Dar es Salaam weather by month

Check out Dar es Salaam weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & daylight
UV levels & humidity

Temperature in Dar es Salaam (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	32	32	32	31	30	29	29	29	30	31	31	32
Min temperature (night-time)	23	23	23	23	22	20	19	19	19	20	21	23
Heat & Humidity	VH	VH	VH	H	H	H	M	M	H	H	H	VH
Sea temperature	28	28	29	29	28	27	26	25	25	26	27	28

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & Daylight in Dar es Salaam

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	8	8	7	5	6	8	8	8	8	9	8	8
Daily hours of daylight	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13
UV Index (Maximum)	11	11	11	11	10	9	10	11	11	11	11	11

Rainfall in Dar es Salaam

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	10	4	12	17	14	6	6	6	5	7	9	12
Average monthly rainfall (mm)	70	49	120	229	153	40	26	23	25	49	106	114

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The climate guide for Tanzania (Dar es Salaam) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Dar es Salaam?

Dar es Salaam has a hot tropical climate with a winter dry season.

Dar es Salaam weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 32°C in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in January and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with 10 days with some rainfall and typically 70 mm of rainfall in the month.

32
32°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
10
10 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
70
70 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
28
28°C sea temperature

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Dar es Salaam weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 32°C in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in February and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 49 mm of rainfall in the month.

32
32°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
4
4 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
49
49 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
28
28°C sea temperature

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Dar es Salaam weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 32°C in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in March and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall and typically 120 mm of rainfall in the month.

32
32°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
120
120 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
29
29°C sea temperature

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Dar es Salaam weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in April and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 17 days with some rainfall and typically 229 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
17
17 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
229
229 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
29
29°C sea temperature

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Dar es Salaam weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 30°C in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in May and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 153 mm of rainfall in the month.

30
30°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
14
14 days with some rainfall
22
22°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
153
153 mm of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index
28
28°C sea temperature

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Dar es Salaam weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in June and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 40 mm of rainfall in the month.

29
29°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
6
6 days with some rainfall
20
20°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
40
40 mm of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index
27
27°C sea temperature

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Dar es Salaam weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

29
29°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
6
6 days with some rainfall
19
19°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
26
26 mm of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index
26
26°C sea temperature

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Dar es Salaam weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

29
29°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
6
6 days with some rainfall
19
19°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
23
23 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index
25
25°C sea temperature

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Dar es Salaam weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 30°C in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in September and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

30
30°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
5
5 days with some rainfall
19
19°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
25
25 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
25
25°C sea temperature

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Dar es Salaam weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in October and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 49 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
20
20°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
49
49 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
26
26°C sea temperature

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Dar es Salaam weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in November and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 106 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
9
9 days with some rainfall
21
21°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
106
106 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
27
27°C sea temperature

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Dar es Salaam weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 32°C in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in December and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall and typically 114 mm of rainfall in the month.

32
32°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
114
114 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
28
28°C sea temperature

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