Climate averages 1991–2020
Mtwara weather
in November.
A hot, moderately wet month: one of the warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Mtwara: daytime highs average 29.0°C and nights cool to about 24.9°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.
Expect about 42 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes November a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 35 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lindi (59 km away). In November its highs average 30.8°C, 1.8°C warmer than Mtwara, with 52 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Mtwara ranks 17th of 43 for the warmest November highs and 5th of 43 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 43 cities is 27.8°C; Mtwara is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs stay level at 29.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 42 mm to 123 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Lindi in NovemberTanzania · 59 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 23.6°C · 52 mm rain
- Masasi in NovemberTanzania · 159 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 21.7°C · 32 mm rain
- Pemba in NovemberMozambique · 303 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 24.1°C · 42 mm rain
- Montepuez in NovemberMozambique · 343 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 21.0°C · 35 mm rain
- Moroni in NovemberComoros · 371 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 25.2°C · 69 mm rain
- Vikindu in NovemberTanzania · 375 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 23.9°C · 89 mm rain
- Dar es Salaam in NovemberTanzania · 396 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 24.1°C · 92 mm rain
- Kibaha in NovemberTanzania · 413 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.7°C · 104 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.