °C19 September 1962	14.5 °C9 July 1962	22.3 °C	1,283 mm	41
1961	31.8 °C9 October 1961	13.4 °C13 June 1961	22.7 °C	1,466 mm	37
1960	33.1 °C8 October 1960	12.4 °C31 July 1960	22.9 °C	1,153 mm	47
1959	32.7 °C17 October 1959	13.9 °C6 June 1959	23.0 °C	1,263 mm	36
1958	34.1 °C29 October 1958	12.8 °C24 July 1958	23.2 °C	1,391 mm	61
1957	32.7 °C11 October 1957	12.0 °C11 July 1957	22.6 °C	1,482 mm	61
1956	32.9 °C10 October 1956	13.0 °C15 July 1956	22.3 °C	1,048 mm	48
1955	33.0 °C7 October 1955	13.7 °C14 June 1955	22.2 °C	1,088 mm	45
1954	33.0 °C24 October 1954	13.5 °C15 June 1954	22.4 °C	844 mm	44
1953	32.2 °C14 October 1953	13.7 °C6 July 1953	22.0 °C	1,603 mm	39
1952	32.7 °C12 October 1952	13.8 °C16 July 1952	22.4 °C	1,288 mm	55
1951	33.1 °C30 September 1951	14.0 °C7 July 1951	22.3 °C	1,424 mm	59
1950	32.4 °C17 October 1950	12.9 °C11 June 1950	22.0 °C	1,266 mm	35
1949	33.3 °C31 October 1949	14.1 °C30 July 1949	22.7 °C	1,070 mm	71
1948	32.5 °C3 October 1948	14.1 °C17 July 1948	22.6 °C	1,274 mm	44
1947	33.5 °C25 October 1947	14.4 °C14 August 1947	22.6 °C	1,088 mm	73
1946	32.4 °C23 September 1946	14.9 °C4 August 1946	22.9 °C	918 mm	61
1945	33.6 °C31 October 1945	13.6 °C6 June 1945	22.7 °C	871 mm	81
1944	34.7 °C20 September 1944	13.9 °C14 July 1944	23.4 °C	756 mm	108
1943	33.5 °C12 October 1943	13.0 °C14 June 1943	23.0 °C	592 mm	87
1942	33.0 °C8 October 1942	13.9 °C30 July 1942	22.7 °C	802 mm	75
1941	33.7 °C18 October 1941	14.8 °C14 June 1941	22.6 °C	939 mm	60
1940	31.6 °C15 August 1940	15.0 °C1 July 1940	22.3 °C	1,002 mm	37

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.6 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

147 d/yr

+80

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

698 mm

-333 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.5 °C	+1.7 °C	80 mm	-80 mm
Feb	30.6 °C	+3.3 °C	27 mm	-105 mm
Mar	29.4 °C	+2.3 °C	180 mm	+16 mm
Apr	28.4 °C	+1.8 °C	139 mm	-11 mm
May	28.1 °C	+1.1 °C	52 mm	+16 mm
Jun	29.0 °C	+1.3 °C	1 mm	+0 mm
Jul	29.0 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	29.7 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	31.9 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-6 mm
Oct	32.1 °C	+1.5 °C	15 mm	-27 mm
Nov	30.1 °C	+2.4 °C	80 mm	-75 mm
Dec	28.2 °C	+1.7 °C	124 mm	-62 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.2 °C

3 Nov 2025

Coldest day

12.9 °C

5 Aug 2025

Wettest day

37.3 mm

20 Mar 2025

Windiest day

22.9 km/h

9 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

48.6 km/h

9 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.6 °C

26 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.4 °C

5 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

17 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Nguruka?

Nguruka has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 1,031 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nguruka?

The hottest day measured in Nguruka between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 2025, reaching 35.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Nguruka?

The coldest day measured in Nguruka between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1957, at 12.0 °C.

Does it snow in Nguruka?

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

Has the climate of Nguruka warmed?

Yes: Nguruka warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Nguruka?

The wettest day measured in Nguruka between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 2004, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Nguruka?

The windiest day measured in Nguruka between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1944, with winds reaching 25.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Nguruka?

The warmest month in Nguruka is October (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Nguruka?

Nguruka receives on average 1,031 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Nguruka?

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

Are there tropical nights in Nguruka?

Yes: Nguruka has on average 86 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nguruka?

In Nguruka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 2 February 2010, and the lowest was 10.4 °C on 11 July 1957.

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