Monthly climate in Mtama, Lindi, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mtama features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 957 mm (37.7 inches) and receives 137 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mtama enjoys an average of 3753 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 31 minutes to 12 hours 42 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mtama, Lindi, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Mtama are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mtama experiences 327 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 Mtama, Lindi, 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
(94°F)
33°C
(91°F)
32°C
(90°F)
32°C
(89°F)
32°C
(90°F)
31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(88°F)
33°C
(91°F)
35°C
(94°F)
34°C
(93°F)
34°C
(93°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(91°F)
32°C
(90°F)
31°C
(89°F)
31°C
(87°F)
30°C
(87°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(86°F)
31°C
(88°F)
32°C
(90°F)
33°C
(92°F)
33°C
(92°F)
33°C
(92°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(86°F)
29°C
(85°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(84°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
29°C
(84°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(87°F)
31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
22°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(73°F)
24°C
(75°F)
25°C
(76°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
Average low 23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
21°C
(70°F)
19°C
(67°F)
17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(62°F)
17°C
(64°F)
18°C
(66°F)
20°C
(68°F)
21°C
(71°F)
22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)
20°C
(69°F)
20°C
(69°F)
19°C
(67°F)
16°C
(62°F)
15°C
(60°F)
14°C
(58°F)
15°C
(59°F)
16°C
(62°F)
18°C
(64°F)
19°C
(67°F)
21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 21°C
(69°F)
19°C
(67°F)
19°C
(66°F)
18°C
(64°F)
15°C
(59°F)
13°C
(57°F)
13°C
(56°F)
14°C
(58°F)
16°C
(61°F)
16°C
(61°F)
18°C
(65°F)
20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mtama, Lindi, Tanzania §

Mtama usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 21 rainy days and 180 mm (7.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mtama are June, July and August. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mtama, Lindi, 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) 159 (6.2) 163 (6.4) 217 (8.5) 140 (5.5) 35 (1.4) 5 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 11 (0.4) 27 (1.1) 56 (2.2) 138 (5.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 22 24 21 6 1 0 0 3 8 12 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Mtama, Lindi, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Mtama are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 0 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mtama: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mtama, Lindi, 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 237 272 297 304 330 316 326 329 325 343 339 330
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 38m 12h 24m 12h 7m 11h 51m 11h 37m 11h 31m 11h 34m 11h 46m 12h 2m 12h 19m 12h 34m 12h 42m

Solar UV radiation in Mtama, Lindi, Tanzania §

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

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mtama, Lindi, 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 15 14 12 10 10 12 13 14 14 14