Climate averages 1991–2020
Kigoma weather
by month.
See how the year changes. September has the highest average daily maximum; July has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: JuneJulyAugustSeptember
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Kigoma averages a daytime high of 26.5°C and a nighttime low of 23.1°C, with about 1,854 mm of rain on roughly 205 days. September is the warmest month (average high 27.9°C) and December the coolest (25.6°C). December is the wettest month with 298 mm; July is the driest with 1.3 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): June, July, August and September. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Kigoma
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
Kigoma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.1°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 255 | 27.9 | 12.412 h |
| February | 26.6°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 203 | 24.0 | 12.312 h |
| March | 26.4°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 271 | 27.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 26.0°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 264 | 26.3 | 12.012 h |
| May | 26.5°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 104 | 15.6 | 11.912 h |
| June | 26.6°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 11 | 2.2 | 11.812 h |
| July | 26.5°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.912 h |
| August | 27.2°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 6.2 | 1.2 | 12.012 h |
| September | 27.9°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 24 | 4.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 27.1°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 142 | 18.0 | 12.212 h |
| November | 25.9°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 276 | 27.0 | 12.312 h |
| December | 25.6°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 298 | 29.5 | 12.412 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
Nearby cities
- KasuluTanzania · 62 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 17.1°C · 1,568 mm rain a year
- KalemieDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 128 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 21.4°C · 897 mm rain a year
- GitegaBurundi · 165 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 14.9°C · 736 mm rain a year
- BujumburaBurundi · 169 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 22.5°C · 760 mm rain a year
- KalimaDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 170 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 19.9°C · 1,341 mm rain a year
- UviraDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 173 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 760 mm rain a year
- MpandaTanzania · 228 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 18.0°C · 909 mm rain a year
- BaudhuinvilleDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 246 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 17.9°C · 1,235 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+3, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at -4.90°, 29.60° (4 km from the city centre). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at -5.00°, 29.75°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.