Best time to visit Tanzania

Timing is simple in Tanzania: almost every destination here peaks in June or July, so one set of dates works for the whole country.

Averaged across every destination listed, Tanzania is at its best in July, scoring 92 out of 100, with June close behind at 89. March is the weakest month nationally at 55. The window is narrow: only 3 months come within eight points of the best, so an itinerary covering several of these places should be built around that rather than around any one city's own peak.

Tanzania is climatically consistent — only 1 °C separates its warmest destination from its coolest across the year. Rainfall is broadly similar throughout, from 104 wet days a year in Dodoma to 198 in Mwanza.