Annual mean 27°C · wettest around April · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
31.7 °C
Coldest
27.9 °C
Wettest
74%
Windiest
6.1 m/s
Prevailing
SE
5.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Dar es Salaam over the whole year is 27°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 21°C. The rainy (wet) season in Dar es Salaam runs from March to May, peaking in April with a 66% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to September; September is the driest month, at 37%. Winds in Dar es Salaam are highest in January, averaging 4.3 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Dar es Salaam come in September, when the sky is typically 40% covered; April is the cloudiest month, at 64%.
Month by month Dar es Salaam climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
31°C
26°C
33°C
53%
53%
4.3 m/s
3
47
0
February
31°C
26°C
34°C
45%
49%
3.9 m/s
1
38
0
March
31°C
26°C
34°C
65%
49%
3.0 m/s
2
28
0
April
29°C
25°C
32°C
66%
64%
3.1 m/s
6
40
0
May
29°C
24°C
31°C
62%
54%
3.7 m/s
11
62
1
June
29°C
22°C
29°C
42%
43%
4.0 m/s
28
72
2
July
28°C
22°C
28°C
43%
44%
4.2 m/s
42
69
5
August
28°C
21°C
28°C
40%
43%
3.6 m/s
34
71
3
September
29°C
22°C
29°C
37%
40%
3.5 m/s
20
71
2
October
30°C
23°C
31°C
56%
44%
3.2 m/s
9
65
0
November
30°C
24°C
33°C
61%
50%
2.9 m/s
3
49
0
December
31°C
25°C
33°C
60%
51%
3.4 m/s
2
40
0
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Dar es Salaam weather by season
Year round, Dar es Salaam has days of about 28°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 31°C in February, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 21°C to 26°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 27°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around April and least likely around September. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Dar es Salaam weather in winterJune to August
High 28°CLow 22°CRain 42%
Winter in Dar es Salaam has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 42% chance of rain on a given day.
Dar es Salaam weather in springSeptember to November
High 30°CLow 23°CRain 51%
Spring in Dar es Salaam has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 51% chance of rain on a given day.
Dar es Salaam weather in summerDecember to February
High 31°CLow 26°CRain 53%
Summer in Dar es Salaam has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.
Dar es Salaam weather in autumnMarch to May
High 30°CLow 25°CRain 64%
Autumn in Dar es Salaam has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 64% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Dar es Salaam?
The rainy (wet) season in Dar es Salaam runs from March to May, peaking in April with a 66% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to September; September is the driest month, at 37%.
What time of year is Dar es Salaam windiest?
Winds in Dar es Salaam are highest in January, averaging 4.3 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Dar es Salaam year round?
The average temperature in Dar es Salaam over the whole year is 27°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 21°C.