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Summer Weather in Kirando Tanzania

Daily high temperatures are around 87°F, rarely falling below 81°F or exceeding 94°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 85°F on January 12.

Daily low temperatures are around 77°F, rarely falling below 74°F or exceeding 80°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 76°F on January 14.

For reference, on October 1, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kirando typically range from 78°F to 92°F, while on June 30, the coldest day of the year, they range from 70°F to 89°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Summer in Kirando

Average High and Low Temperature in the Summer in KirandoDecJanFeb72°F72°F74°F74°F76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°F84°F84°F86°F86°F88°F88°F90°F90°F92°F92°F94°F94°F96°F96°FSpringFallJan 485°FJan 485°F76°F76°FDec 188°FDec 188°F77°F77°FFeb 2888°FFeb 2888°F77°F77°FFeb 186°FFeb 186°F76°F76°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average summer temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in the Summer in Kirando

Average Hourly Temperature in the Summer in KirandoDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSpringFallNowNowwarmhothot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Coondapoor, Karnataka, India (3,359 miles away); Chanthaburi, Thailand (5,105 miles); and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (5,383 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Kirando (view comparison).

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The summer in Kirando experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 79% throughout the season. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 83% on January 24.

The clearest day of the summer is February 28, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 25% of the time.

For reference, on January 24, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 83%, while on July 19, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 79%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Summer in Kirando

Cloud Cover Categories in the Summer in KirandoDecJanFeb0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SpringFallJul 1979%Jul 1979%Dec 125%Dec 125%Feb 2825%Feb 2825%Jan 118%Jan 118%Feb 119%Feb 119%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Kirando, the chance of a wet day over the course of the summer is essentially constant, remaining around 66% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 70% on December 31, and its lowest chance is 0% on June 30.

Probability of Precipitation in the Summer in Kirando

Probability of Precipitation in the Summer in KirandoDecJanFeb0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%SpringFallDec 3170%Dec 3170%Dec 164%Dec 164%Feb 2862%Feb 2862%Feb 166%Feb 166%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the summer in Kirando is rapidly decreasing, starting the season at 6.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 9.6 inches or falls below 2.2 inches, and ending the season at 5.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.6 inches or falls below 2.9 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 6.7 inches on December 17.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Summer in Kirando

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Summer in KirandoDecJanFeb0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 inSpringFallDec 166.7 inDec 166.7 inDec 16.2 inDec 16.2 inFeb 285.1 inFeb 285.1 inJan 16.3 inJan 16.3 inFeb 15.3 inFeb 15.3 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of the summer in Kirando, the length of the day is gradually decreasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day decreases by 17 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 11 seconds, and weekly decrease of 1 minute, 18 seconds.

The shortest day of the summer is February 28, with 12 hours, 15 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 20, with 12 hours, 33 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Summer in Kirando

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Summer in KirandoDecJanFeb0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrSpringFallDec 2112 hr, 33 minDec 2112 hr, 33 mindaydaydaydaynightFeb 2812 hr, 15 minFeb 2812 hr, 15 minFeb 112 hr, 25 minFeb 112 hr, 25 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the summer in Kirando is 6:31 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 32 minutes later at 7:02 AM on February 28.

The earliest sunset is 7:02 PM on December 1 and the latest sunset is 21 minutes later at 7:23 PM on January 29.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Kirando during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:39 AM and sets 12 hours, 33 minutes later, at 7:12 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:08 AM and sets 11 hours, 42 minutes later, at 6:50 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Summer in Kirando

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Summer in KirandoDecJanFeb2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSpringFall6:31 AM6:31 AMDec 17:02 PMDec 17:02 PM6:57 AM6:57 AMJan 297:23 PMJan 297:23 PM7:02 AM7:02 AMFeb 287:17 PMFeb 287:17 PM6:44 AM6:44 AMJan 17:17 PMJan 17:17 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day in the summer. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Summer in Kirando

