Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Arusha, Tanzania weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Arusha, Tanzania, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 38°C on 2005-02-25; its coldest fell to 8°C on 2020-07-18.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
37°C2006-01-28
21°C1989-01-15
22°C2009-01-15
11°C2012-01-02
February
38°C2005-02-25
22°C2022-02-18
22°C2006-02-20
13°C2007-02-20
March
37°C1992-03-04
22°C2018-03-06
21°C2000-03-01
14°C1995-03-18
April
35°C1987-04-02
22°C2020-04-29
21°C1998-04-06
13°C1994-04-28
May
32°C2001-05-07
20°C2021-05-05
19°C2019-05-01
11°C1997-05-20
June
31°C2009-06-24
21°C2026-06-24
18°C2009-06-02
9°C1987-06-22
July
31°C2007-07-29
21°C2025-07-09
17°C2011-07-28
8°C2020-07-18
August
32°C2003-08-14
21°C2023-08-11
17°C2014-08-25
9°C1993-08-16
September
33°C2015-09-30
20°C2022-09-09
18°C2008-09-22
11°C2010-09-24
October
35°C2024-10-28
23°C2018-10-25
20°C2015-10-31
12°C1999-10-15
November
34°C1983-11-17
22°C2008-11-07
21°C2015-11-03
14°C1987-11-02
December
36°C2005-12-20
22°C2002-12-24
21°C2012-12-10
14°C1994-12-31

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
38°C2005-02-25
21°C1989-01-15
22°C2009-01-15
11°C2012-01-02
Autumn (Mar–May)
37°C1992-03-04
20°C2021-05-05
21°C2000-03-01
11°C1997-05-20
Winter (Jun–Aug)
32°C2003-08-14
21°C2026-06-24
18°C2009-06-02
8°C2020-07-18
Spring (Sep–Nov)
35°C2024-10-28
20°C2022-09-09
21°C2015-11-03
11°C2010-09-24

All-time records

The most extreme value Arusha has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 38°C 2005-02-25
Lowest 20°C 2021-05-05

Low

Highest 22°C 2009-01-15
Lowest 8°C 2020-07-18

Feels-like

Highest 46°C 2005-03-03
Lowest 4°C 2020-07-18

Humidity

Highest 18.6 g/m³ 1998-04-06
Lowest 6.3 g/m³ 2000-02-22

Wind

Highest 42 km/h 1997-10-19
Lowest 4 km/h 1997-11-18

Precip

Wettest 245 mm 2020-11-20
Driest 53-day dry spell 2001-08-10

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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