Climate and average weather in Igugunu

In Igugunu, the weather is hot, wet, and partly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near hot levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around January.

Best: mid April to mid October

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Igugunu typically varies from 14°C to 29°C, and is rarely below 12°C or above 31°C. October is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Igugunu for warm-weather activities is from mid April to mid October.

Hottest
Oct
29°
Coldest
Jul
14°
Wettest
Jan
147 mm
Driest
Aug
0 mm
Rain / yr
681 mm
81 wet days
Daylight
11.7–12.3 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
1,376 m
4.6°S
Clearest
Sep
42% cloud

Igugunu is ward in Mkalama, Singida, Tanzania.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Igugunu weather by month, at a glance

The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.

Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid April to mid October.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in Igugunu, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

Temperatures in Igugunu stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is October, with an average high of 29°C and low of 16°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 14°C and high of 25°C.

Days typically run about 11°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 13°C) in September.

10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan2617
Feb2717
Mar2717
Apr2617
May2616
Jun2615
Jul2514
Aug2614
Sep2815
Oct2916
Nov2917
Dec2717

Average hourly temperature in Igugunu

A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on October afternoons, near 29°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 14°C.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

Igugunu weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°14717.112.25.5
Feb27° / 17°10913.712.15.7
Mar27° / 17°12714.5125.9
Apr26° / 17°789.411.96.6
May26° / 16°132.411.87.9
Jun26° / 15°10.211.78.3
Jul25° / 14°10.111.88.6
Aug26° / 14°00.111.98.4
Sep28° / 15°10.2127.9
Oct29° / 16°71.112.16.8
Nov29° / 17°616.712.26.1
Dec27° / 17°1361512.35.7

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

Igugunu gets about 681 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 5.1 months, from around Nov 17 to Apr 21, peaking in January at about 57% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jun 23.

January is the wettest month by volume, with 147 mm over about 17 wet days; August is the driest, with 0 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwetterdrierwettermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetJan 9 · 57%Jun 23 · 0%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan5417
Feb5014
Mar4615
Apr319
May82
Jun10
Jul00
Aug00
Sep10
Oct41
Nov227
Dec4915

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Igugunu collects about 681 mm of rain across 81 wet days — roughly 57 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. January is the wettest month with 147 mm, while August is the driest at just 0 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 60% of the year’s total.

0255075100125150175JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec14710912778131101761136
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan14717
Feb10914
Mar12715
Apr789
May132
Jun10
Jul10
Aug00
Sep10
Oct71
Nov617
Dec13615

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In Igugunu, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around May 4 and lasts for 6.0 months, ending around November 1. The clearest month is September, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 74% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 2 and lasts for 6.0 months, ending around May 3. The cloudiest month is January, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 63% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSep 3 · 76%Jan 14 · 36%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan3763
Feb4060
Mar4555
Apr4852
May6337
Jun6139
Jul6832
Aug6931
Sep7426
Oct6139
Nov5050
Dec4159

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.

The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. Close to the equator, Igugunu barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 18 min of light in every season.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan12.26:446:58
Feb12.16:527:01
Mar12.06:506:52
Apr11.96:456:39
May11.86:446:32
Jun11.76:506:34
Jul11.86:546:40
Aug11.96:506:41
Sep12.06:376:35
Oct12.16:236:30
Nov12.26:206:33
Dec12.36:306:46

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

Igugunu averages about 10 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 5 and 15 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 5.7 months, from around May 14 to Nov 2. The sunniest month is September, with roughly 15 sunny days (mixed).

The greyest month is January, down near 5 sunny days — about 63% fewer than the September peak.

05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgreyersunniergreyergloomymixedbrightSep 1815 daysJan 95 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan5Gloomy
Feb6Gloomy
Mar8Gloomy
Apr7Gloomy
May10Mixed
Jun11Mixed
Jul14Mixed
Aug14Mixed
Sep14Mixed
Oct12Mixed
Nov8Mixed
Dec6Gloomy

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.

