Climate · Tanzania

Kijini

Warm all year, wet from April to July and drier from January to February.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years5.8°S0 m above the sea
  1. Jan86°30°80°27°Rain on about three days a week.
  2. Feb86°30°80°27°Rain on about two days a week.
  3. Mar87°31°79°26°Rain on about five days a week.
  4. Apr86°30°78°26°Rain on almost every day.
  5. May84°29°77°25°Rain on about six days a week.
  6. Jun83°28°76°24°Rain on about five days a week.
  7. Jul82°28°74°23°Rain on about five days a week.
  8. Aug83°28°74°23°Rain on about four days a week.
  9. Sep83°28°75°24°Rain on about three days a week.
  10. Oct84°29°76°24°Rain on about three days a week.
  11. Nov85°29°77°25°Rain on about five days a week.
  12. Dec86°30°78°26°Rain on about five days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

Highs hardly move, between 82°F and 87°F all year, with nights near 77°F. Rain comes in two spells, from April to July and from November to December. January to February is the driest stretch, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight stays near 12 hours all year.Highs hardly move, between 28°C and 31°C all year, with nights near 25°C. Rain comes in two spells, from April to July and from November to December. January to February is the driest stretch, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight stays near 12 hours all year.

Where Kijini sits

Africa/Dar es Salaam

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Latitude
5.8°Ssouthern hemisphere
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Zanzibar (Stone Town)43 km south-west

The land around Kijini, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kijini, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kijini, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kijini, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kijini, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kijini, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kijini, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kijini, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kijini, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kijini, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kijini, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kijini, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 82°F in July to 87°F in March.Highs from 28°C in July to 31°C in March.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in April (93% of days), driest in February (32%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in August and September (38% cover), cloudiest in March (72%).

Daylight

About 12 hours all year, as near the equator.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Kijini, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryAt its best
80°27°86°30°
3 days71%12h 25m
FebruaryAt its best
80°27°86°30°
2 days69%12h 18m
March
79°26°87°31°
5 days72%12h 09m
AprilRainy season
78°26°86°30°
7 days67%11h 59m
MayRainy season
77°25°84°29°
6 days55%11h 51m
JuneRainy season
76°24°83°28°
5 days48%11h 47m
JulyRainy season
74°23°82°28°
5 days44%11h 49m
AugustAt its best
74°23°83°28°
4 days38%11h 56m
SeptemberAt its best
75°24°83°28°
3 days38%12h 05m
OctoberAt its best
76°24°84°29°
3 days47%12h 15m
NovemberRainy season
77°25°85°29°
5 days54%12h 23m
DecemberRainy season
78°26°86°30°
5 days61%12h 27m

When is the best time to visit Kijini?


The best months are January to February, or August to October: highs near 85°F, nights near 77°F, and rain on about three days a week.The best months are January to February, or August to October: highs near 29°C, nights near 25°C, and rain on about three days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Kijini?

March, with highs near 87°F and lows near 79°F. The coolest is July, with highs near 82°F.March, with highs near 31°C and lows near 26°C. The coolest is July, with highs near 28°C.

When does it rain most in Kijini?

April, with rain on almost every day. February is the driest, with rain on about two days a week.

How long are the days in Kijini?

About 12 hours all year, as near the equator.

When are the skies clearest in Kijini?

August and September, when cloud covers about 38% of the sky on average. March is the cloudiest, at about 72%.

Places with a year like Kijini's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Kijini's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Kijini's summer.

Elsewhere in Tanzania

All of Tanzania

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 6 km west of Kijini. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.