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Monthly climate in Shinyanga, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Shinyanga features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 669 mm (26.4 inches) and receives 94 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Shinyanga enjoys an average of 3979 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 54 minutes to 12 hours 18 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Shinyanga, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Shinyanga are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, July and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 24 °C (75 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Shinyanga experiences 322 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 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 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Minimum 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Shinyanga, Tanzania §

Shinyanga usually has the most precipitation in April, November and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 116 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Shinyanga are June, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in 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) 98 (3.9) 70 (2.8) 96 (3.8) 121 (4.8) 20 (0.8) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 4 (0.1) 29 (1.1) 105 (4.1) 124 (4.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 11 15 15 3 0 0 0 1 6 11 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Shinyanga, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Shinyanga are May, July and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Shinyanga: January, February and April receive an average of 10 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in 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 273 307 335 325 347 328 345 344 340 355 333 342
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 17m 12h 12m 12h 6m 12h 0m 11h 56m 11h 54m 11h 55m 11h 58m 12h 4m 12h 10m 12h 16m 12h 18m

Solar UV radiation in Shinyanga, Tanzania §

Shinyanga 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 Shinyanga UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for 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 12 13 14 13 13 14