Arusha weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Arusha is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with June and August close behind. Arusha averages about 2,565 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 9 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,565
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 870 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Population
- 618k
- Elevation
- 891 m
When is the best time to visit Arusha?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Arusha is July, then June and August. The dullest month is April (67/100, 147 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Arusha?
Arusha gets a lot of sun: around 2,565 hours a year. July (92/100) is noticeably better than April (67). It ranks #13 of 15 destinations in Tanzania for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,867 hours. The year's 870 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 78 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 88 mm | 12 |
| February | 73 | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 73 mm | 13 |
| March | 75 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 105 mm | 12 |
| April | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 147 mm | 10 |
| May | 77 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 90 mm | 9 |
| June | 91 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 18 mm | 8 |
| July | 92 | 28° / 82°F | 15° / 59°F | 9 mm | 8 |
| August | 91 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 14 mm | 9 |
| September | 91 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 17 mm | 11 |
| October | 82 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 66 mm | 11 |
| November | 70 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 133 mm | 11 |
| December | 74 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 110 mm | 11 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Nairobi Kenya · 235 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
- Mombasa Kenya · 288 km · best in Aug · 2,799 h sun/yr
- Zanzibar Tanzania · 392 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr
- Dar es Salaam Tanzania · 450 km · best in Jul · 2,837 h sun/yr
- Entebbe Uganda · 643 km · best in Jul · 2,497 h sun/yr
- Kigali Rwanda · 787 km · best in Jul · 2,191 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ol Tukai Kenya · 89 km · 2,747 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Seronera Tanzania · 272 km · 2,987 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Tanga Tanzania · 289 km · 2,874 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Serena Kenya · 321 km · 3,148 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Arusha compares month by month: Arusha vs Dar es Salaam · Arusha vs Nairobi · Arusha vs Mombasa · Arusha vs Kigali · all comparisons
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