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Best time to visit Kigoma
The best time to visit Kigoma is May–September, with daytime temperatures around 28°C.
Kigoma at a glance: warmest in October with daytime temperatures around 30°C and coolest in December (27°C). The wettest month is December (160 mm) and the driest July (2 mm), with about 1,030 mm of rain a year. The sea is warmest in March (30°C). Sunniest in July.
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Kigoma
810 mWarm
97
28°/18°27°0 mm57 %12 h
A typical mid-July in Kigoma
Sunny 16Cloudy 11Rain 3
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
18°26°30°16°35°
Sea temperature
27°16°35°
Daylight (solar time)
06:0417:56
0006121824
11 h 52 m
Precipitation
0170 mm
0 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 59 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Sea | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44 | 28° | 21° | 29° | 149 mm | 19 | 18 % | 12 h | Rainy season · warm, rainy and grey |
| February | 51 | 28° | 21° | 29° | 113 mm | 15 | 20 % | 12 h | Warm, showery and grey |
| March | 43 | 28° | 21° | 30° | 155 mm | 19 | 20 % | 12 h | Rainy season · warm, rainy and grey |
| April | 46 | 28° | 21° | 29° | 142 mm | 17 | 23 % | 12 h | Rainy season · warm, rainy and grey |
| May | 72 | 28° | 21° | 29° | 65 mm | 9 | 37 % | 12 h | Warm |
| June | 94 | 28° | 20° | 28° | 7 mm | 3 | 54 % | 12 h | Warm |
| July | 97 | 28° | 18° | 27° | 2 mm | 3 | 57 % | 12 h | Warm |
| August | 89 | 29° | 20° | 27° | 5 mm | 3 | 51 % | 12 h | Warm |
| September | 80 | 30° | 21° | 28° | 28 mm | 6 | 42 % | 12 h | Warm |
| October | 60 | 30° | 22° | 29° | 58 mm | 11 | 30 % | 12 h | Warm |
| November | 45 | 28° | 21° | 29° | 149 mm | 20 | 21 % | 12 h | Rainy season · warm, rainy and grey |
| December | 44 | 27° | 21° | 29° | 160 mm | 21 | 18 % | 12 h | Rainy season · warm, rainy and grey |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 807 m. Coordinates: -4.88, 29.63.