Nungwi climate — normals and trends
Nungwi (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,206 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 March (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Nungwi averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 221 rainy days per year.
Nungwi 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 30.1 °C (on 8 March 2024) and the coldest 21.1 °C (on 31 July 1975).
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
NungwiZanzibar North
- coords
- -5.73°, 39.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
26.6°C
Average daily low
25.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,206mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
24.6km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
221 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.3 °C
Average feels-like low
27.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 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 = 0.62 · 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
30.1 °C
8 March 2024
Coldest day
21.1 °C
31 July 1975
Wettest day
104 mm
18 April 2023
Windiest day
47.1 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
64.1 km/h
4 May 2024
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
9 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
19.1 °C
30 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.3 h
9 January 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 30 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 14 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 28.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 144 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 27.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 470 mm | +163 mm |
| May | 27.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 273 mm | +49 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 140 mm | +70 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 46 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 28 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 26.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 20 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 92 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 46 mm | -51 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 57 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nungwi?
Nungwi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,206 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nungwi?
The hottest day measured in Nungwi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 2024, reaching 30.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nungwi?
The coldest day measured in Nungwi between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1975, at 21.1 °C.
Does it snow in Nungwi?
Almost never: Nungwi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nungwi warmed?
Yes: Nungwi warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nungwi?
The wettest day measured in Nungwi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 2023, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nungwi?
The windiest day measured in Nungwi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nungwi?
The warmest month in Nungwi is March (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Nungwi?
Nungwi receives on average 1,206 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 221 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nungwi?
Nungwi gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nungwi?
Yes: Nungwi has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nungwi?
In Nungwi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 9 March 2024, and the lowest was 19.1 °C on 30 July 1975.
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