Kigoma monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Kigoma average temperature chart (Celsius) Kigoma average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Kigoma (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.8 28.1 28.4 28.3 29 28.8 28.9 29.7 30.2 29.6 27.7 27.4
°F 82.1 82.5 83.1 82.9 84.1 83.9 84 85.5 86.4 85.3 81.9 81.3

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.

Kigoma monthly rainfall chart (mm) Kigoma monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Kigoma (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 134 115 138 167 57 5 1 2 15 52 130 148
inches 5.3 4.5 5.4 6.6 2.2 0.2 0 0.1 0.6 2 5.1 5.8
Rainy days 18 16 18 19 9 2 3 3 5 11 19 20

Average annual rainfall in Kigoma: 987.766mm (388.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Kigoma average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Kigoma
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.3 6.1 6.6 6.5 8.2 10.1 10.1 9.6 8.5 6.9 6.2 5.7

Day / night temperatures

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

Kigoma average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Kigoma average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Kigoma (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 20 20 20 19.9 19.4 17.7 17.1 18.4 19.8 20.4 19.9 19.8
Max °C 28 28.3 28.6 28.5 29.2 29.1 29.2 30 30.5 29.9 27.9 27.6
Min °F 68 67.9 68 67.8 66.9 63.9 62.7 65.1 67.6 68.6 67.8 67.6
Max °F 75.2 75.4 75.7 75.6 75.7 74.1 73.6 75.6 77.2 77.2 75 74.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Kigoma average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Kigoma average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Kigoma in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.1 28.5 29.1 28.9 27.5 25.8 24.6 24.4 25.1 26.3 27.4 27.9
°F 82.5 83.2 84.4 84 81.5 78.5 76.3 75.9 77.1 79.4 81.4 82.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Kigoma average winspeed by month (km/h) Kigoma average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Kigoma (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 9 9 9 9 10 12 13 14 13 11 9 8
mph 5 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 8 7 6 5

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.

Kigoma relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Kigoma
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
80% 79% 79% 80% 75% 68% 63% 60% 61% 68% 77% 81%

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Kigoma weather stats

Kigoma weather statistics
Hottest month: September 30.2°C 86.4°F
Driest month: July 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: July 10.1hrs
Coldest month: July 28.9°C 84°F
Wettest month: April 167mm 6.6ins
Warmest sea: March 29.1°C 84.4°F
Map showing location of Kigoma (-4.87694, 29.62667) Kigoma map pin © Google

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