Best time to visit Dar es Salaam

July is the best month in Dar es Salaam, scoring 92 out of 100, with December the weakest at 51. The 41-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. The good window runs June to September — 4 months within ten points of the best.

February is the warmest month at 30.4 °C and July the coolest at 27.7 °C — a 2.7 °C spread across the year. Around 107 days a year top 30 °C, concentrated in February and the months either side.

There is a real wet season here. March, April and December carry the rain — up to 26 wet days in a month — while June to September drop as low as 3. That 23-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Dar es Salaam, and it moves further than the temperature does.

The sea never drops below 25.6 °C, so swimming is on the table year round. Daylight barely moves: about 12.5 hours whatever the month, which removes one variable from the decision entirely.

The three strongest months are July, August, June. The one to think twice about is December. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight, sea temperature and crowd levels.

Dar es Salaam month by month