Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Weather
Dar es Salaam hourly forecast: next 24 hours
Today's high of 85°F (30°C) is right in line with the typical August high of 84°F (29°C).
Current conditions in detail
Dar es Salaam weather tomorrow (Thursday, August 27)
Tomorrow in Dar es Salaam looks patchy rain nearby, with a high of 84° and an overnight low of 71°. Precipitation chance is modest at 36%. Winds top out near 14 mph, and the UV index reaches 11 (extreme).
Dar es Salaam 14-day forecast
About the weather in Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam has one of the steadier climates in our dataset. Average highs move only 3°C across the whole year - from 83°F (28°C) in July to 88°F (31°C) in February - so the practical difference between seasons here is rainfall and daylight, not warmth.
Dar es Salaam weather: quick facts
- Hottest month: February - highs near 88°F (31°C)
- Coldest month: July - highs near 83°F (28°C)
- Decade extremes (2015-2024): 94°F (34°C) high · 66°F (19°C) low
- Wettest month: April (26 rainy days) · Sunniest: October (11.4 h sun/day)
- Climate type: tropical wet-and-dry
- Annual swing: 3°C between the average warmest and coolest month · day to night: 6°C
- Months averaging 30°C or hotter: 6
- Average humidity: 78%
Temperatures through the year
July bottoms out at 83°F (28°C) in daylight, 71°F (22°C) after dark. At its warmest, in February, Dar es Salaam runs to 88°F (31°C) in the afternoon and back to 78°F (26°C) by dawn. The wettest month is April (11.7 inches (298 mm) across 26 days) and the driest July.
Rain, sun and snow
Between the average February and the average July lie 3°C, a narrower spread than all but 10% of the 3496 cities in our dataset. October is the brightest month at 11.4 hours of sun a day, against an annual average of 10.6 - sunnier than roughly 85% of the cities we track. Average highs hold at or above 30°C for 6 months of the year, October through March being the unbroken run. The gridded 2015-2024 daily record for this location tops out at 94°F (34°C) and bottoms at 66°F (19°C) - decade extremes, not all-time station records.
Season by season
September through November
September through November sits firmly in the heat here - highs near 86°F (30°C), nights near 74°F (23°C), and rain falls on around 45 of the 90 days. Daylight is generous - around 11.3 hours of sun a day. With the moisture factored in, afternoons feel hotter than the reading suggests - the humidity and dew point converter shows why.
December through February
December through February in Dar es Salaam runs hot, with daytime highs averaging 87°F (31°C) and nights around 78°F (26°C); rain falls on around 48 of the 90 days. Daylight is generous - around 11.1 hours of sun a day.
March through May
March through May is hot here - highs near 85°F (30°C), nights near 76°F (24°C), and rain falls on around 61 of the 90 days.
June through August
June through August brings hot afternoons here - highs near 83°F (29°C), nights near 72°F (22°C), and expect showers on roughly 22 days across the season. Daylight is generous - around 10.6 hours of sun a day.
Average temperatures in Dar es Salaam by month
| Month | High | Low | Rain days | Precipitation | Sunshine | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 87° | 78° | 15 | 3.4 in | 10.9 h/day | 78% |
| February | 88° | 78° | 12 | 2.2 in | 11.0 h/day | 77% |
| March | 88° | 78° | 20 | 5.5 in | 10.1 h/day | 80% |
| April | 85° | 75° | 26 | 11.7 in | 8.3 h/day | 86% |
| May | 84° | 74° | 16 | 5.8 in | 9.7 h/day | 82% |
| June | 83° | 72° | 8 | 1.3 in | 10.5 h/day | 77% |
| July | 83° | 71° | 6 | 0.9 in | 10.6 h/day | 75% |
| August | 84° | 71° | 9 | 0.9 in | 10.8 h/day | 75% |
| September | 85° | 72° | 11 | 1.1 in | 11.3 h/day | 75% |
| October | 86° | 74° | 14 | 3.3 in | 11.4 h/day | 77% |
| November | 86° | 76° | 20 | 5.1 in | 11.2 h/day | 80% |
| December | 87° | 77° | 21 | 4.5 in | 11.4 h/day | 80% |