January in Arusha — reliably good (5th best month)
Good · 7.8/10January averages 22°C (71°F) — warm enough for beach and boat plans, still short of the heat that pushes sightseeing into early morning.
At 130 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 28 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 7.8/10 here, 5th of 12 months, against 9.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, October is materially better in Arusha — 1.7 points higher on the same scale.
February in Arusha — reliably good (8th best month)
Good · 7.2/10February averages 23°C (73°F) — warm enough for beach and boat plans, still short of the heat that pushes sightseeing into early morning.
At 155 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 28 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 7.2/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 9.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, October is materially better in Arusha — 2.3 points higher on the same scale.
March in Arusha — reliably good (3rd best month)
Good · 8/10March averages 23°C (73°F) — warm enough for beach and boat plans, still short of the heat that pushes sightseeing into early morning.
Rainfall runs 93 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 30 sunny days and 12 hours of daylight.
It scores 8/10 here, 3rd of 12 months, against 9.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, October is materially better in Arusha — 1.5 points higher on the same scale.
April in Arusha — reliably good (10th best month)
Good · 7/10April averages 22°C (71°F) — warm enough for beach and boat plans, still short of the heat that pushes sightseeing into early morning.
At 194 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 21 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 7/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 9.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, October is materially better in Arusha — 2.5 points higher on the same scale.
May in Arusha — reliably good (6th best month)
Good · 7.6/10May averages 20°C (69°F) — warm enough for beach and boat plans, still short of the heat that pushes sightseeing into early morning.
At 101 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 18 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 7.6/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 9.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination. That combination — decent conditions at the lowest rates of the year — is the best value window on this page.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, October is materially better in Arusha — 1.9 points higher on the same scale.
June in Arusha — reliably good (7th best month)
Good · 7.6/10June averages 19°C (66°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 92 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 16 sunny days and 11.8 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.6/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 9.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, October is materially better in Arusha — 1.9 points higher on the same scale.
July in Arusha — reliably good (4th best month)
Good · 7.9/10July averages 19°C (65°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 90 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 18 sunny days and 11.8 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.9/10 here, 4th of 12 months, against 9.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, October is materially better in Arusha — 1.6 points higher on the same scale.
August in Arusha — reliably good (9th best month)
Good · 7.1/10August averages 19°C (66°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
206 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — about 21 sunny days across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 7.1/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 9.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, October is materially better in Arusha — 2.4 points higher on the same scale.
September in Arusha — reliably good (2nd best month)
Good · 8.4/10September averages 20°C (69°F) — warm enough for beach and boat plans, still short of the heat that pushes sightseeing into early morning.
Rainfall runs 95 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 26 sunny days and 12 hours of daylight.
It scores 8.4/10 here, 2nd of 12 months, against 9.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
October in Arusha — the year's strongest window
Best window · 9.5/10October averages 22°C (72°F) — warm enough for beach and boat plans, still short of the heat that pushes sightseeing into early morning.
Expect 41 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 30 sunny days and 12.1 daylight hours.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Arusha at 9.5/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, footwear you can get muddy.
November in Arusha — reliably good (11th best month)
Good · 7/10November averages 22°C (72°F) — warm enough for beach and boat plans, still short of the heat that pushes sightseeing into early morning.
330 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — about 22 sunny days across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 7/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 9.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, October is materially better in Arusha — 2.5 points higher on the same scale.
December in Arusha — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.8/10December averages 22°C (72°F) — warm enough for beach and boat plans, still short of the heat that pushes sightseeing into early morning.
256 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — about 26 sunny days across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 6.8/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 9.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, October is materially better in Arusha — 2.7 points higher on the same scale.
