The climate of Dodoma (Tanzania)
Dodoma has been the capital of Tanzania since 1973. Prior to this
Dar es Salaam was the capital which is still the largest and economically
the most important city in the country. Dodoma is centrally located in
Tanzania on the Masai steppe at an altitude of 1,120 meters. It is
also the capital of the Dodoma region.
Dodoma has a warm steppe climate. During the winter average daytime
temperatures are 26 degrees Celsius (78.8 degrees Fahrenheit). During
the first months of summer average daytime temperatures are 31 degrees
Celsius (87.8 degrees Fahrenheit) . Dodoma has a rainy season from the
second part of November till the second part of April. Dodoma gets 570
millimeters of annual precipitation on average. All of which falls in
the form of rain.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Dodoma
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
28
17
7
17
n/a
February
28
17
8
14
n/a
March
28
17
7
17
n/a
April
27
17
7
17
n/a
May
26
16
7
8
n/a
June
25
13
8
2
n/a
July
25
13
8
2
n/a
August
26
13
8
2
n/a
September
28
14
8
1
n/a
October
29
16
9
4
n/a
November
30
17
8
10
n/a
December
29
17
7
18
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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