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Monthly climate in Mahanje, Ruvuma, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mahanje features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1256 mm (49.4 inches) and receives 139 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mahanje enjoys an average of 3753 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 32 minutes to 12 hours 40 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mahanje, Ruvuma, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Mahanje are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 20 °C (66 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mahanje experiences 253 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 Mahanje, Ruvuma, 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 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mahanje, Ruvuma, Tanzania §

Mahanje usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 24 rainy days and 254 mm (10.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mahanje are June, August and September. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mahanje, Ruvuma, 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) 264 (10.4) 237 (9.3) 260 (10.2) 154 (6.1) 42 (1.6) 4 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 22 (0.9) 50 (2.0) 208 (8.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 22 28 23 9 1 1 1 0 4 7 20

Monthly sunshine hours in Mahanje, Ruvuma, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Mahanje are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mahanje: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mahanje, Ruvuma, 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 240 262 295 299 325 320 332 337 336 350 339 315
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 37m 12h 24m 12h 7m 11h 51m 11h 38m 11h 32m 11h 35m 11h 46m 12h 2m 12h 18m 12h 33m 12h 40m

Solar UV radiation in Mahanje, Ruvuma, Tanzania §

Mahanje experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, 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 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 Mahanje UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mahanje, Ruvuma, 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 17 16 15 12 10 10 13 13 13 14 15