Urambo climate — normals and trends
Urambo (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 1,024 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Urambo averages 0 frost days, 108 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Urambo has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 9 October 2004) and the coldest 10.4 °C (on 5 August 2024).
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
UramboTabora
- coords
- -5.07°, 32.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.9°C
Average daily high
28.7°C
Average daily low
18.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,024mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
108 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.7 °C
Average feels-like low
18.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
50 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
36.3 °C
9 October 2004
Coldest day
10.4 °C
5 August 2024
Wettest day
158 mm
19 January 2011
Windiest day
24.3 km/h
18 October 1953
Strongest gust
61.2 km/h
7 September 1967
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
2 February 2010
Coldest feels-like
8.3 °C
5 August 2024
Sunniest day
12.2 h
14 November 2021
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 | 28.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 65 mm | -99 mm |
| Feb | 31.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 16 mm | -125 mm |
| Mar | 30.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 146 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 102 mm | -44 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 53 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 32.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 18 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 37 mm | -103 mm |
| Dec | 28.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 135 mm | -62 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Urambo?
Urambo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 1,024 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Urambo?
The hottest day measured in Urambo between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 2004, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Urambo?
The coldest day measured in Urambo between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2024, at 10.4 °C.
Does it snow in Urambo?
Almost never: Urambo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Urambo warmed?
Yes: Urambo warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Urambo?
The wettest day measured in Urambo between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 2011, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Urambo?
The windiest day measured in Urambo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1953, with winds reaching 24.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Urambo?
The warmest month in Urambo is October (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Urambo?
Urambo receives on average 1,024 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Urambo?
Urambo gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Urambo?
Yes: Urambo has on average 50 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Urambo?
In Urambo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 2 February 2010, and the lowest was 8.3 °C on 5 August 2024.
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