Climate averages 1991–2020
Tabora 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 Tabora: daytime highs average 31.1°C and nights cool to about 19.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.6 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 (97 km away). In September its highs average 30.9°C, about as warm as Tabora, with 3.6 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Tabora ranks 3rd of 43 for the warmest September highs and 6th of 43 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 43 cities is 28.0°C; Tabora is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 31.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.6 mm to 18 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
Tabora climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.9°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 151 | 20.9 | 12.412 h |
| February | 27.6°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 116 | 16.5 | 12.312 h |
| March | 27.5°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 129 | 17.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.1°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 80 | 12.2 | 12.012 h |
| May | 28.3°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 14 | 2.9 | 11.912 h |
| June | 28.7°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| July | 28.5°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.912 h |
| August | 29.6°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 11.912 h |
| September, selected | 31.1°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 1.6 | 0.4 | 12.112 h |
| October | 31.4°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 18 | 3.0 | 12.212 h |
| November | 29.3°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 94 | 11.6 | 12.312 h |
| December | 27.2°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 155 | 19.7 | 12.412 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 · 97 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 18.6°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Kahama in SeptemberTanzania · 134 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 19.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Shinyanga in SeptemberTanzania · 164 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 19.5°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Ushirombo in SeptemberTanzania · 195 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 18.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Singida in SeptemberTanzania · 214 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 14.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Mpanda in SeptemberTanzania · 244 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 18.8°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Katoro in SeptemberTanzania · 245 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 18.3°C · 73 mm rain
- Geita in SeptemberTanzania · 247 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 18.0°C · 81 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 Tabora) is explained once on the Tabora year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.