The climate in Tanzania
Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesAll climate diagrams on this page result from the collected data of 9 weather stations.
Weather stations at an altitude above 1190m have not been included.
All data correspond to the average monthly values of the last 20 years.
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Climate zone: tropics
It is warm to hot all year round and invites to bathe at average water temperatures of 27 degrees. The warmest and rainiest part of the country is Dar es Salaam. The coldest is Ruvuma.
It is warm to hot all year round and invites to bathe at average water temperatures of 27 degrees. The warmest and rainiest part of the country is Dar es Salaam. The coldest is Ruvuma.
Hours of sunshine per day

Rainy days per month

Precipitation in mm/day

Water temperature

Relative humidity in %

Absolute humidity in g/m³

Country parts in Tanzania
All figures per year. For detailed climate data click on the name of the region.country part | Temperature max Ø day | Temperature min Ø night | Sunshine hours | Rainy days | Precipitation | Humidity |
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Dar es Salaam | 31.5 °C | 22.3 °C | 2,884 h | 76 | 1,062 l | 78.0 % |
Dodoma | 29.3 °C | 17.6 °C | 3,285 h | 42 | 555 l | 62.0 % |
Morogoro | 29.3 °C | 17.6 °C | 3,285 h | 42 | 555 l | 62.0 % |
Mtwara | 30.1 °C | 20.3 °C | 3,030 h | 80 | 1,212 l | |
Mwanza | 28.5 °C | 18.3 °C | 2,774 h | 90 | 1,121 l | 67.0 % |
Pwani | 31.5 °C | 22.5 °C | 2,884 h | 79 | 1,080 l | 78.0 % |
Ruvuma | 27.3 °C | 15.3 °C | 2,628 h | 88 | 1,022 l | |
Tabora | 29.7 °C | 17.2 °C | 3,103 h | 85 | 949 l | 60.0 % |
Temperature records of the last 73 years
The hottest temperature measured from 1949 to March 2022 was reported by the Mtwara weather station. In October 2019 the record temperature of 43.0 °C was reported here. The hottest summer from July to September, based on all 6 weather stations in Tanzania below 1190 metres altitude, was recorded in 1982 with an average temperature of 25.0 °C. This average temperature will normally be measured every 4 to 6 hours, thus also including the nights. Normally, this value is 22.2 degrees Celsius.The coldest day in these 73 years was reported by the weather station Dodoma. Here the temperature dropped to 0.0 °C in May 2021. Dodoma lies at an altitude of 1120 meters above sea level. The coldest winter (January to March) was in 1978 with an average temperature of 22.4 °C. In Tanzania, it is usual to have about 2.7 degrees more at 25.1 °C for this three-month period.
The most precipitation fell in January 2022. With 19.6 mm per day, the Mtwara weather station recorded the highest monthly average of the last 73 years.