Dar es Salaam climate

Name: Dar es Salaam
Address: Indian Ocean coast, Tanzania

Tanzania · Indian Ocean coast · 6.792° S, 39.208° E

Köppen Awtropical savannaTropical

Hot, humid Swahili coast with long and short rains.

Hot all year, with the seasons set by rainfall rather than temperature.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain

Warmest month

March, 88°F / 31°C

Coldest month

August, 71°F / 21°C

Annual swing

17°F / 9°C

Wettest month

April

Driest month

July

Rain per year

46.7" / 1187 mm

Elevation

203 ft / 62 m

Time zone

Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	87 / 30	78 / 26	3.48 / 88	78%	8.1 / 13.0	67%
February	87 / 31	78 / 26	2.65 / 67	78%	7.0 / 11.3	69%
March	88 / 31	78 / 25	4.30 / 109	79%	6.2 / 10.0	66%
April	85 / 29	75 / 24	11.51 / 292	85%	6.3 / 10.1	75%
May	84 / 29	74 / 23	4.43 / 113	81%	7.5 / 12.1	56%
June	84 / 29	72 / 22	1.10 / 28	75%	8.5 / 13.7	44%
July	83 / 28	71 / 22	0.90 / 23	74%	8.8 / 14.2	43%
August	83 / 28	71 / 21	1.30 / 33	76%	7.5 / 12.1	39%
September	84 / 29	72 / 22	1.39 / 35	76%	7.4 / 11.9	38%
October	85 / 29	73 / 23	4.24 / 108	79%	6.9 / 11.1	48%
November	85 / 29	75 / 24	5.98 / 152	81%	6.2 / 10.0	56%
December	86 / 30	77 / 25	5.44 / 138	81%	6.2 / 10.0	59%

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