Nyamuswa climate — normals and trends
Nyamuswa (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 1,351 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 September (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Nyamuswa averages 0 frost days, 61 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 185 rainy days per year.
Nyamuswa has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 10 February 2006) and the coldest 11.8 °C (on 24 July 1947).
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
NyamuswaMara
- coords
- -1.90°, 34.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.1°C
Average daily high
27.8°C
Average daily low
17.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,351mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
1.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
61 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
185 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.1 °C
Average feels-like low
18.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
35.4 °C
10 February 2006
Coldest day
11.8 °C
24 July 1947
Wettest day
106 mm
29 April 1958
Windiest day
22.6 km/h
18 February 1999
Strongest gust
50.0 km/h
16 November 2016
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
21 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
8.7 °C
24 July 1947
Sunniest day
12.1 h
28 November 1979
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 103 mm | -54 mm |
| Feb | 30.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 16 mm | -124 mm |
| Mar | 28.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 148 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 182 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 62 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 24 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 22 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 85 mm | +52 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 67 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 28.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 150 mm | +61 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 53 mm | -123 mm |
| Dec | 28.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 208 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nyamuswa?
Nyamuswa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 1,351 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nyamuswa?
The hottest day measured in Nyamuswa between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 2006, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nyamuswa?
The coldest day measured in Nyamuswa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1947, at 11.8 °C.
Does it snow in Nyamuswa?
Almost never: Nyamuswa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nyamuswa warmed?
Yes: Nyamuswa warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nyamuswa?
The wettest day measured in Nyamuswa between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1958, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nyamuswa?
The windiest day measured in Nyamuswa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1999, with winds reaching 22.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nyamuswa?
The warmest month in Nyamuswa is September (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Nyamuswa?
Nyamuswa receives on average 1,351 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 185 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nyamuswa?
Nyamuswa gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nyamuswa?
Yes: Nyamuswa has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nyamuswa?
In Nyamuswa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 21 March 2016, and the lowest was 8.7 °C on 24 July 1947.
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