Pemba monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Pemba

Pemba average temperature chart (Celsius) Pemba average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Pemba (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 31.1 31.2 31.1 30.7 29.8 28.6 28.1 28.3 29.2 30.1 31 31.2
°F 87.9 88.1 87.9 87.3 85.6 83.5 82.6 82.9 84.6 86.2 87.7 88.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Pemba monthly rainfall chart (mm) Pemba monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Pemba (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 184 174 202 125 31 20 18 8 5 10 43 135
inches 7.2 6.9 8 4.9 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.7 5.3
Rainy days 16 14 16 12 4 3 3 2 1 2 5 11

Average annual rainfall in Pemba: 982.0668mm (386.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Pemba

Pemba average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Pemba
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.3 7 7.5 8.6 9.4 9.1 9.1 9.8 10.2 10.6 10.4 8.5

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Pemba average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Pemba average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Pemba (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 23.6 23.5 23.2 22.5 20.7 19 18.6 19.8 20.1 22 23.3 23.9
Max °C 31.3 31.4 31.3 30.9 30 28.8 28.3 28.5 29.5 30.3 31.2 31.4
Min °F 74.5 74.4 73.8 72.4 69.3 66.2 65.5 67.6 68.3 71.5 73.9 75
Max °F 81.4 81.4 81 80 77.6 75.1 74.2 75.4 76.6 79.1 81 81.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Pemba average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Pemba average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Pemba in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.7 28.9 29.3 29 28 26.9 25.8 25.4 25.7 26.6 27.6 28.6
°F 83.7 84 84.8 84.2 82.5 80.4 78.5 77.7 78.3 79.8 81.7 83.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Pemba average winspeed by month (km/h) Pemba average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Pemba (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 12 11 10 12 14 15 16 15 13 14 13 13
mph 8 7 6 7 8 10 10 9 8 9 8 8

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Pemba relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Pemba
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
82% 83% 84% 82% 78% 76% 77% 77% 77% 77% 78% 81%

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Pemba weather stats

Pemba weather statistics
Hottest month: December 31.2°C 88.2°F
Driest month: September 5mm 0.2ins
Sunniest month: October 10.6hrs
Coldest month: July 28.1°C 82.6°F
Wettest month: March 202mm 8ins
Warmest sea: March 29.3°C 84.7°F
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