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Monthly climate in Nshamba, Kagera, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nshamba features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1179 mm (46.4 inches) and receives 175 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nshamba enjoys an average of 3821 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 0 minutes to 12 hours 12 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nshamba, Kagera, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Nshamba are February, March and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (71 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in September, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 21 °C (70 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nshamba experiences 267 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 Nshamba, Kagera, 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 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nshamba, Kagera, Tanzania §

Nshamba usually has the most precipitation in April, November and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 154 mm (6.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nshamba are June, July and August. On average, 37 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nshamba, Kagera, 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) 80 (3.1) 87 (3.4) 125 (4.9) 163 (6.4) 86 (3.4) 27 (1.0) 14 (0.6) 69 (2.7) 95 (3.7) 135 (5.3) 145 (5.7) 154 (6.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 13 18 19 14 3 3 11 16 20 21 23

Monthly sunshine hours in Nshamba, Kagera, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Nshamba are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nshamba: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nshamba, Kagera, 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 271 298 318 292 323 330 345 341 325 327 317 327
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 11m 12h 9m 12h 6m 12h 3m 12h 1m 12h 0m 12h 0m 12h 2m 12h 5m 12h 8m 12h 11m 12h 12m

Solar UV radiation in Nshamba, Kagera, Tanzania §

Nshamba experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and October 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 Nshamba UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nshamba, Kagera, 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) 14 15 16 15 14 11 12 13 14 13 13 13