In Igugunu, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 5.0 months, from around November 25 to April 26. The muggiest month is January, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 55% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around April 27 to November 24, and June is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJun 6 · 100%Jan 9 · 41%humiddrycomfortablehumidcomfortablehumid
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
Jan1728550
Feb2028520
Mar1235511
Apr755380
May454770
Jun92800
Jul100000
Aug100000
Sep99100
Oct89910
Nov6026140
Dec2630440

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Across the year, average wind speed in Igugunu is typically light breeze, near 14 km/h, and varies a lot with the seasons.

The windier part of the year lasts 6.9 months, from around Apr 14 to Nov 10. The windiest month is September, averaging about 18 km/h (light breeze).

The calmer part of the year runs from around Nov 11 to Apr 13, with January the calmest month at about 7 km/h.

0510152025JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmerwindiercalmercalmlight breezebreezySep 14 · 18 km/hJan 15 · 7 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan7calm
Feb8calm
Mar10calm
Apr14light breeze
May17light breeze
Jun17light breeze
Jul18light breeze
Aug18light breeze
Sep18light breeze
Oct17light breeze
Nov13light breeze
Dec9calm

Hazard calendar for Igugunu

In seasonPeak

When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.

Igugunu's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Best time to visit Igugunu

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Igugunu throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around early October, Igugunu is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.

Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.

The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Igugunu for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid April to mid October, with a peak score in the second week of July.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJul 8 · 8.6

The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan5.5good
Feb5.7good
Mar5.9good
Apr6.7good
May7.9ideal
Jun8.3ideal
Jul8.6ideal
Aug8.4ideal
Sep7.9ideal
Oct6.8good
Nov6.1good
Dec5.7good

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Igugunu for hot-weather activities is from late April to late November, with a peak score in the last week of September.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationSep 25 · 8.7

The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

What to pack for Igugunu, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.

Igugunu packs about the same all year — highs hold near 29°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes and sun protection.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In October, Igugunu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

UV index (midday) in Igugunu by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Igugunu peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Igugunu

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.

The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan86.5
Feb8.57
Mar8.57
Apr86.5
May7.55.5
Jun7.55.5
Jul7.55.5
Aug86
Sep86
Oct8.56.5
Nov8.56.5
Dec86
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

Igugunu is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecfrost-free year round
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan1000
Feb1000
Mar1000
Apr1000
May1000
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
Sep1000
Oct1000
Nov1000
Dec1000

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 10°C)Frost-free shaded

Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Igugunu banks about 4,136 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around November.

01,0002,0003,0004,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan356
Feb331
Mar368
Apr345
May339
Jun301
Jul293
Aug316
Sep341
Oct389
Nov387
Dec371

Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Igugunu receives about 6.3 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — intense — with a clear seasonal swing between 5.7 and 7.3 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 3.7 months, from around Aug 3 to Nov 22. The brightest month is September, averaging about 7.1 kWh/m² (intense).

The dimmest month is May, down near 5.7 kWh/m² — roughly 19% less than the September peak.

012345678JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmerbrighterdimmerdimmoderatebrightintenseSep 297.3 kWhMay 105.7 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan6.0Intense
Feb6.4Intense
Mar6.3Intense
Apr5.9Bright
May5.7Bright
Jun5.9Bright
Jul6.2Intense
Aug6.5Intense
Sep7.1Intense
Oct7.2Intense
Nov6.5Intense
Dec5.9Bright

Where is Igugunu?

Igugunu sits at 4.6°S, 34.6°E, 1,376 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Sepuka, 23 km away.

Topography around Igugunu

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Igugunu.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igugunu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 1,373 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 957 m.

The land around Igugunu is covered by cropland (80%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%), shrubs (22%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
297 m
80 km
957 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Nearby: Sepuka 23 km · Mtinko 24 km · Ilongero 28 km · Singida 30 km · Kiomboi 45 km · Puma 49 km · Mungaa 52 km · Shelui 53 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,319
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
31.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 479
Religion
Christian 63%Muslim 34%folk religion 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Igugunu (-4.5667°, 34.6333°, elevation 1,376 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).