Buseresere in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Buseresere sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 437 mm of rain over about 63 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels humid.

Summer is Buseresere's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Buseresere's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
27°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
437 mm
63 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
4.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Buseresere in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical summer day in Buseresere reaches about 27°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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Buseresere weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°13921.412.24.7
Feb28° / 18°9716.312.15.0
Mar28° / 19°16220.8124.7
Apr27° / 18°1772011.94.7
May28° / 19°588.611.96.3
Jun29° / 18°102.111.86.6
Jul29° / 18°6111.86.6
Aug29° / 19°294.511.96.0
Sep29° / 19°7310.4125.3
Oct28° / 19°14618.912.14.7
Nov27° / 18°23225.812.14.0
Dec27° / 18°20125.112.24.2

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Buseresere gets around 437 mm of rain over 63 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 6 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min in early December to 12 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Buseresere

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In summer, Buseresere overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Buseresere's rainy season runs October–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Buseresere?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Buseresere for sightseeing.

What to pack for Buseresere in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Buseresere sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 63 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Buseresere in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buseresere peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Buseresere in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Buseresere is worst in January — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (October, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1922 µg/m³Oct 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Buseresere?

Buseresere sits at 3.0°S, 31.9°E, 1,241 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Katoro, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Buseresere

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Buseresere.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buseresere has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 1,256 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 660 m.

The land around Buseresere is covered by cropland (65%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
223 m
80 km
660 m
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Summer weather nearby: Katoro 8.0 km · Geita 43 km · Chato 48 km · Uyovu 48 km · Ushirombo 50 km · Diobahika 52 km · Mhalamba 54 km · Kasamwa 65 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,319
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
31.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 479
Religion
Christian 63%Muslim 34%folk religion 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Buseresere (-3.0488°, 31.8854°, elevation 1,241 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.