Shinyanga weather by month & the best time to visit

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

The best time to visit Shinyanga is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with June and August close behind. Shinyanga averages about 3,241 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

3,241

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

98/100

Rain / year

953 mm

Midday UV at peak

13 (extreme)

Population

140k

Elevation

1,170 m

When is the best time to visit Shinyanga?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Shinyanga is July, then June and August. The dullest month is November (71/100, 156 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Shinyanga?

Shinyanga is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,241 hours of sunshine a year. July (98/100) is noticeably better than November (71). It ranks #2 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 December, carries about 50% of the annual 953 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Arusha Tanzania · 397 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
• Kigali Rwanda · 416 km · best in Jul · 2,191 h sun/yr
• Entebbe Uganda · 423 km · best in Jul · 2,497 h sun/yr
• Nairobi Kenya · 458 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
• Mombasa Kenya · 677 km · best in Aug · 2,799 h sun/yr
• Zanzibar Tanzania · 697 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Mwanza Tanzania · 144 km · 2,686 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Tabora Tanzania · 179 km · 3,158 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Seronera Tanzania · 195 km · 2,987 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Musoma Tanzania · 237 km · 2,884 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Serena Kenya · 297 km · 3,148 h sun/yr · best in Jul