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Monthly climate in Tanga, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tanga features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1142 mm (45.0 inches) and receives 206 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tanga enjoys an average of 3940 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 49 minutes to 12 hours 23 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tanga, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Tanga are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (83 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tanga experiences 328 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 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 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(76°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tanga, Tanzania §

Tanga usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 22 rainy days and 191 mm (7.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tanga are January, February and July. On average, 35 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in 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) 28 (1.1) 36 (1.4) 107 (4.2) 190 (7.5) 257 (10.1) 46 (1.8) 40 (1.6) 50 (2.0) 63 (2.5) 127 (5.0) 107 (4.2) 92 (3.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 7 18 26 21 14 14 17 20 20 22 20

Monthly sunshine hours in Tanga, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Tanga are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tanga: January, April and May receive an average of 9 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in 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 289 320 341 305 301 321 334 342 337 345 342 356
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 21m 12h 14m 12h 6m 11h 58m 11h 52m 11h 49m 11h 51m 11h 56m 12h 3m 12h 12m 12h 19m 12h 23m

Solar UV radiation in Tanga, Tanzania §

Tanga experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, 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 Tanga UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for 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) 14 15 15 14 13 11 11 13 14 13 13 13