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8.9M
907 km²
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania is a 8.9M-resident city with 307 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 17.5 µg/m³. The largest city in Tanzania.
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Climate Lab·Dar es Salaam
Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
Dar es SalaamTanzania
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Daily mean°C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
| Daily low°C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 36 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 35 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 76 | 76 | 75 | 84 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 76 |
| Dewpoint°C | 23.5 | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.8 | 22.5 | 20.9 | 20.0 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 21.4 | 23.4 | 23.7 | 22.3 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 108 | 78 | 86 | 380 | 140 | 35 | 45 | 18 | 19 | 59 | 157 | 129 | 1252 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 20 | 16 | 14 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 200 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 9.2 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 9.5 |
| Clear skyindex | 38% | 43% | 45% | 22% | 49% | 54% | 50% | 55% | 61% | 63% | 57% | 54% | 49% |
| UV indexmax avg | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 9.0 |
Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025
Confidence: High
Lifestyle Calendar·Dar es Salaam
Outdoor living in Dar es Salaam is seasonal. November through April are the toughest stretch. Dinner outside works 6/12 months, while even walking manages 5/12 months.
Dar es SalaamTanzania
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6/12
Dinner Outside65
Jan: 51% viability
51Feb: 52% viability
52Mar: 50% viability
50Apr: 51% viability
51May: 71% viability
71Jun: 80% viability
80Jul: 78% viability
78Aug: 80% viability
80Sep: 79% viability
79Oct: 77% viability
77Nov: 62% viability
62Dec: 54% viability
546/12
Dinner OutsideJan: 51% viability
51Feb: 52% viability
52Mar: 50% viability
50Apr: 51% viability
51May: 71% viability
71Jun: 80% viability
80Jul: 78% viability
78Aug: 80% viability
80Sep: 79% viability
79Oct: 77% viability
77Nov: 62% viability
62Dec: 54% viability
5465%
Humid
0/12
Lunch Outside36
Jan: 17% viability
17Feb: 22% viability
22Mar: 19% viability
19Apr: 12% viability
12May: 34% viability
34Jun: 54% viability
54Jul: 62% viability
62Aug: 64% viability
64Sep: 61% viability
61Oct: 49% viability
49Nov: 26% viability
26Dec: 17% viability
170/12
Lunch OutsideJan: 17% viability
17Feb: 22% viability
22Mar: 19% viability
19Apr: 12% viability
12May: 34% viability
34Jun: 54% viability
54Jul: 62% viability
62Aug: 64% viability
64Sep: 61% viability
61Oct: 49% viability
49Nov: 26% viability
26Dec: 17% viability
1736%
Humid
5/12
Walking52
Jan: 28% viability
28Feb: 14% viability
14Mar: 17% viability
17Apr: 61% viability
61May: 80% viability
80Jun: 92% viability
92Jul: 95% viability
95Aug: 89% viability
89Sep: 66% viability
66Oct: 35% viability
35Nov: 24% viability
24Dec: 18% viability
185/12
WalkingJan: 28% viability
28Feb: 14% viability
14Mar: 17% viability
17Apr: 61% viability
61May: 80% viability
80Jun: 92% viability
92Jul: 95% viability
95Aug: 89% viability
89Sep: 66% viability
66Oct: 35% viability
35Nov: 24% viability
24Dec: 18% viability
1852%
Humid
0/12
Running14
Jan: 3% viability
3Feb: 2% viability
2Mar: 1% viability
1Apr: 21% viability
21May: 16% viability
16Jun: 36% viability
36Jul: 48% viability
48Aug: 27% viability
27Sep: 12% viability
12Oct: 3% viability
3Nov: 3% viability
3Dec: 1% viability
10/12
RunningJan: 3% viability
3Feb: 2% viability
2Mar: 1% viability
1Apr: 21% viability
21May: 16% viability
16Jun: 36% viability
36Jul: 48% viability
48Aug: 27% viability
27Sep: 12% viability
12Oct: 3% viability
3Nov: 3% viability
3Dec: 1% viability
114%
Heat
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ComfortableModerateUncomfortable
Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025
Confidence: High
