Morogoro climate

Morogoro is warmest in February, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 17 °C. March is the wettest month (186 mm) and July the driest (9.4 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Morogoro averages 853 mm of rain and 357 days above 25 °C.

Tanzania · population 471,409 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 26°
  2. Feb 26°
  3. Mar 25°
  4. Apr 24°
  5. May 23°
  6. Jun 22°
  7. Jul 22°
  8. Aug 22°
  9. Sep 23°
  10. Oct 24°
  11. Nov 25°
  12. Dec 25°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectMorogoro through the year

Morogoro has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 27 °C in July to 31 °C in February, a swing of 4.0 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 357 days a year reach 25 °C, 104 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C, in February.

Rain is strongly seasonal. March averages 186 mm against 9 mm in July — 20 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.7 °C 105 mm 71 %
February 30.9 °C 110 mm 71 %
March 29.4 °C 186 mm 72 %
April 27.5 °C 152 mm 69 %
May 26.9 °C 57 mm 55 %
June 26.7 °C 15 mm 51 %
July 26.7 °C 9 mm 51 %
August 27.5 °C 10 mm 51 %
September 29.0 °C 11 mm 46 %
October 30.0 °C 32 mm 50 %
November 30.1 °C 61 mm 58 %
December 30.2 °C 103 mm 65 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January30.7 °C22.2 °C25.5 °C35.6 °C19.9 °C31200
February30.9 °C22.2 °C25.7 °C36.2 °C19.7 °C28190
March29.4 °C22.1 °C25.0 °C34.9 °C20.2 °C3190
April27.5 °C21.3 °C23.8 °C32.9 °C17.8 °C2910
May26.9 °C20.0 °C23.0 °C30.0 °C16.2 °C2900
June26.7 °C18.1 °C22.1 °C30.3 °C13.7 °C2800
July26.7 °C17.4 °C21.8 °C30.4 °C13.5 °C2900
August27.5 °C18.0 °C22.4 °C31.9 °C14.3 °C3010
September29.0 °C18.8 °C23.5 °C33.0 °C15.4 °C3070
October30.0 °C20.1 °C24.5 °C34.9 °C16.8 °C31160
November30.1 °C21.3 °C24.9 °C34.1 °C18.4 °C30160
December30.2 °C21.9 °C25.2 °C34.9 °C19.3 °C31170

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January105 mm1612 h/day71 %78 %11 km/h
February110 mm1512 h/day71 %78 %10 km/h
March186 mm2312 h/day72 %83 %8.7 km/h
April152 mm2312 h/day69 %86 %7.6 km/h
May57 mm1212 h/day55 %82 %7.8 km/h
June15 mm412 h/day51 %74 %8.8 km/h
July9 mm312 h/day51 %69 %9.8 km/h
August10 mm312 h/day51 %68 %11 km/h
September11 mm312 h/day46 %67 %12 km/h
October32 mm712 h/day50 %69 %13 km/h
November61 mm1412 h/day58 %75 %12 km/h
December103 mm1913 h/day65 %79 %12 km/h

How Morogoro compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Morogoro 31 °C 17 °C 853 mm 357
Kibaha · Tanzania 32 °C 20 °C 965 mm 363
Dar es Salaam · Tanzania 31 °C 22 °C 942 mm 364
Ifakara · Tanzania 33 °C 17 °C 883 mm 358
Zanzibar · Tanzania 31 °C 22 °C 913 mm 364
Dodoma · Tanzania 31 °C 15 °C 438 mm 352
Iringa · Tanzania 26 °C 11 °C 651 mm 82

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Morogoro.

QuestionsCommon questions about Morogoro’s climate

When is the best time to visit Morogoro?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, February is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Morogoro get?

In February, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 104 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 17 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Morogoro?

March, averaging 186 mm over 23 days with rain. The driest month is July with 9 mm. The year as a whole averages 853 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Morogoro rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

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: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.