Climate averages 1991–2020
Njombe weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Njombe: daytime highs average 22.3°C and nights cool to about 11.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 18 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 18 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Makumbako (56 km away). In October its highs average 25.0°C, 2.8°C warmer than Njombe, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Njombe ranks 43rd of 43 for the warmest October highs and joint 8th of 43 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 43 cities is 28.4°C; Njombe is 6.1°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 22.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 18 mm to 54 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
Njombe climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.5°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 268 | 26.5 | 12.613 h |
| February | 21.6°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 263 | 23.8 | 12.412 h |
| March | 20.8°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 228 | 27.2 | 12.212 h |
| April | 19.6°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 83 | 18.5 | 11.912 h |
| May | 19.0°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 18 | 5.4 | 11.712 h |
| June | 18.0°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 3.0 | 0.8 | 11.612 h |
| July | 17.5°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 2.2 | 0.4 | 11.612 h |
| August | 18.9°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 3.7 | 0.9 | 11.812 h |
| September | 20.9°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 3.6 | 0.9 | 12.012 h |
| October, selected | 22.3°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 18 | 5.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 22.6°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 54 | 10.5 | 12.513 h |
| December | 21.7°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 171 | 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
- Makumbako in OctoberTanzania · 56 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 14.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Katumba in OctoberTanzania · 127 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 15.9°C · 48 mm rain
- Mafinga in OctoberTanzania · 130 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 13.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Songea in OctoberTanzania · 177 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 17.0°C · 22 mm rain
- Vwawa in OctoberTanzania · 203 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 16.0°C · 24 mm rain
- Iringa in OctoberTanzania · 203 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 14.2°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Tunduma in OctoberTanzania · 220 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 14.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Nakonde in OctoberZambia · 222 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 15.8°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 Njombe) is explained once on the Njombe year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.