Thermograph

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

Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, 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 34°C on 2006-02-24; its coldest fell to 20°C on 1987-06-22.

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
32°C2019-01-06
26°C1985-01-01
28°C2019-01-09
24°C2018-01-25
February
34°C2006-02-24
27°C2008-02-12
28°C2006-02-25
24°C2012-02-02
March
34°C2019-03-26
27°C2023-03-20
28°C2016-03-31
24°C1993-03-10
April
33°C2003-04-07
26°C2018-04-15
28°C2019-04-02
23°C2004-04-29
May
32°C2003-05-09
26°C1995-05-24
27°C2001-05-08
22°C2020-05-18
June
30°C2003-06-03
24°C1986-06-09
26°C1998-06-01
20°C1987-06-22
July
29°C2023-07-20
24°C1992-07-16
25°C2023-07-21
20°C2020-07-24
August
30°C2023-08-20
25°C1986-08-13
25°C2023-08-28
21°C1992-08-09
September
30°C2025-09-28
26°C1993-09-03
25°C2023-09-29
21°C1984-09-05
October
32°C2008-10-23
26°C1997-10-18
27°C2015-10-31
22°C1992-10-06
November
32°C2021-11-24
27°C2011-11-18
27°C2024-11-30
23°C1994-11-18
December
32°C2005-12-27
27°C2002-12-21
28°C2001-12-28
24°C1999-12-02

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)
34°C2006-02-24
26°C1985-01-01
28°C2006-02-25
24°C2018-01-25
Autumn (Mar–May)
34°C2019-03-26
26°C1995-05-24
28°C2016-03-31
22°C2020-05-18
Winter (Jun–Aug)
30°C2003-06-03
24°C1986-06-09
26°C1998-06-01
20°C1987-06-22
Spring (Sep–Nov)
32°C2021-11-24
26°C1993-09-03
27°C2024-11-30
21°C1984-09-05

All-time records

The most extreme value Dar es Salaam has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 34°C 2006-02-24
Lowest 24°C 1986-06-09

Low

Highest 28°C 2016-03-31
Lowest 20°C 1987-06-22

Feels-like

Highest 46°C 2006-02-24
Lowest 24°C 1986-06-09

Humidity

Highest 24.8 g/m³ 2024-01-20
Lowest 13.2 g/m³ 1990-07-08

Wind

Highest 53 km/h 2024-05-04
Lowest 7 km/h 2020-03-11

Precip

Wettest 123 mm 2024-11-08
Driest 48-day dry spell 1995-05-31

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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