Tanzania · Month guide

Tanzania in October

Around 30 °C with 48 mm of rain and 8.2 hours of sun a day.

October is a solid shoulder-season month in Tanzania. Around 30 °C with 48 mm of rain and 8.2 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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Tanzania · October

What the weather usually does

Tanzania · typical month

Day / night
19 – 30 °C
Year range 16 – 30 °C
Rainfall
48 mm
Year range 8 – 192 mm
Sunshine
8.2 hr / day
Year range 5.6 – 8.2 hr / day

What’s open · October

Things to do in Tanzania in October

Nothing in Tanzania shuts for the season, and 1 thing below is at its best in October.

At its best
Mara River crossings
the migration reaches the northern Serengeti and crosses the Mara; August and September are when most of the herds are on that stretch
Sources: serengeti.com, asiliaafrica.com

Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.

30 regions · current month

Tanzania, taken apart

Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Tanzania

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins

Exercise increased caution

Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed 2026-10-18

See breakdown by country

AU

Level 2Exercise increased caution

Exercise increased caution

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.smartraveller.gov.au

DE

Level 1Exercise normal precautions

Exercise normal precautions

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.auswaertiges-amt.de

NL

Level 2Exercise increased caution

Exercise increased caution

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl

US

Level 2Exercise increased caution

Exercise increased caution

Changed 2026-10-18Checked 2026-10-25travel.state.gov

Parts of Tanzania carry a higher advisory — up to level 3, "Reconsider travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5

A decade of weather, in one page

Temperature°C

— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range

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Month	Average daytime high (°C)	Average overnight low (°C)	Typical low	Typical high
January	28.0	19.9	19.0	30.4
February	28.7	20.0	19.2	30.7
March	28.5	19.9	19.1	30.8
April	27.3	19.6	18.8	29.1
May	27.2	18.3	16.7	28.7
June	27.0	16.7	15.3	28.4
July	26.8	16.1	14.8	28.4
August	27.9	16.9	15.5	29.5
September	29.2	18.0	16.6	30.5
October	30.0	19.3	18.0	31.7
November	29.7	20.0	19.3	31.6
December	28.7	20.0	19.3	31.1

Rainfallmm

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Month	Rainfall (mm)
January	192
February	138
March	182
April	173
May	47
June	10
July	8
August	13
September	19
October	48
November	108
December	169

Sunshinehr / day

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Month	Sunshine hours (hr / day)
January	6.4
February	7.1
March	6.6
April	5.6
May	6.8
June	7.7
July	7.6
August	7.7
September	8.1
October	8.2
November	7.6
December	7.0

Windkm/h

— average▬ typical range

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Month	Average wind speed (km/h)	Typical low	Typical high
January	6.5	4.9	8.9
February	6.7	4.7	9.3
March	6.6	4.7	8.7
April	7.9	5.4	10.6
May	9.2	6.9	11.4
June	9.8	7.2	12.3
July	10.3	7.7	13.3
August	10.3	8.1	12.9
September	10.5	8.5	12.7
October	10.2	7.9	12.3
November	8.9	6.3	11.2
December	7.3	5.0	10.4