Kilindoni weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇿 Tanzania · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Kilindoni is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with August and June close behind. Kilindoni averages about 2,777 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 11 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,777
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 1,115 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 23k
- Elevation
- 27 m

When is the best time to visit Kilindoni?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kilindoni is July, then August and June. The dullest month is March (68/100, 184 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kilindoni?
Kilindoni gets a lot of sun: around 2,777 hours a year. July (93/100) is noticeably better than March (68). It ranks #11 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 51% of the annual 1,115 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 123 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 74 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 116 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 184 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 263 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 74 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 117 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 92 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 20 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 93 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 11 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 93 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 12 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 92 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 16 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 85 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 54 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 81 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 79 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 73 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 120 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Kilindoni by month
The sea off Kilindoni 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
- Dar es Salaam Tanzania · 127 km · best in Jul · 2,837 h sun/yr
- Zanzibar Tanzania · 195 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr
- Mombasa Kenya · 432 km · best in Aug · 2,799 h sun/yr
- Moroni Comoros · 564 km · best in Aug · 3,029 h sun/yr
- Arusha Tanzania · 576 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
- Nairobi Kenya · 794 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mtwara Tanzania · 275 km · 2,867 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Tanga Tanzania · 321 km · 2,874 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Dodoma Tanzania · 473 km · 3,307 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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