Climate averages 1991–2020
Shinyanga weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Shinyanga: daytime highs average 31.7°C and nights cool to about 19.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 05 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nzega (67 km away). In September its highs average 30.9°C, 0.8°C cooler than Shinyanga, with 3.6 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Shinyanga ranks 2nd of 43 for the warmest September highs and joint 14th of 43 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 43 cities is 28.0°C; Shinyanga is 3.8°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs stay level at 31.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.1 mm to 24 mm.
The annual picture
September 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
Shinyanga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.9°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 102 | 15.7 | 12.312 h |
| February | 29.1°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 74 | 12.4 | 12.212 h |
| March | 29.1°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 91 | 13.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.3°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 79 | 11.6 | 12.012 h |
| May | 29.4°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 18 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| June | 29.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 1.9 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| July | 29.4°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.912 h |
| August | 30.4°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 2.4 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| September, selected | 31.7°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 4.1 | 0.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 31.8°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 24 | 4.2 | 12.212 h |
| November | 29.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 80 | 10.7 | 12.312 h |
| December | 28.0°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 113 | 16.4 | 12.312 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
September in nearby cities
- Nzega in SeptemberTanzania · 67 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 18.6°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Kahama in SeptemberTanzania · 93 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 19.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Bariadi in SeptemberTanzania · 115 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 18.5°C · 20 mm rain
- Mwanza in SeptemberTanzania · 140 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 20.9°C · 104 mm rain
- Sengerema in SeptemberTanzania · 140 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.0°C · 66 mm rain
- Geita in SeptemberTanzania · 159 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 18.0°C · 81 mm rain
- Ushirombo in SeptemberTanzania · 163 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 18.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Tabora in SeptemberTanzania · 164 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 19.1°C · 1.6 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 Shinyanga) is explained once on the Shinyanga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.