Mbeya monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Mbeya average temperature chart (Celsius) Mbeya average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Mbeya (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 23.4 23.7 23.8 23.2 22.5 21.7 21.6 23.1 25.3 26.9 26.3 24.1
°F 74.2 74.6 74.8 73.8 72.5 71 70.9 73.6 77.6 80.4 79.4 75.3

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.

Mbeya monthly rainfall chart (mm) Mbeya monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Mbeya (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 202 176 186 119 30 6 4 2 4 16 67 205
inches 7.9 6.9 7.3 4.7 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.6 2.6 8.1
Rainy days 26 23 24 15 4 1 1 0 1 4 11 25

Average annual rainfall in Mbeya: 1041.4mm (410 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Mbeya average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Mbeya
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 4.7 5.4 5.7 7.1 9.1 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.1 9.3 7.8 5.4

Day / night temperatures

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

Mbeya average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Mbeya average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Mbeya (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 14.2 14.1 13.8 12.9 10 6.8 6.2 7.7 10.1 12.8 13.8 14.1
Max °C 23.7 23.9 24 23.5 22.8 22.1 22 23.5 25.7 27.3 26.7 24.3
Min °F 57.5 57.4 56.8 55.2 50 44.2 43.2 45.9 50.2 55 56.8 57.4
Max °F 66 66.2 66 64.8 61.5 57.9 57.4 60.1 64.2 68 68.4 66.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Mbeya average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Mbeya average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Mbeya in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.4 28.8 29.4 28.9 27.7 26.2 25 24.5 24.9 26 27.4 28.3
°F 83.1 83.8 84.9 84.1 81.9 79.2 76.9 76.2 76.9 78.9 81.3 82.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Mbeya average winspeed by month (km/h) Mbeya average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Mbeya (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 10 10 10 12 14 15 17 17 17 16 14 11
mph 7 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 11 10 9 7

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.

Mbeya relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Mbeya
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
81% 81% 82% 82% 81% 77% 72% 65% 58% 56% 63% 76%

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Mbeya weather stats

Mbeya weather statistics
Hottest month: November 26.3°C 79.3°F
Driest month: August 2mm 0.1ins
Sunniest month: June 10.7hrs
Coldest month: July 21.6°C 70.9°F
Wettest month: December 205mm 8.1ins
Warmest sea: March 29.4°C 84.9°F
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