Shinyanga monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Shinyanga average temperature chart (Celsius) Shinyanga average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Shinyanga (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28 28.2 28.4 27.8 27.6 27.6 27.6 28.4 29.5 29.8 28.5 27.7
°F 82.4 82.8 83.1 82 81.7 81.8 81.7 83.1 85 85.6 83.4 81.9

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.

Shinyanga monthly rainfall chart (mm) Shinyanga monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Shinyanga (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 111 104 151 123 46 5 1 2 8 41 101 144
inches 4.4 4.1 6 4.8 1.8 0.2 0 0.1 0.3 1.6 4 5.7
Rainy days 15 13 16 17 10 3 3 3 3 8 15 18

Average annual rainfall in Shinyanga: 866.334mm (341.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Shinyanga average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Shinyanga
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.9 8 8.1 7.5 8.5 9.5 9.4 9.5 9 8.8 8.1 7.7

Day / night temperatures

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

Shinyanga average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Shinyanga average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Shinyanga (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 17.8 17.7 18 18 17.2 15.3 14.9 16.1 17.5 18.4 18.2 17.9
Max °C 28.3 28.5 28.7 28 27.9 28 28 28.7 29.8 30.1 28.8 28
Min °F 64 63.9 64.3 64.4 62.9 59.5 58.7 61 63.4 65 64.8 64.1
Max °F 73.4 73.6 73.9 73.4 72.5 70.9 70.5 72.3 74.5 75.6 74.3 73.2

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Shinyanga average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Shinyanga average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Shinyanga in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.1 28.3 29 29 27.8 26.4 25.4 25.1 25.6 26.6 27.6 28.1
°F 82.6 82.9 84.3 84.3 82.1 79.5 77.6 77.3 78.1 79.9 81.7 82.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

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

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.

Shinyanga relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Shinyanga
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
72% 72% 72% 76% 73% 67% 62% 60% 58% 59% 66% 73%

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Shinyanga weather stats

Shinyanga weather statistics
Hottest month: October 29.8°C 85.6°F
Driest month: July 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: August 9.5hrs
Coldest month: July 27.6°C 81.7°F
Wettest month: March 151mm 5.9ins
Warmest sea: March 29°C 84.2°F
Map showing location of Shinyanga (-3.66393, 33.42118) Shinyanga map pin © Google

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