climigo

Tanzania

When to go?

The best months are June–August. Avoid January (often rainy), March (often rainy).

Climate zones

MozambiqueMalawiZambiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoBurundiRwandaKenyaUgandaSomaliaDar es SalaamDar es SalaamDar es SalaamStone TownStone TownDodomaDodomaDodomaArushaArushaArushaKilwa KisiwaniKilwa KisiwaniKilwa KisiwaniSerengeti National ParkSerengeti National ParkSerengeti National ParkTarangire National ParkTarangire National ParkTarangire National ParkZanzibarZanzibarZanzibarGombe National ParkGombe National ParkGombe National Park

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 29°19°
February 29°19°
March 29°19°
April 28°18°
May 28°17°
June 27°16°
July 27°15°
August 28°15°
September 29°17°
October 30°18°
November 30°19°
December 29°19°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec18.7 · 28.5 °CJanuary: 18.7 · 28.5 °C18.9 · 29.2 °CFebruary: 18.9 · 29.2 °C18.8 · 28.8 °CMarch: 18.8 · 28.8 °C18.2 · 27.6 °CApril: 18.2 · 27.6 °C17.1 · 27.5 °CMay: 17.1 · 27.5 °C15.5 · 27.0 °CJune: 15.5 · 27.0 °C14.6 · 26.6 °CJuly: 14.6 · 26.6 °C15.4 · 27.6 °CAugust: 15.4 · 27.6 °C16.7 · 29.3 °CSeptember: 16.7 · 29.3 °C18.1 · 30.2 °COctober: 18.1 · 30.2 °C18.8 · 29.7 °CNovember: 18.8 · 29.7 °C18.8 · 28.7 °CDecember: 18.8 · 28.7 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 18.7 – 28.5 °C
Feb 18.9 – 29.2 °C
Mar 18.8 – 28.8 °C
Apr 18.2 – 27.6 °C
May 17.1 – 27.5 °C
Jun 15.5 – 27.0 °C
Jul 14.6 – 26.6 °C
Aug 15.4 – 27.6 °C
Sep 16.7 – 29.3 °C
Oct 18.1 – 30.2 °C
Nov 18.8 – 29.7 °C
Dec 18.8 – 28.7 °C

How much it rains

January 166 mm17 d
February 136 mm14 d
March 183 mm16 d
April 156 mm13 d
May 49 mm5 d
June 10 mm1 d
July 6 mm1 d
August 10 mm1 d
September 14 mm2 d
October 37 mm4 d
November 95 mm10 d
December 156 mm15 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec166 mm · 17 rain days · 10 mm a dayJanuary: 166 mm · 17 rain days · 10 mm a day136 mm · 14 rain days · 10 mm a dayFebruary: 136 mm · 14 rain days · 10 mm a day183 mm · 16 rain days · 11 mm a dayMarch: 183 mm · 16 rain days · 11 mm a day156 mm · 13 rain days · 12 mm a dayApril: 156 mm · 13 rain days · 12 mm a day49 mm · 5 rain days · 10 mm a dayMay: 49 mm · 5 rain days · 10 mm a day10 mm · 1 rain day · 10 mm a dayJune: 10 mm · 1 rain day · 10 mm a day6 mm · 1 rain day · 6 mm a dayJuly: 6 mm · 1 rain day · 6 mm a day10 mm · 1 rain day · 10 mm a dayAugust: 10 mm · 1 rain day · 10 mm a day14 mm · 2 rain days · 7 mm a daySeptember: 14 mm · 2 rain days · 7 mm a day37 mm · 4 rain days · 9 mm a dayOctober: 37 mm · 4 rain days · 9 mm a day95 mm · 10 rain days · 10 mm a dayNovember: 95 mm · 10 rain days · 10 mm a day156 mm · 15 rain days · 10 mm a dayDecember: 156 mm · 15 rain days · 10 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 166 mm17 d
Feb 136 mm14 d
Mar 183 mm16 d
Apr 156 mm13 d
May 49 mm5 d
Jun 10 mm1 d
Jul 6 mm1 d
Aug 10 mm1 d
Sep 14 mm2 d
Oct 37 mm4 d
Nov 95 mm10 d
Dec 156 mm15 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 12 h 27
February 12 h 19
March 12 h 09
April 11 h 58
May 11 h 49
June 11 h 45
July 11 h 47
August 11 h 54
September 12 h 04
October 12 h 15
November 12 h 24
December 12 h 30

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Dar es Salaam

Stone Town

Dodoma

Tourist areas

Cities