Table 6 Climate data of the eight districts
Region | District | Climate | Climate classification according to Köppen and Geiger | Average temperature for a year | Minimum monthly average temperature | Maximum monthly average temperature | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mbeya | Mbeya city | Mild, and generally warm and temperate | Cwb | 17.7 °C | 14.6 °C (July) | 20.1 °C (November) | Climate-data.org (Undated-a) [42] |
Mbeya rural | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL | Â | |
Rungewe (Tukuyu) | Oceanic subtropical highland climate | Cwb | 20.5 °C | 17.2 °C (July) | 23.1 °C (November) | Weatherbase (Undated-a) [43] | |
Busokelo (Masoko) | Tropical monsoon climate | Am | 22.5 °C | 19.7 °C (July) | 24.9 °C (November) | Climate-data.org (Undated-b) [44] | |
Njombe | Njombe urban | Oceanic Subtropical Highland Climate | Cwb | 18.1 ° C | 14.9 ° C (July) | 20.6 °C (November) | Weatherbase (Undated-b) [45] |
Njombe rural | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL | Â | |
Wanging’ombe | Mild, and generally warm and temperate | Cwa | 20.2 °C | 17.7 °C (July) | 22.5 °C (December) | Climate-data.org (Undated-c) [46] | |
Songwe | Mbozi (Mlowo) | Warm and temperate | Cwb | 19.5 °C | 17.1 °C (July) | 21.5 °C (October) | Climate-data.org (Undated-d) [47] |