Climate averages 1991–2020
Masasi 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 Masasi: daytime highs average 32.2°C and nights cool to about 20.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.7 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 20 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lindi (128 km away). In October its highs average 30.3°C, 1.9°C cooler than Masasi, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Masasi ranks 1st of 43 for the warmest October highs and 5th of 43 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 43 cities is 28.4°C; Masasi is 3.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 32.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.7 mm to 32 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
Masasi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.5°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 134 | 18.3 | 12.713 h |
| February | 29.7°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 131 | 17.3 | 12.512 h |
| March | 28.8°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 155 | 22.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.5°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 67 | 12.6 | 11.912 h |
| May | 29.3°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 11 | 2.1 | 11.612 h |
| June | 28.3°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 1.4 | 0.3 | 11.512 h |
| July | 27.9°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| August | 29.2°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 1.4 | 0.4 | 11.812 h |
| September | 31.0°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 2.1 | 0.6 | 12.012 h |
| October, selected | 32.2°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 8.7 | 2.0 | 12.312 h |
| November | 32.9°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 32 | 6.0 | 12.613 h |
| December | 31.6°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 103 | 15.0 | 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
- Lindi in OctoberTanzania · 128 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.5°C · 25 mm rain
- Mtwara in OctoberTanzania · 159 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 23.8°C · 19 mm rain
- Montepuez in OctoberMozambique · 269 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.6°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Pemba in OctoberMozambique · 313 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 22.7°C · 18 mm rain
- Songea in OctoberTanzania · 344 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 17.0°C · 22 mm rain
- Ifakara in OctoberTanzania · 369 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 20.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Vikindu in OctoberTanzania · 416 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 23.1°C · 54 mm rain
- Dar es Salaam in OctoberTanzania · 436 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 57 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 Masasi) is explained once on the Masasi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.