Shinyanga climate — normals and trends
Shinyanga (Tanzania) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 720 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Shinyanga averages 0 frost days, 166 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Shinyanga 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 36.5 °C (on 29 September 2025) and the coldest 12.7 °C (on 28 June 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
ShinyangaShinyanga
- coords
- -3.66°, 33.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.9°C
Average daily high
29.6°C
Average daily low
19.0°C
Annual rainfall
720mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
166 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.0 °C
Average feels-like low
19.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
95 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
36.5 °C
29 September 2025
Coldest day
12.7 °C
28 June 1957
Wettest day
94 mm
26 November 2015
Windiest day
30.9 km/h
12 May 2007
Strongest gust
63.0 km/h
22 April 1984
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
2 March 1988
Coldest feels-like
9.3 °C
28 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.2 h
16 November 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 51 mm | -61 mm |
| Feb | 32.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 20 mm | -76 mm |
| Mar | 30.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 144 mm | +25 mm |
| Apr | 29.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 61 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 30.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 21 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 32.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 28 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 32.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 20 mm | -79 mm |
| Dec | 29.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 138 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shinyanga?
Shinyanga has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 720 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shinyanga?
The hottest day measured in Shinyanga between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 2025, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shinyanga?
The coldest day measured in Shinyanga between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1957, at 12.7 °C.
Does it snow in Shinyanga?
Almost never: Shinyanga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shinyanga warmed?
Yes: Shinyanga warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shinyanga?
The wettest day measured in Shinyanga between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 2015, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shinyanga?
The windiest day measured in Shinyanga between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 2007, with winds reaching 30.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shinyanga?
The warmest month in Shinyanga is October (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Shinyanga?
Shinyanga receives on average 720 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shinyanga?
Shinyanga gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Shinyanga?
Yes: Shinyanga has on average 95 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shinyanga?
In Shinyanga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 2 March 1988, and the lowest was 9.3 °C on 28 July 1975.
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