Climate of Dodoma
Dodoma has a semi-arid climate. 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. The average annual temperature for Dodoma 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.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 27°C and 32°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 14°C and 19°C
- Rain: it rains 110 days and there is a total of approximately 473 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3423 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 27°C and 32°C |
Warmest month: | 32°C in October |
Coldest month: | 27°C in April |
Night temperature: | between 14°C and 19°C |
Dry days: | 255 days |
Days with rain: | 110 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 473 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3423 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Dodoma.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Dodoma.
Climate table of Dodoma
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Dodoma. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Dodoma might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Night temp. (°C) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 121 | 73 | 96 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 110 |
Days with rain | 20 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
Dry days | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 13 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wind force (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 |
Best time to visit Dodoma
The best time to visit Dodoma in Tanzania is from February through November. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Dodoma is 32°C in October and the lowest is 27°C in April.
Climate of Dodoma by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Dodoma? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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