Ruangwa climate — normals and trends
Ruangwa (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 1,059 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ruangwa averages 0 frost days, 132 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Ruangwa has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 24 October 2008) and the coldest 10.9 °C (on 6 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
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- coords
- -10.07°, 38.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.8°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
19.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,059mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
132 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
186 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
36.0 °C
24 October 2008
Coldest day
10.9 °C
6 July 1965
Wettest day
99 mm
14 April 1957
Windiest day
27.2 km/h
14 April 1941
Strongest gust
64.1 km/h
10 April 1941
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
18 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
9.4 °C
6 July 1965
Sunniest day
12.6 h
15 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 127 mm | -54 mm |
| Feb | 30.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 84 mm | -77 mm |
| Mar | 29.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 261 mm | +27 mm |
| Apr | 28.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 232 mm | +53 mm |
| May | 28.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 128 mm | +94 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 9 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 8 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 16 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 30.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 54 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 30.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 162 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ruangwa?
Ruangwa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 1,059 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ruangwa?
The hottest day measured in Ruangwa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2008, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ruangwa?
The coldest day measured in Ruangwa between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1965, at 10.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ruangwa?
Almost never: Ruangwa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ruangwa warmed?
Yes: Ruangwa warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ruangwa?
The wettest day measured in Ruangwa between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1957, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ruangwa?
The windiest day measured in Ruangwa between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1941, with winds reaching 27.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ruangwa?
The warmest month in Ruangwa is November (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Ruangwa?
Ruangwa receives on average 1,059 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ruangwa?
Ruangwa gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ruangwa?
Yes: Ruangwa has on average 186 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ruangwa?
In Ruangwa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 18 March 2016, and the lowest was 9.4 °C on 6 July 1965.
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