Dar es Salaam weather by month & the best time to visit

🇹🇿 Tanzania · major coastal city · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

The best time to visit Dar es Salaam is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with August and June close behind. Dar es Salaam averages about 2,837 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 12 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

2,837

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

94/100

Rain / year

1,131 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Sea at warmest

31°C / 88°F

Population

5.4M

Elevation

50 m

When is the best time to visit Dar es Salaam?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Dar es Salaam is July, then August and June. The dullest month is March (68/100, 155 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Dar es Salaam?

Dar es Salaam gets a lot of sun: around 2,837 hours a year. July (94/100) is noticeably better than March (68). It ranks #9 of 15 destinations in Tanzania for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,867 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around April, carries about 50% of the annual 1,131 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Dar es Salaam by month

The sea off Dar es Salaam is warmest in February at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in July at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Zanzibar Tanzania · 72 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr
• Mombasa Kenya · 319 km · best in Aug · 2,799 h sun/yr
• Arusha Tanzania · 450 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
• Nairobi Kenya · 667 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
• Moroni Comoros · 684 km · best in Aug · 3,029 h sun/yr
• Dzaoudzi Mayotte · 937 km · best in Aug · 3,007 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Kilindoni Tanzania · 127 km · 2,777 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Tanga Tanzania · 199 km · 2,874 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Dodoma Tanzania · 389 km · 3,307 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Mtwara Tanzania · 400 km · 2,867 h sun/yr · best in Jul

Head-to-head

How Dar es Salaam compares month by month: Dar es Salaam vs Mombasa · Dar es Salaam vs Zanzibar · Dar es Salaam vs Arusha · Dar es Salaam vs Moroni · all comparisons