When to go · Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam in May

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (long rains), Dec–Feb (hot and humid).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C); average high / low
Rain days: 13
Crowds: Low; Tanzania overall
Prices: Low; Tanzania overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Dar es Salaam

Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (long rains), Dec–Feb (hot and humid).

May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

Dar es SalaamHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 13 days
Zanzibar and the coast, Tanzania · Stone Town, Nungwi, Paje, Dar es Salaam, Pembarainy
Humid; the masika rains Apr–May are heavy and several resorts close.

Tanzania overall: Rains ease; herds move through the central and western Serengeti; green-season rates.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Dar es Salaam, side by side.

First month

Second month

May: Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (long rains), Dec–Feb (hot and humid).

June: Inside Dar es Salaam's best window: Jun–Sep (drier, cooler).

Dar es Salaam: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.