Climate averages 1991–2020
Dodoma weather
in October.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Dodoma: daytime highs average 30.9°C and nights cool to about 18.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 14 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kondoa (142 km away). In October its highs average 28.6°C, 2.3°C cooler than Dodoma, with 8.4 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Dodoma ranks 7th of 43 for the warmest October highs and 1st of 43 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 43 cities is 28.4°C; Dodoma is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 31.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.5 mm to 24 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Dodoma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.3°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 104 | 14.4 | 12.412 h |
| February | 28.7°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 82 | 11.7 | 12.312 h |
| March | 28.7°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 87 | 11.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.3°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 42 | 7.3 | 12.012 h |
| May | 28.5°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 6.0 | 1.5 | 11.812 h |
| June | 27.6°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| July | 26.8°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| August | 27.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.912 h |
| September | 29.6°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 30.9°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 3.5 | 0.5 | 12.212 h |
| November | 31.1°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 24 | 3.0 | 12.412 h |
| December | 29.6°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 80 | 9.7 | 12.512 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Kondoa in OctoberTanzania · 142 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 15.2°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Kilosa in OctoberTanzania · 156 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 19.7°C · 35 mm rain
- Iringa in OctoberTanzania · 177 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 14.2°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Singida in OctoberTanzania · 187 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 16.0°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Morogoro in OctoberTanzania · 224 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 20.2°C · 34 mm rain
- Ifakara in OctoberTanzania · 242 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 20.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Mafinga in OctoberTanzania · 242 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 13.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Handeni in OctoberTanzania · 265 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.9°C · 81 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Dodoma) is explained once on the Dodoma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.