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When to go to Mbeya

Twelve months of averages for Mbeya, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Mbeya has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April to November.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in May to October.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): December to March.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): November.
The warmest month is October (26°C) and the coolest June (20°C). The wettest is December (327 mm) and the driest September (3 mm); about 1,519 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Mbeya: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanWet
FebWet
MarWet
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, dry
JunMild–warm, dry
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctMild–warm, dry
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecWet

Month by month

Every month in Mbeya

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Mbeya by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	22°C	13°C	314 mm	86%	87%	5.2	23°C	Wet
February	22°C	13°C	242 mm	86%	82%	5.7	24°C	Wet
March	22°C	13°C	271 mm	86%	80%	5.8	27°C	Wet
April	22°C	12°C	147 mm	86%	63%	5.7	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	21°C	10°C	34 mm	83%	38%	5.7	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	20°C	7°C	12 mm	81%	21%	5.8	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	20°C	6°C	13 mm	78%	18%	5.9	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	22°C	7°C	8 mm	73%	20%	6.4	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	25°C	8°C	3 mm	69%	25%	6.9	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	26°C	11°C	30 mm	68%	43%	7	34°C	Mild to warm and dry
November	25°C	12°C	118 mm	73%	64%	6.4	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	23°C	13°C	327 mm	82%	81%	5.6	25°C	Wet

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

22°C

13°C

314 mm

86%

87%

5.2

23°C

Wet

February

22°C

13°C

242 mm

86%

82%

5.7

24°C

Wet

March

22°C

13°C

271 mm

86%

80%

5.8

27°C

Wet

April

22°C

12°C

147 mm

86%

63%

5.7

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

21°C

10°C

34 mm

83%

38%

5.7

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

20°C

7°C

12 mm

81%

21%

5.8

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

20°C

6°C

13 mm

78%

18%

5.9

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

22°C

7°C

8 mm

73%

20%

6.4

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

25°C

8°C

3 mm

69%

25%

6.9

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

26°C

11°C

30 mm

68%

43%

34°C

Mild to warm and dry

November

25°C

12°C

118 mm

73%

64%

6.4

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

23°C

13°C

327 mm

82%

81%

5.6

25°C

Wet