Tabora weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Tabora is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with June and August close behind. Tabora averages about 3,158 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

3,158

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

98/100

Rain / year

1,053 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

309k

Elevation

1,181 m

When is the best time to visit Tabora?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Tabora is July, then June and August. The dullest month is January (70/100, 175 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Tabora?

Tabora is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,158 hours of sunshine a year. July (98/100) is noticeably better than January (70). It ranks #4 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 54% of the annual 1,053 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Kigali Rwanda · 457 km · best in Jul · 2,191 h sun/yr
• Arusha Tanzania · 505 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
• Entebbe Uganda · 571 km · best in Jul · 2,497 h sun/yr
• Nairobi Kenya · 617 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
• Zanzibar Tanzania · 719 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr
• Dar es Salaam Tanzania · 733 km · best in Jul · 2,837 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Shinyanga Tanzania · 179 km · 3,241 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Mwanza Tanzania · 293 km · 2,686 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Dodoma Tanzania · 346 km · 3,307 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Kigoma Tanzania · 351 km · 2,449 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Seronera Tanzania · 365 km · 2,987 h sun/yr · best in Jul