Climate of Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam has a tropical monsoon climate. You have high temperatures and a lot of rainfall throughout the year. The average annual temperature for Dar es Salaam is 30° degrees and there is about 408 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 129 days a year with an average humidity of 75% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 28°C and 33°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 21°C and 25°C
- Rain: it rains 187 days and there is a total of approximately 408 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3439 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 28°C and 33°C |
Warmest month: | 33°C in March |
Coldest month: | 28°C in June |
Night temperature: | between 21°C and 25°C |
Dry days: | 178 days |
Days with rain: | 187 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 408 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3439 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Dar es Salaam.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Dar es Salaam.
Climate table of Dar es Salaam
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Dar es Salaam. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Dar es Salaam might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Night temp. (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 21 | 17 | 38 | 65 | 64 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 74 | 38 | 38 |
Days with rain | 11 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 |
Dry days | 20 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
UV-index | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Best time to visit Dar es Salaam
The best time to visit Dar es Salaam in Tanzania is from January and February and April through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Dar es Salaam is 33°C in March and the lowest is 28°C in June.
Climate of Dar es Salaam by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Dar es Salaam? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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