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Monthly climate in Mbeya, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mbeya features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 20 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (42 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2098 mm (82.6 inches) and receives 172 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mbeya enjoys an average of 3911 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 35 minutes to 12 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mbeya, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Mbeya are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 17 °C (59 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mbeya experiences 79 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 Mbeya, 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 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average high 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mbeya, Tanzania §

Mbeya usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 26 rainy days and 395 mm (15.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mbeya 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 Mbeya, 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) 359 (14.1) 327 (12.9) 426 (16.8) 251 (9.9) 51 (2.0) 3 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 59 (2.3) 205 (8.1) 399 (15.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 22 28 25 11 0 1 1 2 12 20 26

Monthly sunshine hours in Mbeya, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Mbeya are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mbeya: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 18 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mbeya, 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 247 281 318 327 339 331 342 344 341 360 346 330
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 33m 12h 22m 12h 7m 11h 53m 11h 41m 11h 35m 11h 38m 11h 48m 12h 2m 12h 17m 12h 30m 12h 37m

Solar UV radiation in Mbeya, Tanzania §

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

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mbeya, 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) 16 16 16 16 13 11 11 13 14 14 14 15