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Best time to visit Tanzania

Best time to visit Tanzania

The best time to visit Tanzania is from january until december, when you will have a warm or hot temperature and none till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Tanzania is 33°C in october and the lowest is 29°C in april. The weather and climate of Tanzania is suitable for a sun vacation.

The average climate figure for Tanzania is an 9,1. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Tanzania has the semi-arid climate prevailing. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Tanzania or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

Climate Tanzania per month

Climate data from: Dodoma
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Day
max °C
MM
rain
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 31 32 31 29 29 29 29 29 32 33 33 32
MM
rain		 121 mm 73 mm 96 mm 44 mm 4 mm 0 mm 0 mm 0 mm 0 mm 1 mm 24 mm 110 mm
All climate data from Tanzania

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Climate Tanzania

Climate Tanzania

Climate Tanzania per Month

Climate Tanzania per Month
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Tanzania has the semi-arid climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for Tanzania is 29° degrees and there is about 474 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 244 days a year with an average humidity of 66% and an UV-index of 6.

 
Day
max °C
Night
min °C
MM
rain
Rain
days
Dry
days
Sun hours
per day
Wind force
in Bft
UV-index
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 31 32 31 29 29 29 29 29 32 33 33 32
Night
min °C		 18 17 18 17 16 15 14 15 16 18 19 19
MM
rain		 121 mm 73 mm 96 mm 44 mm 4 mm 0 mm 0 mm 0 mm 0 mm 1 mm 24 mm 110 mm
Rain
days		 20 17 21 17 5 1 1 0 1 1 8 18
Dry
days		 11 11 10 13 26 29 30 31 29 30 22 13
Sun hours
per day		 9 9 9 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
Wind force
in Bft		 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2
UV-index 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 6
 

Climate Tanzania january

On average, it is maximum 31° in january in Tanzania and at least around 18° degrees. In january there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 121 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in Tanzania.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Tanzania february

On average, it is maximum 32° in february in Tanzania and at least around 17° degrees. In february there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 73 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in Tanzania.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Tanzania march

On average, it is maximum 31° in march in Tanzania and at least around 18° degrees. In march there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 96 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in Tanzania.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Tanzania april

On average, it is maximum 29° in april in Tanzania and at least around 17° degrees. In april there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 44 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Tanzania.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Tanzania may

On average, it is maximum 29° in may in Tanzania and at least around 16° degrees. In may there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 4 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Tanzania.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Tanzania june

On average, it is maximum 29° in june in Tanzania and at least around 15° degrees. In june there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 0 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Tanzania.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Tanzania july

On average, it is maximum 29° in july in Tanzania and at least around 14° degrees. In july there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 0 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Tanzania.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Tanzania august

On average, it is maximum 29° in august in Tanzania and at least around 15° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Tanzania.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Tanzania september

On average, it is maximum 32° in september in Tanzania and at least around 16° degrees. In september there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 0 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Tanzania.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Tanzania october

On average, it is maximum 33° in october in Tanzania and at least around 18° degrees. In october there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Tanzania.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Tanzania november

On average, it is maximum 33° in november in Tanzania and at least around 19° degrees. In november there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 24 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in Tanzania.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Tanzania december

On average, it is maximum 32° in december in Tanzania and at least around 19° degrees. In december there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 110 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Tanzania.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation
14 day weather forecast Tanzania

14 day weather forecast Tanzania

The weather for Dodoma in Tanzania will be 29° till 30° degrees in the next 14 days with a couple of days chance of light rain showers.

The weather forecast for Tanzania is based on the weather in Dodoma.

Weather forecast this week
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Mo
19 Aug
Tu
20 Aug
We
21 Aug
Th
22 Aug
Fr
23 Aug
Sa
24 Aug
Su
25 Aug
  Helder hemel Gespreide bewolking Gespreide bewolking Enkele wolken Enkele wolken Gespreide bewolking Bewolkt
Max (°C) 28° 29° 30° 30° 30° 29° 25°
Min (°C) 12° 13° 13° 13° 14° 15° 15°
Rainfall (mm) 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0.1
mm
 0.8
mm
Rainfall (%) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 20% 20%
UV-index
UV-index 10 9 8 10 11 9 3

Weather forecast next week
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Mo
26 Aug
Tu
27 Aug
We
28 Aug
Th
29 Aug
Fr
30 Aug
Sa
31 Aug
Su
1 Sep
  Enkele wolken Enkele wolken Helder hemel Gespreide bewolking Enkele wolken Gespreide bewolking Gespreide bewolking
Max (°C) 28° 30° 31° 32° 32° 30° 30°
Min (°C) 14° 14° 14° 16° 16° 16° 16°
Rainfall (mm) 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
Rainfall (%) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
UV-index
UV-index 8 10 11 3 6 5 6
About Tanzania

About Tanzania

Tanzania is in the continental part Africa and the capital is Dodoma. The total surface is 945.087 km² with 1.424 km of coastline and the population consists of 52.554.628 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 4x as big as New Zealand. If you want to call Tanzania you have to use +255 or 00255 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2555012457809 or 002555012457809.

Tanzania is in a straight line at 13.327 km distance from Wellington. From Auckland Airport the flight time is about 17 hour and 05 min.

Islands Tanzania

Islands Tanzania

Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Time difference Tanzania

Time difference Tanzania

In Tanzania it is now 06:40 o’clock in the morning on monday 19 august 2019. That is 9 hour earlier than in New Zealand. The time zone of Tanzania is Africa/Dar_es_Salaam and the Greenwich time is UTC+03.

Currency Tanzania

Currency Tanzania

In Tanzania the United States dollar and Tanzanian shilling are used to pay.

Exchange rate United States dollar (USD) 19 august 2019

1 United States dollar = 1,56 New Zealand dollar
100 United States dollar = 155,90 New Zealand dollar

1 New Zealand dollar = 0,64 United States dollar
100 New Zealand dollar = 64,13 United States dollar

Exchange rate Tanzanian shilling (TZS) 19 august 2019

1 Tanzanian shilling = 0,00 New Zealand dollar
100 Tanzanian shilling = 0,07 New Zealand dollar

1 New Zealand dollar = 1.474,58 Tanzanian shilling
100 New Zealand dollar = 147.457,73 Tanzanian shilling

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It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.

Bring your credit card

Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.

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Vaccinations Tanzania

Vaccinations Tanzania

Recommended vaccinations

  • DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
  • Gele koorts
  • Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)

Person and travel related vaccinations

These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Tanzania.

  • BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
  • Cholera
  • Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
  • Hepatitis B
  • Meningitis of Meningokokkenziekte
  • Rabiës
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Tuberculose (TBC)
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