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Monthly climate in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dar es Salaam features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1373 mm (54.1 inches) and receives 211 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dar es Salaam enjoys an average of 3929 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 43 minutes to 12 hours 29 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Dar es Salaam are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dar es Salaam experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Average low 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Mean minimum 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Minimum 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania §

Dar es Salaam usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 24 rainy days and 234 mm (9.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dar es Salaam are July, August and September. On average, 36 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 60 (2.4) 71 (2.8) 157 (6.2) 317 (12.5) 229 (9.0) 45 (1.8) 34 (1.4) 37 (1.5) 37 (1.5) 112 (4.4) 126 (5.0) 148 (5.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 12 20 29 24 13 12 14 14 17 21 23

Monthly sunshine hours in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Dar es Salaam are August, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dar es Salaam: January, April and May receive an average of 9 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 286 314 327 288 309 325 338 347 341 351 344 353
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 27m 12h 18m 12h 7m 11h 56m 11h 47m 11h 43m 11h 45m 11h 52m 12h 3m 12h 14m 12h 24m 12h 29m

Solar UV radiation in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania §

Dar es Salaam experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dar es Salaam UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 14 15 14 12 10 10 12 13 13 13 13