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Monthly climate in Kitama, Mtwara, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kitama features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 996 mm (39.2 inches) and receives 145 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kitama enjoys an average of 3779 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 29 minutes to 12 hours 43 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kitama, Mtwara, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Kitama are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kitama experiences 328 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 Kitama, Mtwara, 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 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Minimum 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kitama, Mtwara, Tanzania §

Kitama usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 22 rainy days and 188 mm (7.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kitama are June, July and August. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kitama, Mtwara, 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) 194 (7.6) 175 (6.9) 194 (7.7) 128 (5.0) 35 (1.4) 5 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 7 (0.3) 15 (0.6) 34 (1.3) 62 (2.4) 141 (5.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 21 25 20 6 1 1 1 4 11 13 22

Monthly sunshine hours in Kitama, Mtwara, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Kitama are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kitama: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kitama, Mtwara, 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 242 280 299 302 329 317 329 328 325 346 341 335
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 39m 12h 25m 12h 8m 11h 50m 11h 36m 11h 29m 11h 33m 11h 45m 12h 1m 12h 19m 12h 35m 12h 43m

Solar UV radiation in Kitama, Mtwara, Tanzania §

Kitama 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 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kitama UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kitama, Mtwara, 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 11 10 10 12 13 14 14 14