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Summer in KirandoDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSpringFall0010202030304050506060708000101020303040405060607070NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth in the the summer of 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the summer of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Summer in Kirando

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Summer in KirandoDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSpringFallNov 13:48 PMNov 13:48 PMNov 1612:29 AMNov 1612:29 AMDec 19:22 AMDec 19:22 AMDec 1512:02 PMDec 1512:02 PMDec 311:28 AMDec 311:28 AMJan 141:28 AMJan 141:28 AMJan 293:37 PMJan 293:37 PMFeb 124:54 PMFeb 124:54 PMFeb 283:45 AMFeb 283:45 AMMar 149:55 AMMar 149:55 AMMar 291:58 PMMar 291:58 PM6:52 PM6:52 PM6:35 PM6:35 PM6:40 AM6:40 AM7:20 PM7:20 PM6:22 PM6:22 PM6:21 AM6:21 AM7:59 PM7:59 PM7:10 PM7:10 PM7:08 AM7:08 AM6:42 AM6:42 AM7:35 PM7:35 PM7:28 PM7:28 PM7:35 AM7:35 AM7:47 PM7:47 PM6:45 PM6:45 PM7:00 AM7:00 AM7:08 PM7:08 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Kirando is rapidly increasing during the summer, rising from 24% to 43% over the course of the season.

The highest chance of a muggy day during the summer is 48% on January 14.

For reference, on January 14, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 48% of the time, while on July 2, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Summer in Kirando

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Summer in KirandoDecJanFeb0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SpringFallJan 1448%Jan 1448%Dec 124%Dec 124%Feb 2843%Feb 2843%Jan 146%Jan 146%Feb 146%Feb 146%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Kirando is gradually decreasing during the summer, decreasing from 6.5 miles per hour to 5.5 miles per hour over the course of the season.

For reference, on August 12, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.3 miles per hour, while on February 14, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.3 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during the summer is 5.3 miles per hour on February 14.

Average Wind Speed in the Summer in Kirando

Average Wind Speed in the Summer in KirandoDecJanFeb0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphSpringFallFeb 145.3 mphFeb 145.3 mphDec 16.5 mphDec 16.5 mphJan 15.7 mphJan 15.7 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Kirando during the summer is predominantly out of the east from December 1 to December 21 and from February 19 to February 28, the north from December 21 to February 6, and the south from February 6 to February 19.

Wind Direction in the Summer in Kirando

Wind Direction in the Summer in KirandoENSEDecJanFeb0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SpringFallNowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Kirando are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Summer in Kirando

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Summer in KirandoDecJanFeb0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SpringFall100%Jan 15100%Jan 15NowNowwarmhotcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Kirando are very rapidly increasing during the summer, increasing by 2,714°F, from 4,853°F to 7,567°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Summer in Kirando

Growing Degree Days in the Summer in KirandoDecJanFeb5,000°F5,000°F5,500°F5,500°F6,000°F6,000°F6,500°F6,500°F7,000°F7,000°F7,500°F7,500°FSpringFallDec 14,853°FDec 14,853°FFeb 287,567°FFeb 287,567°FJan 15,807°FJan 15,807°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the summer, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Kirando is essentially constant during the summer, remaining within 0.3 kWh of 5.1 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the summer is 4.8 kWh on January 11.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Summer in Kirando

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Summer in KirandoDecJanFeb0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhSpringFallJan 114.8 kWhJan 114.8 kWhDec 15.5 kWhDec 15.5 kWhFeb 285.4 kWhFeb 285.4 kWhFeb 15.0 kWhFeb 15.0 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kirando are -7.417 deg latitude, 30.600 deg longitude, and 2,536 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kirando contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 564 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,585 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,926 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,653 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kirando is covered by water (36%), cropland (25%), and shrubs (18%), within 10 miles by water (49%) and shrubs (37%), and within 50 miles by water (36%) and shrubs (35%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Kirando, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Sumbawanga Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Kirando.

At a distance of 129 kilometers from Kirando, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Kirando according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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