When to go · Makambako
Makambako in March
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (long rains).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 18
- Crowds
- Medium
- Tanzania overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Tanzania overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (long rains).
Is another month better than March?
March is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in March
- MakambakoHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 18 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 18 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr big impact
Lunar (moves each year) · Tanzania
Zanzibar and the coast slow down by day; big celebrations at Eid.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Tanzania overall
- Medium
- Prices · Tanzania overall
- Medium
Tanzania overall: Calving winds down; rains start late in the month.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Makambako, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Mar: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Jun: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Night low
Mar: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Jun: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 18
Jun: 2 (better)
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
Mar: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
Mar: 1
Jun: 0
March: Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (long rains).
June: Inside Makambako's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season).
Makambako: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast