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Now in Dar es Salaam

🌙

+24°

Clear

Feels like +26° · humidity 81%

Today 14.8: +30° / +22°

🕐 23:25

Wind

15 km/h

UV index

Air (AQI)

23 · Good

Precipitation

61%

Humidity

81%

Pressure

1018 hPa

Sunrise / sunset

06:31 / 18:24

Sea temperature

🌊 +27°

👕 What to wear today

Warm — a T-shirt and light trousers or shorts.

☂️ Take an umbrellaFeels warmer by 2°

Weather for an activity:

🎣 fishing 🏖️ the beach 🏃 a run 📸 a photo shoot 🚶 a walk

Detailed weather information for Dar es Salaam

Today, 14 August, Friday, in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania): cloudy, light rain in places, hot. During the day the air will warm up to +30°, at night around +22°. Due to the wind it feels like +26°. Wind up to 20 km/h. High chance of rain — be sure to take an umbrella or a raincoat. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sea has warmed up to +27° — great for swimming. The sun will rise at 06:31 and set at 18:24 — daylight lasts 12 hours.

Hourly weather in Dar es Salaam

💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).

Weather in Dar es Salaam for 14 days

Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).

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Today 14.8

🌦️

💧 61%

+22° +30°

Morning

🌦️

+25°

Day

🌦️

+30°

Evening

🌇

+28°

Night

🌙

+22°

Drizzle · precipitation 61% · wind up to 20 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Tomorrow 15.8

🌦️

💧 67%

+23° +29°

Morning

🌤️

+25°

Day

🌦️

+29°

Evening

🌇

+24°

Night

🌙

+23°

Drizzle · precipitation 67% · wind up to 21 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Sun 16.8

🌦️

💧 88%

+21° +29°

Morning

☁️

+23°

Day

🌦️

+29°

Evening

🌇

+25°

Night

🌙

+21°

Drizzle · precipitation 88% · wind up to 20 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Mon 17.8

🌦️

💧 67%

+22° +29°

Morning

🌦️

+25°

Day

🌦️

+29°

Evening

🌇

+27°

Night

🌙

+22°

Drizzle · precipitation 67% · wind up to 18 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Tue 18.8

🌦️

💧 31%

+22° +30°

Morning

🌦️

+25°

Day

🌦️

+30°

Evening

🌇

+28°

Night

🌙

+22°

Drizzle · precipitation 31% · wind up to 16 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Wed 19.8

🌤️

💧 18%

+21° +30°

Morning

🌤️

+24°

Day

🌤️

+30°

Evening

🌇

+28°

Night

🌙

+21°

Mostly clear · precipitation 18% · wind up to 16 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Thu 20.8

🌦️

💧 57%

+22° +30°

Morning

🌦️

+25°

Day

🌦️

+30°

Evening

🌇

+28°

Night

🌙

+22°

Drizzle · precipitation 57% · wind up to 17 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Fri 21.8

🌦️

💧 76%

+24° +29°

Morning

🌦️

+26°

Day

🌦️

+29°

Evening

🌇

+28°

Night

🌙

+24°

Drizzle · precipitation 76% · wind up to 17 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Sat 22.8

🌦️

💧 80%

+23° +28°

Morning

🌦️

+25°

Day

🌦️

+28°

Evening

🌇

+27°

Night

🌙

+23°

Drizzle · precipitation 80% · wind up to 14 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Sun 23.8

🌦️

💧 73%

+23° +29°

Morning

🌦️

+25°

Day

🌦️

+29°

Evening

🌇

+28°

Night

🌙

+23°

Drizzle · precipitation 73% · wind up to 14 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Mon 24.8

🌦️

💧 71%

+23° +29°

Morning

🌦️

+25°

Day

🌦️

+29°

Evening

🌇

+28°

Night

🌙

+23°

Drizzle · precipitation 71% · wind up to 17 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Tue 25.8

🌦️

💧 71%

+23° +28°

Morning

🌦️

+25°

Day

🌦️

+28°

Evening

🌇

+27°

Night

🌙

+23°

Drizzle · precipitation 71% · wind up to 19 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Wed 26.8

