Sengerema climate — normals and trends
Sengerema (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 1,312 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 August (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Sengerema averages 0 frost days, 37 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 183 rainy days per year.
Sengerema has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 18 October 2006) and the coldest 12.8 °C (on 8 June 1971).
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
SengeremaMwanza
- coords
- -2.67°, 32.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.3°C
Average daily high
27.2°C
Average daily low
18.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,312mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
37 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
183 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.8 °C
Average feels-like low
19.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
29 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
35.1 °C
18 October 2006
Coldest day
12.8 °C
8 June 1971
Wettest day
96 mm
7 April 1980
Windiest day
26.7 km/h
9 August 1954
Strongest gust
58.0 km/h
23 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
23 February 2007
Coldest feels-like
9.9 °C
6 July 1953
Sunniest day
12.1 h
13 November 1959
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 | 27.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 65 mm | -61 mm |
| Feb | 30.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 13 mm | -101 mm |
| Mar | 28.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 122 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 27.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 163 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 38 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 17 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 78 mm | +44 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 50 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 26.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 159 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 124 mm | -97 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 121 mm | -65 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sengerema?
Sengerema has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 1,312 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sengerema?
The hottest day measured in Sengerema between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2006, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sengerema?
The coldest day measured in Sengerema between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1971, at 12.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sengerema?
Almost never: Sengerema sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sengerema warmed?
Yes: Sengerema warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sengerema?
The wettest day measured in Sengerema between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 1980, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sengerema?
The windiest day measured in Sengerema between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1954, with winds reaching 26.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sengerema?
The warmest month in Sengerema is August (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Sengerema?
Sengerema receives on average 1,312 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 183 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sengerema?
Sengerema gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sengerema?
Yes: Sengerema has on average 29 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sengerema?
In Sengerema, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 23 February 2007, and the lowest was 9.9 °C on 6 July 1953.
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