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Monthly climate in Dodoma, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dodoma features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 554 mm (21.8 inches) and receives 67 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dodoma enjoys an average of 4022 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 45 minutes to 12 hours 27 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Dodoma, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Dodoma are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dodoma experiences 319 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 Dodoma, 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 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Dodoma, Tanzania §

Dodoma usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 13 rainy days and 117 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dodoma are June, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Dodoma, 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) 130 (5.1) 81 (3.2) 141 (5.5) 62 (2.5) 17 (0.7) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 10 (0.4) 31 (1.2) 78 (3.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 9 15 10 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Dodoma, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Dodoma are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 35 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dodoma: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 57 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Dodoma, 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 271 306 328 334 346 333 343 347 344 361 351 353
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 25m 12h 17m 12h 7m 11h 57m 11h 49m 11h 45m 11h 47m 11h 54m 12h 3m 12h 13m 12h 23m 12h 27m

Solar UV radiation in Dodoma, Tanzania §

Dodoma experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dodoma UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Dodoma, 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) 15 15 16 16 13 11 11 13 14 14 14 14