🌦️

💧 61%

+23° +28°

Morning

🌦️

+25°

Day

🌦️

+28°

Evening

🌇

+27°

Night

🌙

+23°

Drizzle · precipitation 61% · wind up to 20 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Thu 27.8

🌦️

💧 67%

+23° +28°

Morning

🌦️

+25°

Day

🌦️

+28°

Evening

🌇

+27°

Night

🌙

+23°

Drizzle · precipitation 67% · wind up to 15 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

🗺️ Precipitation radar

Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.

Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy

🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day

Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.

🏖️ Beach

46 / 100

for sea and sun · Average

🏊 Swimming

33 / 100

water 27° · So-so

🏃 Running

0 / 100

comfort for running · Bad

🧴 UV

moderate · low

☂️ Rain

61%

likely · high

✨ Stars

45 / 100

evening visibility · Average

🧺 Laundry drying

0 / 100

will dry outside · Bad

🚗 Car wash

22 / 100

better to wait · So-so

🌫️ Air quality

Good air

European AQI

PM2.5: 8PM10: 12O₃: 58NO₂: 2

The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.

🌅 Sun, moon and sea

Sunrise

06:31

Sunset

18:24

Golden hour

17:56

Daylight

12 h (+0 min vs yesterday)

Sea temperature

+27°

🌊 moderate, waves 1.3 m.

Dar es Salaam climate by month

Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.

+31°

+26°

Jan

+31°

+26°

Feb

+30°

+25°

Mar

+29°

+24°

Apr

+28°

+24°

May

+28°

+23°

Jun

+27°

+22°

Jul

+28°

+22°

Aug

+29°

+23°

Sep

+30°

+23°

Oct

+30°

+24°

Nov

+30°

+25°

Dec

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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit

Month	Day	Night	Sea	Precipitation	What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January	+31°	+26°	+29°	57 mm	Warm and comfortable: +31° by day, +26° at night. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
February	+31°	+26°	+30°	60 mm	Gentle warmth — about +31° daytime, great walking weather. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. This is the hottest month of the year in Dar es Salaam.
March	+30°	+25°	+30°	155 mm	A comfortable month: +30° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (155 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. The sea is at its warmest of the year this month.
April	+29°	+24°	+29°	201 mm	Warm and comfortable: +29° by day, +24° at night. It's a rainy month (201 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. Statistically the wettest month of the year.
May	+28°	+24°	+29°	132 mm	Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (132 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
June	+28°	+23°	+28°	34 mm	A comfortable month: +28° by day without exhausting heat. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.
July	+27°	+22°	+27°	20 mm	Warm and comfortable: +27° by day, +22° at night. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming. This is the coldest month of the year.
August	+28°	+22°	+26°	21 mm	Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +26° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
September	+29°	+23°	+27°	22 mm	A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
October	+30°	+23°	+28°	58 mm	Warm and comfortable: +30° by day, +23° at night. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming.
November	+30°	+24°	+29°	89 mm	Gentle warmth — about +30° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (89 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
December	+30°	+25°	+29°	93 mm	A comfortable month: +30° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (93 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything.

When to visit Dar es Salaam

✅ Recommended time to visit

🌟 Best time: July, August, September

Daytime air+27…+29°

Sea temperature+26…+27°

Precipitationrare

Why: comfortable +27…+29° by day, little rain, warm sea (+26…27°).

⚠️ Doable, with caveats

🌤️ Shoulder season: January, February, June, October, November, December

Daytime air+28…+31°

Sea temperature+28…+30°

Precipitationoften

Why: noticeable rain risk (34–93 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.

🔴 Not the best time

🌤️ Shoulder season: March, April, May

Daytime air+28…+30°

Sea temperature+29…+30°

Precipitationoften

Why: the rainy season (132–201 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.

Bottom line: the best time to visit Dar es Salaam is July – September, and the most comfortable months are July, August, September. The toughest months to visit are March, April, May: frequent rain.