Sokoni climate — normals and trends
Sokoni (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,141 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 February (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Sokoni averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 192 rainy days per year.
Sokoni 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 31.5 °C (on 14 February 1959) and the coldest 21.2 °C (on 30 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
SokoniZanzibar Central/South
- coords
- -6.43°, 39.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
26.8°C
Average daily low
25.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,141mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
23.5km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
192 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.5 °C
Average feels-like low
27.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
31.5 °C
14 February 1959
Coldest day
21.2 °C
30 July 1975
Wettest day
162 mm
16 April 2018
Windiest day
44.8 km/h
23 October 2018
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
4 May 2024
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
23 March 1941
Coldest feels-like
19.5 °C
30 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.4 h
4 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 22 mm | -30 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 29.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 142 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 27.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 443 mm | +140 mm |
| May | 27.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 333 mm | +128 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 119 mm | +60 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 40 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 23 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 25.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 18 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 59 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 44 mm | -48 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 71 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sokoni?
Sokoni has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,141 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sokoni?
The hottest day measured in Sokoni between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1959, reaching 31.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sokoni?
The coldest day measured in Sokoni between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1975, at 21.2 °C.
Does it snow in Sokoni?
Almost never: Sokoni sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sokoni warmed?
Yes: Sokoni warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sokoni?
The wettest day measured in Sokoni between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2018, with 162 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sokoni?
The windiest day measured in Sokoni between 1940 and 2025 was 23 October 2018, with winds reaching 44.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sokoni?
The warmest month in Sokoni is February (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Sokoni?
Sokoni receives on average 1,141 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 192 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sokoni?
Sokoni gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sokoni?
Yes: Sokoni has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sokoni?
In Sokoni, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 23 March 1941, and the lowest was 19.5 °C on 30 July 1975.
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