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Travel guide > Africa > Climate and weather of Tanzania
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Tanzania has two different climatic zones.
Temperatures are stable on the coast (30°) and range between 25 and 30° throughout the year on the plateau. Rainfall is abundant on the coast (1 000 mm per year) and moderate on the plateau (500 mm per year). Humidity is higher on the coast than on the plateau. Sunhine is high (seven to ten hours per day) except during the rainy season.
 The coast (east of Tanzania)
The coast located in the east has a hot and humid climate throughout the year with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons.
First rainy season (March to May) and second rainy season (November to December)
Temperatures are high during the daytime (30°) and then they lose 5 to 8° at night. The rains are abundant (they are heavier during the first rainy season than during the second rainy season). Humidity is very high.
First dry season (June to October) and second dry season (January to February)
Temperatures are stable (28 to 30°), the rains are sporadic and the sky is clear most of the time.
The central plateau
The plateau located in the center of Tanzania has a climate with a rainy season and a dry season.
Rainy season (November to April)
Temperatures range between 25 and 30° (they are softer in the mountains). Rainfall is moderate (500 mm) except in the mountains (1 500 mm).
Dry season (May to October)
Temperatures range between 20 and 26° (they are cooler at night). Rainfall is nonexistent and sunshine is very high
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The climate of Tanzania is pleasant during the following months :
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April |
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| July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
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Average temperatures and rainfall
Arusha
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
29° |
29° |
28° |
26° |
23° |
22° |
min |
11° |
11° |
12° |
14° |
12° |
9° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
21° |
23° |
25° |
27° |
28° |
28° |
min |
10° |
9° |
9° |
11° |
11° |
11° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
60 |
70 |
130 |
220 |
80 |
10 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
20 |
120 |
100 |
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Dar es Salaam
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
31° |
32° |
31° |
30° |
29° |
29° |
min |
26° |
25° |
24° |
24° |
23° |
21° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
28° |
28° |
29° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
min |
20° |
20° |
20° |
22° |
23° |
25° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
80 |
50 |
130 |
270 |
170 |
40 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
30 |
30 |
30 |
60 |
130 |
120 |
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Dodoma (Capital of Tanzania)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
30° |
28° |
29° |
29° |
28° |
29° |
min |
19° |
19° |
18° |
18° |
17° |
14° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
27° |
28° |
29° |
31° |
32° |
31° |
min |
13° |
14° |
16° |
18° |
19° |
19° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
130 |
100 |
110 |
60 |
... |
... |
|
| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
... |
20 |
120 |
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Iringa
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
26° |
26° |
26° |
25° |
24° |
23° |
min |
16° |
15° |
15° |
16° |
14° |
12° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
24° |
24° |
26° |
28° |
28° |
27° |
min |
12° |
12° |
13° |
14° |
15° |
16° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
170 |
120 |
170 |
80 |
10 |
... |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
... |
30 |
110 |
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Kigoma
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
27° |
28° |
28° |
28° |
29° |
29° |
min |
20° |
20° |
20° |
20° |
20° |
18° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
29° |
29° |
30° |
29° |
27° |
27° |
min |
18° |
18° |
21° |
21° |
21° |
20° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
120 |
120 |
140 |
120 |
40 |
... |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
10 |
40 |
140 |
130 |
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Mbeya
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
22° |
min |
14° |
14° |
14° |
13° |
12° |
9° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
22° |
23° |
26° |
27° |
27° |
26° |
min |
8° |
9° |
12° |
13° |
14° |
14° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
190 |
160 |
170 |
100 |
20 |
... |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
20 |
60 |
210 |
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Morogoro
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
32° |
32° |
32° |
30° |
29° |
28° |
min |
21° |
22° |
21° |
21° |
19° |
17° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
28° |
29° |
30° |
32° |
33° |
32° |
min |
16° |
16° |
17° |
18° |
20° |
21° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
90 |
90 |
170 |
200 |
100 |
20 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
10 |
... |
10 |
20 |
50 |
70 |
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Moshi
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
34° |
34° |
33° |
30° |
27° |
26° |
min |
18° |
18° |
19° |
20° |
19° |
17° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
26° |
27° |
29° |
32° |
32° |
33° |
min |
16° |
16° |
16° |
17° |
18° |
18° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
40 |
110 |
320 |
140 |
30 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
20 |
10 |
10 |
30 |
80 |
50 |
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Musoma
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
28° |
29° |
29° |
28° |
28° |
28° |
min |
19° |
19° |
21° |
19° |
19° |
18° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
28° |
28° |
29° |
29° |
29° |
28° |
min |
18° |
18° |
21° |
19° |
19° |
19° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
50 |
80 |
110 |
190 |
110 |
20 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
20 |
20 |
30 |
60 |
110 |
80 |
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Mwanza
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
29° |
29° |
29° |
29° |
29° |
29° |
min |
19° |
18° |
19° |
19° |
18° |
18° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
29° |
29° |
30° |
30° |
29° |
29° |
min |
17° |
18° |
18° |
19° |
19° |
19° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
90 |
130 |
150 |
180 |
80 |
10 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
10 |
20 |
30 |
90 |
160 |
160 |
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Songea
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
27° |
28° |
27° |
26° |
24° |
23° |
min |
18° |
19° |
19° |
18° |
16° |
13° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
23° |
24° |
27° |
28° |
29° |
28° |
min |
13° |
14° |
16° |
17° |
18° |
19° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
280 |
200 |
240 |
110 |
10 |
... |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
... |
70 |
210 |
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Tabora
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
28° |
29° |
29° |
28° |
29° |
29° |
min |
18° |
18° |
18° |
18° |
17° |
16° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
29° |
30° |
32° |
33° |
32° |
29° |
min |
15° |
16° |
18° |
19° |
19° |
18° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
140 |
150 |
180 |
130 |
30 |
... |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
10 |
20 |
140 |
200 |
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Tanga
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
32° |
32° |
32° |
31° |
29° |
28° |
min |
24° |
25° |
24° |
24° |
23° |
22° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
28° |
28° |
28° |
30° |
31° |
32° |
min |
21° |
21° |
21° |
22° |
23° |
24° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
30 |
30 |
100 |
220 |
280 |
80 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
70 |
70 |
90 |
110 |
140 |
90 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Tanzania are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Tanzania, a country located in Eastern Africa, is bordered by Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia to the south, by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, by Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda to the northwest, by Kenya to the northeast and by the Indian Ocean to the east.
Capital: Dodoma
Area: 945 000 km²
Population: 50 000 000 inhabitants
Languages: Swahili, English
Currency: Tanzanian shilling
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