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Monthly climate in Nkove, Rukwa, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nkove features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1757 mm (69.2 inches) and receives 184 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nkove enjoys an average of 3850 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 39 minutes to 12 hours 33 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nkove, Rukwa, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Nkove are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (73 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nkove experiences 242 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 Nkove, Rukwa, 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 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average high 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nkove, Rukwa, Tanzania §

Nkove usually has the most precipitation in April, November and December, with an average of 27 rainy days and 292 mm (11.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nkove are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nkove, Rukwa, 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) 214 (8.4) 228 (9.0) 254 (10.0) 279 (11.0) 63 (2.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 7 (0.3) 115 (4.5) 266 (10.5) 329 (13.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 24 26 26 10 0 0 0 1 19 25 30

Monthly sunshine hours in Nkove, Rukwa, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Nkove are May, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nkove: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nkove, Rukwa, 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 240 283 316 321 346 332 342 343 334 348 328 314
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 30m 12h 20m 12h 7m 11h 54m 11h 44m 11h 39m 11h 41m 11h 50m 12h 2m 12h 16m 12h 27m 12h 33m

Solar UV radiation in Nkove, Rukwa, Tanzania §

Nkove 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 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 Nkove UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nkove, Rukwa, 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 15 16 16 12 10 11 12 13 13 14 15