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Monthly climate in Kongwa, Dodoma, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kongwa features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (67 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 587 mm (23.1 inches) and receives 91 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kongwa enjoys an average of 3954 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 44 minutes to 12 hours 28 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kongwa, Dodoma, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Kongwa are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kongwa experiences 293 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kongwa, Dodoma, Tanzania.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kongwa, Dodoma, Tanzania §

Kongwa usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 112 mm (4.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kongwa are June, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kongwa, Dodoma, Tanzania.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 117 (4.6) 77 (3.0) 124 (4.9) 71 (2.8) 26 (1.0) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 15 (0.6) 56 (2.2) 95 (3.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 16 12 19 14 5 0 0 0 0 3 8 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Kongwa, Dodoma, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Kongwa are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kongwa: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 43 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kongwa, Dodoma, Tanzania.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 267 300 317 323 338 332 340 341 339 359 344 347
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 25m 12h 17m 12h 7m 11h 56m 11h 48m 11h 44m 11h 46m 11h 53m 12h 3m 12h 13m 12h 23m 12h 28m

Solar UV radiation in Kongwa, Dodoma, Tanzania §

Kongwa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kongwa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kongwa, Dodoma, Tanzania.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 15 15 16 15 13 11 11 13 14 14 14 14