Wete climate — normals and trends
Wete (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,105 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 March (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Wete averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 184 rainy days per year.
Wete 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 30.0 °C (on 14 March 2024) and the coldest 21.7 °C (on 3 September 1943).
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
WetePemba North
- coords
- -5.06°, 39.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
26.4°C
Average daily low
25.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,105mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
26.8km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
184 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.9 °C
Average feels-like low
27.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
30.0 °C
14 March 2024
Coldest day
21.7 °C
3 September 1943
Wettest day
165 mm
7 May 1963
Windiest day
52.5 km/h
8 April 1941
Strongest gust
71.3 km/h
9 August 1961
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
29 February 2020
Coldest feels-like
18.8 °C
30 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.3 h
3 January 1940
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 | 27.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 8 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 28.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 9 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 28.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 67 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 27.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 377 mm | +83 mm |
| May | 27.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 392 mm | +132 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 109 mm | +33 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 43 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 26 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 16 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 26.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 125 mm | +61 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 28 mm | -53 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 34 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wete?
Wete has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,105 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wete?
The hottest day measured in Wete between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2024, reaching 30.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wete?
The coldest day measured in Wete between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1943, at 21.7 °C.
Does it snow in Wete?
Almost never: Wete sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Wete warmed?
Yes: Wete warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wete?
The wettest day measured in Wete between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 1963, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wete?
The windiest day measured in Wete between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1941, with winds reaching 52.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wete?
The warmest month in Wete is March (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Wete?
Wete receives on average 1,105 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 184 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wete?
Wete gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Wete?
Yes: Wete has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wete?
In Wete, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 29 February 2020, and the lowest was 18.8 °C on 30 July 1975.
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