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Tanzania climate

Tropical, cooler at altitude. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Dar es Salaam · Mwanza · Dodoma · Zanzibar · Arusha · Mbeya

Browse all 32 cities in Tanzania

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

Aw

Tropical savanna (dry winter)

12 cities

Dar es Salaampop 5.4M Zanzibarpop 710k Arushapop 618k Morogoropop 471k Songeapop 286k Kibahapop 265k Bukobapop 145k Mtwarapop 141k Lindipop 95k Babatipop 67k Mkokotonipop 3k Koanipop 2k

As

Tropical savanna (dry summer)

11 cities

Mwanzapop 1.1M Kahamapop 454k Tangapop 393k Geitapop 318k Taborapop 309k Bariadipop 261k Kigomapop 232k Mpandapop 204k Shinyangapop 140k Chake Chakepop 52k Wetepop 36k

BSh

Hot semi-arid

3 cities

Dodomapop 765k Singidapop 232k Moshipop 222k

Cwa

Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical

3 cities

Mbeyapop 542k Sumbawangapop 304k Vwawapop 85k

Cwb

Subtropical highland

2 cities

Iringapop 202k Njombepop 93k

Am

Tropical monsoon

1 city

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across Tanzania.

Tropical savanna (dry winter)Aw

Tropical savanna (dry summer)As

Hot semi-aridBSh

Tropical savanna (dry winter)Aw

Tropical savanna (dry winter)Aw

Monsoon-influenced humid subtropicalCwa

Climate types in Tanzania

Tanzania spans 6 climate types. All climate types:

Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter) · 12 cities As Tropical savanna (dry summer) · 11 cities BSh Hot semi-arid · 3 cities Cwa Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical · 3 cities Cwb Subtropical highland · 2 cities Am Tropical monsoon · 1 city

Climate records across Tanzania — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Morogoro (79.8 °F avg) · Coolest Iringa (63.5 °F avg) · Wettest Kigoma (93 in/yr) · Driest Dodoma (20 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of Tanzania sits well between them.