Kigoma weather by month & the best time to visit

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

The best time to visit Kigoma is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with June and August close behind. Kigoma averages about 2,449 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 3 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

2,449

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

93/100

Rain / year

1,183 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

232k

Elevation

821 m

When is the best time to visit Kigoma?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kigoma is July, then June and August. The dullest month is January (66/100, 166 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kigoma?

Kigoma gets a moderate 2,449 hours of sunshine a year. July (93/100) is noticeably better than January (66). It ranks #14 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 December, carries about 46% of the annual 1,183 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Kigali Rwanda · 329 km · best in Jul · 2,191 h sun/yr
• Entebbe Uganda · 629 km · best in Jul · 2,497 h sun/yr
• Lubumbashi Congo - Kinshasa · 782 km · best in May · 2,978 h sun/yr
• Arusha Tanzania · 837 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
• Nairobi Kenya · 898 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
• Zanzibar Tanzania · 1,068 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Kalemie Congo - Kinshasa · 119 km · 2,460 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Gitega Burundi · 166 km · 2,196 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Bujumbura Burundi · 178 km · 2,196 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Kirundo Burundi · 265 km · 2,315 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Kamembe Rwanda · 283 km · 2,044 h sun/yr · best in Jul