Musoma weather by month & the best time to visit

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

The best time to visit Musoma is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with June and August close behind. Musoma averages about 2,884 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 27 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

2,884

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

91/100

Rain / year

1,178 mm

Midday UV at peak

13 (extreme)

Population

164k

Elevation

1,149 m

When is the best time to visit Musoma?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Musoma is July, then June and August. The dullest month is March (69/100, 157 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Musoma?

Musoma gets a lot of sun: around 2,884 hours a year. July (91/100) is noticeably better than March (69). It ranks #6 of 15 destinations in Tanzania for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,867 hours. The year's 1,178 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Entebbe Uganda · 229 km · best in Jul · 2,497 h sun/yr
• Nairobi Kenya · 348 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
• Kigali Rwanda · 410 km · best in Jul · 2,191 h sun/yr
• Arusha Tanzania · 422 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
• Mombasa Kenya · 702 km · best in Aug · 2,799 h sun/yr
• Zanzibar Tanzania · 798 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Serena Kenya · 135 km · 3,148 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Mwanza Tanzania · 142 km · 2,686 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Seronera Tanzania · 155 km · 2,987 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Kisumu Kenya · 188 km · 3,111 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Bukoba Tanzania · 221 km · 2,154 h sun/yr · best in Jul