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Best time to visit Dar es Salaam

July is the best time to visit Dar es Salaam for general sightseeing, with average highs of 27 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking July comfort 77/100
A beach holiday July sea 26 °C
The least cloud September 35 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 20 mm
Warmth February 31 °C
Cooler weather July 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 77 27 °C 6 95
2 August 76 28 °C 6 94
3 September 73 29 °C 6 93
4 June 71 28 °C 8 88
5 October 63 30 °C 11 82
6 January 56 31 °C 10 77
7 February 56 31 °C 10 75
8 May 54 28 °C 19 72
9 November 53 30 °C 17 71
10 December 50 30 °C 17 68
11 April 50 29 °C 25 69
12 March 45 30 °C 22 65

For a beach holiday

July scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 31 °C 61 % 77
February 29 °C 31 °C 62 % 75
March 29 °C 30 °C 65 % 65
April 29 °C 29 °C 68 % 69
May 28 °C 28 °C 54 % 72
June 27 °C 28 °C 44 % 88
July 26 °C 27 °C 42 % 95
August 25 °C 28 °C 40 % 94
September 26 °C 29 °C 35 % 93
October 27 °C 30 °C 41 % 82
November 28 °C 30 °C 49 % 71
December 29 °C 30 °C 54 % 68

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 22 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.7 °C 57 mm 61 %
February 31.3 °C 60 mm 62 %
March 30.4 °C 156 mm 65 %
April 28.9 °C 201 mm 68 %
May 28.0 °C 131 mm 54 %
June 27.5 °C 34 mm 44 %
July 27.3 °C 20 mm 42 %
August 27.7 °C 21 mm 40 %
September 28.7 °C 22 mm 35 %
October 29.5 °C 58 mm 41 %
November 29.8 °C 89 mm 49 %
December 30.1 °C 92 mm 54 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.