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Monthly climate in Makanya, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Makanya features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 651 mm (25.6 inches) and receives 106 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Makanya enjoys an average of 3884 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 52 minutes to 12 hours 20 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Makanya, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Makanya are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Makanya experiences 314 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 Makanya, Kilimanjaro, 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 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Makanya, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania §

Makanya usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 16 rainy days and 117 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Makanya are June, July and August. On average, 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Makanya, Kilimanjaro, 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) 44 (1.7) 44 (1.7) 91 (3.6) 133 (5.2) 126 (5.0) 10 (0.4) 9 (0.3) 14 (0.5) 14 (0.6) 54 (2.1) 59 (2.3) 52 (2.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 7 15 20 15 1 1 2 3 9 13 12

Monthly sunshine hours in Makanya, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Makanya are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Makanya: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Makanya, Kilimanjaro, 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 286 313 334 319 319 308 315 317 327 350 341 351
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 19m 12h 13m 12h 6m 11h 59m 11h 54m 11h 52m 11h 53m 11h 58m 12h 4m 12h 11m 12h 17m 12h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Makanya, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania §

Makanya 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 November 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 Makanya UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Makanya, Kilimanjaro, 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 16 16 15 13 11 11 13 14 14 13 14