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Monthly climate in Lushoto, Tanga, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lushoto features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1594 mm (62.8 inches) and receives 209 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lushoto enjoys an average of 3870 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 50 minutes to 12 hours 22 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Lushoto, Tanga, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Lushoto are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 19 °C (65 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lushoto experiences 185 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 Lushoto, Tanga, 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 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Lushoto, Tanga, Tanzania §

Lushoto usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 23 rainy days and 244 mm (9.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lushoto are July, August and September. On average, 42 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Lushoto, Tanga, 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) 134 (5.3) 105 (4.1) 192 (7.5) 295 (11.6) 246 (9.7) 46 (1.8) 40 (1.6) 43 (1.7) 44 (1.7) 116 (4.6) 161 (6.3) 173 (6.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 10 20 28 23 15 14 13 12 17 21 22

Monthly sunshine hours in Lushoto, Tanga, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Lushoto are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lushoto: January, April and May receive an average of 9 hours 35 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Lushoto, Tanga, 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 285 315 330 299 297 320 332 333 332 341 335 347
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 21m 12h 14m 12h 6m 11h 58m 11h 52m 11h 50m 11h 51m 11h 56m 12h 4m 12h 12m 12h 19m 12h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Lushoto, Tanga, Tanzania §

Lushoto experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and December 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 Lushoto UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Lushoto, Tanga, 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 15 16 15 13 11 11 13 14 14 14 13