Mwanza weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Mwanza is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with June and August close behind. Mwanza averages about 2,686 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 12 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

2,686

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

93/100

Rain / year

1,089 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

1.1M

Elevation

1,149 m

When is the best time to visit Mwanza?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Mwanza is July, then June and August. The dullest month is November (67/100, 191 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Mwanza?

Mwanza gets a lot of sun: around 2,686 hours a year. July (93/100) is noticeably better than November (67). It ranks #12 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 November, carries about 41% of the annual 1,089 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Entebbe Uganda · 282 km · best in Jul · 2,497 h sun/yr
• Kigali Rwanda · 315 km · best in Jul · 2,191 h sun/yr
• Nairobi Kenya · 461 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
• Arusha Tanzania · 472 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
• Mombasa Kenya · 760 km · best in Aug · 2,799 h sun/yr
• Zanzibar Tanzania · 814 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Musoma Tanzania · 142 km · 2,884 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Shinyanga Tanzania · 144 km · 3,241 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Bukoba Tanzania · 175 km · 2,154 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Seronera Tanzania · 210 km · 2,987 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Serena Kenya · 258 km · 3,148 h sun/yr · best in Jul