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Monthly climate in Moshi, Tanzania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Moshi features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (46 °F) or can rise to as high as 27 °C (82 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2566 mm (101.0 inches) and receives 205 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Moshi enjoys an average of 3886 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 55 minutes to 12 hours 17 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Moshi, Tanzania §

The warmest months in Moshi are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (66 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (59 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Moshi experiences 28 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 Moshi, 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 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average high 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average low 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Minimum 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Moshi, Tanzania §

Moshi usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 24 rainy days and 414 mm (16.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Moshi are June, July and September. On average, 22 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Moshi, 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) 378 (14.9) 310 (12.2) 460 (18.1) 364 (14.3) 152 (6.0) 25 (1.0) 19 (0.7) 27 (1.1) 22 (0.9) 119 (4.7) 286 (11.2) 405 (15.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 21 20 26 28 21 7 5 8 5 15 22 27

Monthly sunshine hours in Moshi, Tanzania §

The sunniest months in Moshi are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 0 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Moshi: January, February and April receive an average of 10 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Moshi, 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 284 310 334 312 325 312 325 328 328 346 334 343
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 16m 12h 12m 12h 6m 12h 1m 11h 57m 11h 55m 11h 55m 11h 59m 12h 4m 12h 10m 12h 15m 12h 17m

Solar UV radiation in Moshi, Tanzania §

Moshi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and November 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 Moshi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Moshi, 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 16 16 16 14 12 12 13 14 14 13 14