Climate of Matale

Matale has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Matale is 28° degrees and there is about 2285 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 48 days a year with an average humidity of 78% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 26°C and 30°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 17°C and 21°C
Rain: it rains 292 days and there is a total of approximately 2287 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 1304 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 26°C and 30°C
Warmest month:	30°C in February
Coldest month:	26°C in May
Night temperature:	between 17°C and 21°C
Dry days:	73 days
Days with rain:	292 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	2287 mm
Hours of sunshine:	1304 hours

Climate of Matale
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Matale
The best travel time for Matale
Climate of Matale by month
Experiences with the weather of Matale

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Matale.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Matale.

Climate table of Matale

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Matale. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Matale might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	29	30	29	28	26	26	26	28	29	30	30	30
Night temp. (°C)	20	20	21	20	19	17	17	18	18	19	20	20
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	360	311	435	300	96	33	27	38	44	77	194	372
Days with rain	29	27	30	28	25	20	18	21	17	20	26	31
Dry days	2	1	1	2	6	10	13	10	13	11	4	-
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6

Best time to visit Matale

The best time to visit Matale in Tanzania is from May through October. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Matale is 30°C in February and the lowest is 26°C in May.

Climate of Matale by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Matale? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January