When to go · Mbeya
Mbeya in March
Great month. Inside Mbeya's best window: Jun–Oct (dry, clear); Oct–Apr for Kitulo flowers.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 19
- Crowds
- Medium
- Tanzania overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Tanzania overall
Verdict
Inside Mbeya's best window: Jun–Oct (dry, clear); Oct–Apr for Kitulo flowers.
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for Mbeya in this guide.
Weather in March
- MbeyaHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 19 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 19 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 Mbeya, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jan: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Night low
Mar: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Jan: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 19
Jan: 18 (better)
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Jan: Medium
Prices
Mar: Medium
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Mar: 1
Jan: 0
March: Inside Mbeya's best window: Jun–Oct (dry, clear); Oct–Apr for Kitulo flowers.
January: Inside Mbeya's best window: Jun–Oct (dry, clear); Oct–Apr for Kitulo flowers.
Mbeya: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast