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When to go to Sumbawanga

Twelve months of averages for Sumbawanga, 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, Sumbawanga has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April to October.

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): November to March.
The warmest month is October (29°C) and the coolest June (23°C). The wettest is December (264 mm) and the driest June (2 mm); about 1,202 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.

Sumbawanga: 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
NovWet
DecWet

Month by month

Every month in Sumbawanga

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

Climate in Sumbawanga 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	24°C	18°C	227 mm	79%	88%	5	23°C	Wet
February	24°C	19°C	182 mm	78%	82%	5.5	24°C	Wet
March	24°C	19°C	196 mm	80%	81%	5.6	27°C	Wet
April	23°C	18°C	108 mm	82%	67%	5.7	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	23°C	15°C	16 mm	77%	43%	5.9	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	23°C	13°C	2 mm	71%	27%	5.8	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	23°C	12°C	2 mm	65%	23%	6	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	25°C	14°C	4 mm	58%	27%	6.3	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	28°C	17°C	5 mm	53%	34%	6.7	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	29°C	19°C	35 mm	53%	57%	6.6	34°C	Mild to warm and dry
November	27°C	20°C	161 mm	64%	74%	5.9	29°C	Wet
December	24°C	19°C	264 mm	76%	85%	5.2	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.

The model's grid cell sits about 437 m lower than the town, so real temperatures there run a little cooler than these.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

24°C

18°C

227 mm

79%

88%

23°C

Wet

February

24°C

19°C

182 mm

78%

82%

5.5

24°C

Wet

March

24°C

19°C

196 mm

80%

81%

5.6

27°C

Wet

April

23°C

18°C

108 mm

82%

67%

5.7

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

23°C

15°C

16 mm

77%

43%

5.9

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

23°C

13°C

2 mm

71%

27%

5.8

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

23°C

12°C

2 mm

65%

23%

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

25°C

14°C

4 mm

58%

27%

6.3

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

28°C

17°C

5 mm

53%

34%

6.7

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

29°C

19°C

35 mm

53%

57%

6.6

34°C

Mild to warm and dry

November

27°C

20°C

161 mm

64%

74%

5.9

29°C

Wet

December

24°C

19°C

264 mm

76%

85%

5.2

25°C

Wet