A consolidated reference for Mbeya climate: monthly averages, rebuilt from public data on a schedule. Expect 12.9 C at the coldest (Jul) and 18.8 C at the warmest (Nov) — a 5.9 C spread. Expect a wet season rather than rain year-round: Dec brings 10.55 mm/day against 0.09 mm/day in Sep. Taken together that is roughly 1,523 mm of rain a year for the grid cell. Every run re-reads the source and only rewrites this page when a figure actually changed. Scroll for the month-by-month figures, or jump to a neighbouring location from the links below.
Annual mean temperature 16.5 C
Warmest month Nov (18.8 C)
Coldest month Jul (12.9 C)
Wettest month Dec (10.55 mm/day)
All-time record high 31.0 C
All-time record low 2.7 C
Annual precipitation 1,518 mm / year
Coordinates -8.9, 33.45
Population 541,603
Average monthly temperature and rainfall in Mbeya
Month
Mean temp (C)
Rain (mm/day)
Record high (C)
Record low (C)
Jan
17.4
10.13
26.9
10.0
Feb
17.6
8.57
27.0
10.0
Mar
17.6
8.75
27.0
10.3
Apr
17.2
4.89
26.3
8.8
May
15.6
1.09
25.2
5.3
Jun
13.5
0.40
24.1
3.2
Jul
12.9
0.43
25.6
2.7
Aug
14.3
0.27
27.9
3.1
Sep
16.4
0.09
30.4
4.4
Oct
18.4
0.98
30.8
7.4
Nov
18.8
3.94
31.0
9.0
Dec
18.0
10.55
29.5
10.5
What the Mbeya climate table shows
Values are multi-decadal climatological averages for the -8.9, 33.45 grid cell, not a single year. Rain is the daily mean, so a value of 2.00 mm/day is about 60 mm across a 30-day month. Averages smooth over extremes, so use them for planning rather than for what to pack for next Tuesday.
Frequently asked questions
How much rain is 10.55 mm/day in a month?
Rain is recorded as a daily mean, so 10.55 mm/day is roughly 321 mm across a 30-day month.
Does Mbeya get the same every year?
Close to it. Averaging decades smooths variation, so treat these as typical rather than guaranteed.