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Monthly climate in Kahama, Shinyanga, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kahama features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 845 mm (33.3 inches) and receives 124 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kahama enjoys an average of 3926 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 53 minutes to 12 hours 19 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kahama, Shinyanga, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Kahama are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, July and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kahama experiences 316 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 Kahama, Shinyanga, 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 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kahama, Shinyanga, Tanzania §

Kahama usually has the most precipitation in April, November and December, with an average of 18 rainy days and 139 mm (5.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kahama are June, July and August. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kahama, Shinyanga, 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) 108 (4.3) 84 (3.3) 122 (4.8) 158 (6.2) 38 (1.5) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 7 (0.3) 13 (0.5) 55 (2.1) 124 (4.9) 134 (5.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 15 18 19 5 0 0 1 3 10 15 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Kahama, Shinyanga, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Kahama are May, July and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kahama: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kahama, Shinyanga, 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 268 308 331 314 344 324 340 339 339 351 331 332
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 18m 12h 12m 12h 6m 12h 0m 11h 55m 11h 53m 11h 54m 11h 58m 12h 4m 12h 10m 12h 16m 12h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Kahama, Shinyanga, Tanzania §

Kahama experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and October 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 Kahama UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kahama, Shinyanga, 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 16 16 16 13 11 11 13 14 13 13 14