Tunduru climate — normals and trends
Tunduru (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,067 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Tunduru averages 0 frost days, 102 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Tunduru has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 15 December 1943) and the coldest 9.5 °C (on 14 July 1956).
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
- -11.07°, 37.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.2°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
18.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,067mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
102 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.6 °C
Average feels-like low
20.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
142 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
37.0 °C
15 December 1943
Coldest day
9.5 °C
14 July 1956
Wettest day
162 mm
28 November 2017
Windiest day
30.6 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
13 March 1941
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
22 January 1958
Coldest feels-like
6.7 °C
14 July 1956
Sunniest day
12.7 h
17 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 187 mm | -61 mm |
| Feb | 30.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 144 mm | -86 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 225 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 113 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 26.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 71 mm | +51 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 3 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 74 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | 31.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 168 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tunduru?
Tunduru has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,067 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tunduru?
The hottest day measured in Tunduru between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1943, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tunduru?
The coldest day measured in Tunduru between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1956, at 9.5 °C.
Does it snow in Tunduru?
Almost never: Tunduru sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tunduru warmed?
Yes: Tunduru warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tunduru?
The wettest day measured in Tunduru between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2017, with 162 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tunduru?
The windiest day measured in Tunduru between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 30.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tunduru?
The warmest month in Tunduru is November (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Tunduru?
Tunduru receives on average 1,067 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tunduru?
Tunduru gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tunduru?
Yes: Tunduru has on average 142 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tunduru?
In Tunduru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 22 January 1958, and the lowest was 6.7 °C on 14 July 1956.
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