When to go · Bagamoyo
Bagamoyo in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (long rains; unsealed roads and the Msata road can be impassable).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Low
- Tanzania overall
- Prices
- Low
- Tanzania overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (long rains; unsealed roads and the Msata road can be impassable).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- BagamoyoHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 21 °C (70 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 70 °F (21 °C), rain on about 12 days
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Tanzania overall
- Low
- Prices · Tanzania overall
- Low
Tanzania overall: Rains ease; herds move through the central and western Serengeti; green-season rates.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bagamoyo, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Jan: 32 °C (90 °F)90 °F (32 °C)
Night low
May: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Jan: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Rain days
May: 12
Jan: 4 (better)
Crowds
May: Low
Jan: Medium
Prices
May: Low
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jan: 0
May: Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (long rains; unsealed roads and the Msata road can be impassable).
January: Inside Bagamoyo's best window: Jun–Oct, Dec–Feb.
Bagamoyo: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast