Climate averages 1991–2020
Sumbawanga weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the warmest and the 6th 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 Sumbawanga: daytime highs average 25.9°C and nights cool to about 15.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 39 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 16 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mpanda (190 km away). In October its highs average 31.8°C, 5.9°C warmer than Sumbawanga, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Sumbawanga ranks 37th of 43 for the warmest October highs and 22nd of 43 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 43 cities is 28.4°C; Sumbawanga is 2.5°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 24.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 39 mm to 148 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
Sumbawanga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.4°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 304 | 28.4 | 12.513 h |
| February | 22.8°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 241 | 23.8 | 12.412 h |
| March | 22.7°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 279 | 26.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.3°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 160 | 18.8 | 11.912 h |
| May | 22.7°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 30 | 5.1 | 11.812 h |
| June | 22.6°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 1.8 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| July | 22.5°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| August | 23.9°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 2.1 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| September | 25.4°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 8.2 | 1.1 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 25.9°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 39 | 5.7 | 12.312 h |
| November | 24.5°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 148 | 15.6 | 12.512 h |
| December | 22.7°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 282 | 26.4 | 12.613 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
- Mpanda in OctoberTanzania · 190 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 20.0°C · 25 mm rain
- Vwawa in OctoberTanzania · 193 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 16.0°C · 24 mm rain
- Tunduma in OctoberTanzania · 195 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 14.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Nakonde in OctoberZambia · 197 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 15.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 229 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 19.2°C · 73 mm rain
- Kasama in OctoberZambia · 254 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 17.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Katumba in OctoberTanzania · 261 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 15.9°C · 48 mm rain
- Kalemie in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 349 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.1°C · 58 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 Sumbawanga) is explained once on the Sumbawanga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.