Climate averages 1991–2020
Lindi weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 3rd 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 Lindi: daytime highs average 30.3°C and nights cool to about 22.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 25 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 19 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mtwara (59 km away). In October its highs average 28.4°C, 1.9°C cooler than Lindi, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Lindi ranks joint 9th of 43 for the warmest October highs and joint 17th of 43 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 43 cities is 28.4°C; Lindi is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 30.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 25 mm to 52 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
Lindi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 168 | 20.0 | 12.613 h |
| February | 30.1°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 156 | 19.0 | 12.412 h |
| March | 29.8°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 195 | 25.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.5°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 120 | 18.2 | 11.912 h |
| May | 29.7°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 36 | 6.8 | 11.712 h |
| June | 29.6°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 5.9 | 1.4 | 11.512 h |
| July | 29.3°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 3.7 | 0.9 | 11.612 h |
| August | 29.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 5.5 | 1.6 | 11.812 h |
| September | 29.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 12 | 4.1 | 12.012 h |
| October, selected | 30.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 25 | 7.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 30.8°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 52 | 13.6 | 12.613 h |
| December | 30.7°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 125 | 20.8 | 12.713 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
- Mtwara in OctoberTanzania · 59 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 23.8°C · 19 mm rain
- Masasi in OctoberTanzania · 128 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 20.4°C · 8.7 mm rain
- Vikindu in OctoberTanzania · 336 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 23.1°C · 54 mm rain
- Pemba in OctoberMozambique · 342 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 22.7°C · 18 mm rain
- Dar es Salaam in OctoberTanzania · 356 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 57 mm rain
- Montepuez in OctoberMozambique · 357 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.6°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Kibaha in OctoberTanzania · 370 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 21.7°C · 63 mm rain
- Ifakara in OctoberTanzania · 392 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 20.9°C · 20 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 Lindi) is explained once on the Lindi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.