Climate averages 1991–2020
Mtwara weather
in June.
A hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a hot month in Mtwara: daytime highs average 28.5°C and nights cool to about 22.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.0 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes June a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 32 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lindi (59 km away). In June its highs average 29.6°C, 1.1°C warmer than Mtwara, with 5.9 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Mtwara ranks joint 4th of 43 for the warmest June highs and 22nd of 43 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 43 cities is 25.9°C; Mtwara is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 8.0 mm to 4.9 mm.
The annual picture
June 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
Mtwara climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 186 | 20.5 | 12.613 h |
| February | 28.7°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 146 | 18.6 | 12.412 h |
| March | 28.9°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 182 | 23.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 115 | 18.5 | 11.912 h |
| May | 28.9°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 37 | 7.2 | 11.712 h |
| June, selected | 28.5°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 8.0 | 1.8 | 11.512 h |
| July | 27.9°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 4.9 | 1.3 | 11.612 h |
| August | 27.9°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 5.7 | 1.6 | 11.812 h |
| September | 27.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 9.6 | 3.2 | 12.012 h |
| October | 28.4°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 19 | 6.0 | 12.312 h |
| November | 29.0°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 42 | 10.7 | 12.613 h |
| December | 29.0°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 123 | 20.9 | 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
June in nearby cities
- Lindi in JuneTanzania · 59 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 21.5°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Masasi in JuneTanzania · 159 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 17.9°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Pemba in JuneMozambique · 303 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 21.0°C · 10 mm rain
- Montepuez in JuneMozambique · 343 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 16.8°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Moroni in JuneComoros · 371 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 24.0°C · 44 mm rain
- Vikindu in JuneTanzania · 375 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 22.5°C · 32 mm rain
- Dar es Salaam in JuneTanzania · 396 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 22.7°C · 39 mm rain
- Kibaha in JuneTanzania · 413 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 20.7°C · 28 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 Mtwara) is explained once on the Mtwara year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.