Mbeya weather by month & the best time to visit

🇹🇿 Tanzania · city break · Mediterranean climate

The best time to visit Mbeya is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with July and August close behind. Mbeya averages about 3,172 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

3,172

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

98/100

Rain / year

1,203 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

542k

Elevation

1,340 m

When is the best time to visit Mbeya?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Mbeya is September, then July and August. The dullest month is January (70/100, 247 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Mbeya?

Mbeya is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,172 hours of sunshine a year. September (98/100) is noticeably better than January (70). It ranks #3 of 15 destinations in Tanzania for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,867 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 60% of the annual 1,203 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Dar es Salaam Tanzania · 692 km · best in Jul · 2,837 h sun/yr
• Lubumbashi Congo - Kinshasa · 695 km · best in May · 2,978 h sun/yr
• Zanzibar Tanzania · 721 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr
• Arusha Tanzania · 741 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
• Kigali Rwanda · 847 km · best in Jul · 2,191 h sun/yr
• Mombasa Kenya · 885 km · best in Aug · 2,799 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Kasama Zambia · 276 km · 3,082 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Dodoma Tanzania · 410 km · 3,307 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Tabora Tanzania · 430 km · 3,158 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Mfuwe Zambia · 504 km · 3,052 h sun/yr · best in May
• Lichinga Mozambique · 531 km · 2,638 h sun/yr · best in Jun