The climate in Tanzania
Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesAll climate diagrams on this page come from the collected data of 11 weather stations.
Weather stations at an altitude above 1500m 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, inviting bathing at average water temperatures of 27 degrees. The warmest and also rainiest greaster region is East Coast. The coldest is Southern Highlands.
It is warm to hot all year round, inviting bathing at average water temperatures of 27 degrees. The warmest and also rainiest greaster region is East Coast. The coldest is Southern Highlands.
Hours of sunshine per day

Rain days per month

Precipitation in mm/day

Water temperature

Relative humidity in %

Absolute humidity in g/m³

Greater regions in Tanzania
All figures per year. For detailed climate data click on the name of the region.Greater region | Temperature max Ø day | Temperature min Ø night | Sunshine hours | Rainy days | Precipitation |
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Kigoma-Tabora | 29.7 °C | 17.2 °C | 3,066 h | 78 | 949 l |
Lake Victoria | 28.0 °C | 17.7 °C | 2,665 h | 97 | 1,135 l |
East Coast | 30.4 °C | 20.2 °C | 3,066 h | 61 | 840 l |
South Coast | 30.0 °C | 20.2 °C | 3,030 h | 80 | 1,186 l |
Southern Highlands | 27.3 °C | 15.3 °C | 2,628 h | 88 | 1,022 l |
Central Plateau | 29.3 °C | 17.6 °C | 3,285 h | 42 | 555 l |
Temperature records of the last 74 years
The hottest temperature measured from 1949 to January 2023 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 7 weather stations in Tanzania below 1,500 meters altitude, was recorded in 1982 with an average temperature of 25.0 °C. This average temperature will normally be measured every four to six hours, thus also including the nights. Normally, this value is 22.4 degrees Celsius.The coldest day in these 74 years was reported by the Dodoma weather station. Here the temperature dropped to zero °C in May 2021. Dodoma lies at an altitude of 1,120 meters above sea level. The coldest winter (January to March) was in 1978 with an average temperature of 22.5 °C. In Tanzania, it is usual to have about 2.2 degrees more at 24.7 °C for this three-month period.
The most precipitation fell in April 2002. With 19.0 mm per day, the Dar Es Salaam weather station recorded the highest monthly average of the last 74 years. Incidentally, the region with the most rainfall for the whole year is around Mwanza. The driest region is near Dodoma.