Climate averages 1991–2020
Dodoma weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 3rd warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Dodoma: daytime highs average 29.6°C and nights cool to about 16.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical September (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kondoa (142 km away). In September its highs average 27.8°C, 1.9°C cooler than Dodoma, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Dodoma ranks 14th of 43 for the warmest September highs and 1st of 43 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 43 cities is 28.0°C; Dodoma is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 30.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 3.5 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 29.6°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 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
September in nearby cities
- Kondoa in SeptemberTanzania · 142 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 13.9°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Kilosa in SeptemberTanzania · 156 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 18.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Iringa in SeptemberTanzania · 177 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 12.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Singida in SeptemberTanzania · 187 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 14.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Morogoro in SeptemberTanzania · 224 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 19.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Ifakara in SeptemberTanzania · 242 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 19.3°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Mafinga in SeptemberTanzania · 242 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 12.0°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Handeni in SeptemberTanzania · 265 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 17.9°C · 38 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.