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Monthly climate in Kigoma, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kigoma features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1870 mm (73.6 inches) and receives 196 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kigoma enjoys an average of 3848 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 50 minutes to 12 hours 23 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kigoma, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Kigoma are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, April and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 24 °C (75 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kigoma experiences 310 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 Kigoma, 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 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kigoma, Tanzania §

Kigoma usually has the most precipitation in March, April and December, with an average of 28 rainy days and 296 mm (11.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kigoma are June, July and August. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kigoma, 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) 228 (9.0) 212 (8.4) 256 (10.1) 313 (12.3) 125 (4.9) 7 (0.3) 3 (0.1) 11 (0.4) 15 (0.6) 151 (5.9) 228 (9.0) 321 (12.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 24 28 28 18 1 0 1 3 17 24 29

Monthly sunshine hours in Kigoma, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Kigoma are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kigoma: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 36 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kigoma, 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 263 294 324 305 339 331 343 342 333 330 320 318
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 21m 12h 14m 12h 6m 11h 58m 11h 52m 11h 50m 11h 51m 11h 56m 12h 3m 12h 12m 12h 19m 12h 23m

Solar UV radiation in Kigoma, Tanzania §

Kigoma 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 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kigoma UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kigoma, 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 16 13 11 11 12 13 12 13 13