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Monthly climate in Songea, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Songea features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1419 mm (55.9 inches) and receives 148 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Songea enjoys an average of 3770 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 Songea, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Songea are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 20 °C (65 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Songea experiences 232 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 Songea, 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
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Songea, Tanzania §

Songea usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 25 rainy days and 293 mm (11.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Songea are June, August and September. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Songea, 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) 295 (11.6) 301 (11.9) 282 (11.1) 149 (5.9) 33 (1.3) 5 (0.2) 7 (0.3) 7 (0.3) 6 (0.2) 35 (1.4) 65 (2.6) 233 (9.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 23 29 23 7 1 1 2 1 7 9 22

Monthly sunshine hours in Songea, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Songea are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Songea: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Songea, 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 243 257 300 310 326 318 329 335 334 351 345 316
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 Songea, Tanzania §

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

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Songea, 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 15 12 10 10 12 14 13 14 15