Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is February, averaging a high of 32°C, and its coldest is August, with an average low of 20°C.
Dar es Salaam is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania and capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. It is located on the Swahili coast. With a population of over 7 million people, Dar es Salaam is the largest city in East Africa by population and the fifth-largest in Africa. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-10-15. Each reading placed on Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Dar es Salaam average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is April (8 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°C | 24°C | 3 mm |
| February | 32°C | 24°C | 3 mm |
| March | 31°C | 24°C | 5 mm |
| April | 30°C | 23°C | 8 mm |
| May | 29°C | 22°C | 5 mm |
| June | 29°C | 21°C | 0 mm |
| July | 28°C | 20°C | 0 mm |
| August | 29°C | 20°C | 0 mm |
| September | 30°C | 20°C | 0 mm |
| October | 31°C | 22°C | 3 mm |
| November | 31°C | 23°C | 5 mm |
| December | 31°C | 24°C | 5 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 36°C on 2000-03-01
- Coldest day on record: 15°C on 1997-07-27
Percentiles compare each day to Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →