Tabora climate — normals and trends
Tabora (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 906 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Tabora averages 0 frost days, 92 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Tabora has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 9 October 2004) and the coldest 12.4 °C (on 20 June 2007).
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
- -5.02°, 32.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.1°C
Average daily high
28.4°C
Average daily low
18.5°C
Annual rainfall
906mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
92 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.0 °C
Average feels-like low
18.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
62 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
35.7 °C
9 October 2004
Coldest day
12.4 °C
20 June 2007
Wettest day
92 mm
24 March 2010
Windiest day
28.4 km/h
4 October 1987
Strongest gust
59.0 km/h
8 October 2011
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
2 February 2010
Coldest feels-like
9.3 °C
20 June 2007
Sunniest day
12.3 h
23 November 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 99 mm | -67 mm |
| Feb | 29.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 51 mm | -89 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 164 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 29.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 60 mm | -47 mm |
| May | 28.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 37 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 10 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 31 mm | -82 mm |
| Dec | 28.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 190 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tabora?
Tabora has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 906 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tabora?
The hottest day measured in Tabora between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 2004, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tabora?
The coldest day measured in Tabora between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 2007, at 12.4 °C.
Does it snow in Tabora?
Almost never: Tabora sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tabora warmed?
Yes: Tabora warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tabora?
The wettest day measured in Tabora between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 2010, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tabora?
The windiest day measured in Tabora between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1987, with winds reaching 28.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tabora?
The warmest month in Tabora is October (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Tabora?
Tabora receives on average 906 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tabora?
Tabora gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tabora?
Yes: Tabora has on average 62 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tabora?
In Tabora, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 2 February 2010, and the lowest was 9.3 °C on 20 June 2007.
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