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Mkokotoni, Tanzania climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Mkokotoni has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is January with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 19°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1206 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — April alone averages 245 mm while September barely receives 23 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Mkokotoni climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 91 | 178 | 245 | 155 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 86 | 166 | 109 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 91 | 178 | 245 | 155 | 30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 29 | 31 | 23 | 86 | 166 | 109 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 50 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 55 | 44 | 42 | 36 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 42 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 77 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 15.1 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 13.8 | 16.8 | 18.1 | 19.0 | 17.7 | 16.8 | 15.6 | 13.0 | 13.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 50 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 55 | 44 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 76 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 15.1 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 13.8 | 16.8 | 18.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 42 | 36 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 42 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 73 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 77 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 19.0 | 17.7 | 16.8 | 15.6 | 13.0 | 13.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Mwalimu Julius K Nyerere Intl, a weather station, about 112 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.