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Monthly climate in Sumbawanga, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sumbawanga features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 20 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (42 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (84 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1660 mm (65.4 inches) and receives 159 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sumbawanga enjoys an average of 3861 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 Sumbawanga, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Sumbawanga are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 20 °C (67 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 18 °C (61 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sumbawanga experiences 54 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 Sumbawanga, 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 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average high 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average low 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sumbawanga, Tanzania §

Sumbawanga usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 26 rainy days and 287 mm (11.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sumbawanga are June, July and August. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sumbawanga, 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) 283 (11.1) 253 (9.9) 295 (11.6) 219 (8.6) 45 (1.8) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 6 (0.3) 62 (2.4) 207 (8.1) 283 (11.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 24 27 21 8 0 0 0 1 9 18 27

Monthly sunshine hours in Sumbawanga, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Sumbawanga are May, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 14 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sumbawanga: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 9 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sumbawanga, 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 242 280 311 317 346 333 344 345 338 353 332 315
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 Sumbawanga, Tanzania §

Sumbawanga experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, 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 Sumbawanga UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sumbawanga, 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) 17 16 17 16 13 11 12 13 14 14 14 15