Climate averages 1991–2020
Mtwara weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Mtwara: daytime highs average 28.4°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 6 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 Lindi (59 km away). In October its highs average 30.3°C, 1.9°C warmer than Mtwara, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Mtwara ranks joint 25th of 43 for the warmest October highs and 10th of 43 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 43 cities is 28.4°C; Mtwara is level with that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 29.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 19 mm to 42 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
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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Lindi in OctoberTanzania · 59 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.5°C · 25 mm rain
- Masasi in OctoberTanzania · 159 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 20.4°C · 8.7 mm rain
- Pemba in OctoberMozambique · 303 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 22.7°C · 18 mm rain
- Montepuez in OctoberMozambique · 343 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.6°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Moroni in OctoberComoros · 371 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 24.0°C · 33 mm rain
- Vikindu in OctoberTanzania · 375 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 23.1°C · 54 mm rain
- Dar es Salaam in OctoberTanzania · 396 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 57 mm rain
- Kibaha in OctoberTanzania · 413 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 21.7°C · 63 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.