Mtwara weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇿 Tanzania · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Mtwara is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with June and August close behind. Mtwara averages about 2,867 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 14 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,867
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 1,488 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 141k
- Elevation
- 113 m
When is the best time to visit Mtwara?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Mtwara is July, then June and August. The dullest month is January (68/100, 270 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Mtwara?
Mtwara gets a lot of sun: around 2,867 hours a year. July (93/100) is noticeably better than January (68). It ranks #8 of 15 destinations in Tanzania for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,867 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around February, carries about 52% of the annual 1,488 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 270 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 236 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 68 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 274 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 68 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 253 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 84 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 64 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 92 | 28° / 82°F | 19° / 66°F | 22 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 93 | 28° / 82°F | 19° / 66°F | 14 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 92 | 30° / 86°F | 19° / 66°F | 20 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 92 | 31° / 88°F | 20° / 68°F | 21 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 83 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 71 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 84 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 67 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 68 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 176 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Mtwara by month
The sea off Mtwara 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
- Moroni Comoros · 363 km · best in Aug · 3,029 h sun/yr
- Dar es Salaam Tanzania · 400 km · best in Jul · 2,837 h sun/yr
- Zanzibar Tanzania · 469 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr
- Dzaoudzi Mayotte · 620 km · best in Aug · 3,007 h sun/yr
- Mombasa Kenya · 704 km · best in Aug · 2,799 h sun/yr
- Arusha Tanzania · 841 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kilindoni Tanzania · 275 km · 2,777 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Pemba Mozambique · 298 km · 2,938 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Nacala Mozambique · 465 km · 2,932 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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