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Songea, Tanzania climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Songea has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is November with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is June averaging around 12°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1331 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 290 mm while July barely receives 7 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)Songea climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 290 | 254 | 265 | 132 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 76 | 227 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 290 | 254 | 265 | 132 | 31 | 8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 76 | 227 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.1 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 6 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 85 | 84 | 82 | 70 | 53 | 46 | 51 | 50 | 43 | 49 | 60 | 76 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 85 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 75 | 68 | 59 | 51 | 50 | 56 | 73 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.1 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 8.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 85 | 84 | 82 | 70 | 53 | 46 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 85 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 75 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.1 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 50 | 43 | 49 | 60 | 76 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 68 | 59 | 51 | 50 | 56 | 73 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8.9 | 10.0 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 8.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
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.