Annual average climate in Dar es Salaam
To start, here is a summary of the climatic averages over the whole year in Dar es Salaam:
- Minimum annual temperature: 22°C
- Average annual temperature: 27°C
- Maximum annual temperature: 31°C
- Precipitation: 232 mm/month (with 15 rainy days/month)
Monthly climate normals
| Min / Max | Precipitation | |
| January | 25 ° / 32 ° | - |
| february | 24 ° / 33 ° | - |
| March | 24 ° / 33 ° | 182mm / 15 days |
| April | 23 ° / 31 ° | 310mm / 18 days |
| may | 22 ° / 31 ° | 173mm / 14 days |
| June | 20 ° / 30 ° | - |
| July | 19 ° / 30 ° | - |
| August | 19 ° / 30 ° | - |
| September | 19 ° / 31 ° | - |
| October | 21 ° / 32 ° | - |
| November | 22 ° / 32 ° | 302mm / 13 days |
| December | 24 ° / 32 ° | 194mm / 14 days |
The weather averages were calculated from information provided by the DAR ES SALAAM AIRPO weather station. This station is located in Tanzania, 9 km from Dar es Salaam and is located at an altitude of 53 meters.
The best time to go (and the worst)
Here are some additional answers that should allow you to decide which is the best season for your trip, or which periods to ban.
Which are the hottest months in Dar es Salaam?
In Dar es Salaam, the months of the year with the highest maximum temperatures are:
february (with 33°C), March (with 33°C), October (with 32°C), …
What are the coldest months?
The months of the year with the lowest average temperatures in Dar es Salaam are:
September (with 25°C), July (with 25°C), August (with 25°C), …
Which are the driest months in Dar es Salaam?
In Dar es Salaam, the months of the year with the fewest rainy days are:
November (with 13 rainy days/month), December (with 14 rainy days/month), may (with 14 rainy days/month), …
What are the rainiest months?
The months with the most rainy days in Dar es Salaam are:
April (with 18 rainy days/month), March (with 15 rainy days/month), December (with 14 rainy days/month), …
What is the weather around?
Nearby cities with a similar climate
Other cities around Dar es Salaam may have fairly similar weather patterns:
Vikindu (21 km from Dar es Salaam), Kisarawe (24 km), …
Around Dar es Salaam
You might also be interested in these cities:
Zanzibar (74 km from Dar es Salaam), …
In tanzania
Check the climate forecasts for other major cities in Tanzania:
Mwanza (853 km from Dar es Salaam), Zanzibar (74 km), Dodoma (397 km), Tabora (740 km), Songea (585 km), Mtwara (396 km), …
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