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Monthly climate in Karema, Katavi, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Karema features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (73 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1501 mm (59.1 inches) and receives 161 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Karema enjoys an average of 3780 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 43 minutes to 12 hours 29 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Karema, Katavi, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Karema are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Karema experiences 307 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 Karema, Katavi, 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 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Karema, Katavi, Tanzania §

Karema usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 23 rainy days and 249 mm (9.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Karema 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 Karema, Katavi, 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) 188 (7.4) 212 (8.4) 212 (8.3) 206 (8.1) 37 (1.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 107 (4.2) 234 (9.2) 300 (11.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 22 22 25 22 7 0 0 0 1 13 22 27

Monthly sunshine hours in Karema, Katavi, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Karema are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Karema: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Karema, Katavi, 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 242 280 314 303 344 332 342 343 333 336 308 297
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 27m 12h 18m 12h 7m 11h 56m 11h 47m 11h 43m 11h 45m 11h 52m 12h 3m 12h 14m 12h 24m 12h 29m

Solar UV radiation in Karema, Katavi, Tanzania §

Karema 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.June, July and August are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Karema UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Karema, Katavi, 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 16 13 10 10 12 13 13 13 14