June
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28.4°C / 22.4°C
21 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (21 rain days)
Best time to visit Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. Every month has trade-offs — pick what you can tolerate.
About Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania and capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. It is located on the Swahili coast. With a population of over 7 million people, Dar es Salaam is the largest city in East Africa by population and the fifth-largest in Africa.
— condensed from Wikipedia
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Months to skip
July
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28.1°C / 21.8°C
25 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (25 rain days)
August
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28.3°C / 21.7°C
26 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (26 rain days)
May
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28.4°C / 23.2°C
26 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (26 rain days)
September
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28.8°C / 22.1°C
26 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (26 rain days)
October
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29.5°C / 23.2°C
25 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (25 rain days)
February
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31°C / 25.7°C
22 rain days
hot, very wet
- very hot (31°C)
- extremely wet (22 rain days)
November
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29.4°C / 24.1°C
27 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (27 rain days)
December
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30°C / 25.1°C
26 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (26 rain days)
January
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30.6°C / 25.7°C
25 rain days
hot, very wet
- very hot (30.6°C)
- extremely wet (25 rain days)
April
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29°C / 24.1°C
30 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (30 rain days)
March
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30.6°C / 25.2°C
28 rain days
hot, very wet
- very hot (30.6°C)
- extremely wet (28 rain days)
How we ranked these
Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.